President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky noted with state awards 10 Crimean Tatars for actions shown in defense of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.

Russia shelled settlements in the Donetsk, Sumy and Kherson regions. In Khmelnitsky, two rescuers were killed as a result of a missile attack.

The publication “People of Baikal” published a video message from those mobilized from the Irkutsk region to Russian President Vladimir Putin. They report that the DPR command, to which they were handed over, is sending them “to slaughter”, urging them on with machine gun fire.

Britain, Germany and France agreed to give Ukraine wide access to NATO weapons to force Russia into peace talks.

Ukraine has announced plans to mine a two-kilometer strip along the border with Belarus.

On February 24, the anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine, an anti-Russian protest rally was held in Yerevan. The participants carried the flags of Ukraine, the United States, France and the European Union.

On the anniversary of the invasion, rallies in support of Ukraine are held in many cities around the world under the slogan “Light will conquer darkness.” Participants in anti-war protests in Russia are detained by the police.

Russian troops shelled Kherson with a Grad launcher. At least five civilians were killed.

Vladimir Putin, in his message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, accused the West: “It was they who started the war. And we used force and are using it to stop it!”
Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense is seeking to destroy the Wagner PMC and equated this to treason. According to him, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov prohibited helping PMCs with transport, ammunition and even sapper shovels.

The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against a military doctor who refused to participate in hostilities in Ukraine.