Category: War in Ukraine

Visa and Mastercard suspended its operation in Russia.

Volunteer fighters continue to arrive in Ukraine to fight against Russian aggression. There are many nations enslaved by Moscow among volunteer fighters in Ukraine, including Erzian people (Erzya is one of the most populous Finno-Ugric nations of the Russian Federation). 

Significant shifts occur in the rhetoric of the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Russian occupation forces have used at least 95% of their battalion tactical groups, has reported Oleksiy Danilov, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. A number of Russian mass media have reported about a great probability that Putin will announce general mobilization in the country this Friday.

Russian forces did not manage to capture Kharkiv, Chernigiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kyiv and other large cities of Ukraine. Having suffered serious losses, Russian could not gain a foothold in the cities. Instead, they have switched to rocket strikes on residential districts and bombarding of civilian infrastructure objects. Moscow bets on killing the large number of civilians in this way demoralizing the adversary.

Today, on March 2, Ilnur Sibagatullin was buried in Nizhnekamsk. Tatarstan citizen died in the war in Ukraine, although Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov didn’t specify this in his condolences. Experts drew attention to the disproportionately large number of non-Slavic names among the dead soldiers and prisoners.

In Ulan-Ude (the Republic of Buryatia, RF), mother of a missing in captivity contractor Sergey Ochikrov went for an individual anti-war demonstration near Lenin’s monument with a poster “No to war”, journal “Baikal People” informs.

At least four citizens of Ingushetia have died in the course of Russian invasion in Ukraine. This announcement was made by the government press office. The information contradicts the data collected by the human right activists and journalists. Based on the data provided by the Fortanga publisher on their Telegram page, 10 Putin’s military men from Ingushetia were killed and 12 – were injured. Some relatives of the deceased military men confirmed this information to the media. According to Kavkaz.Realii, puppet military units of Ingushetia were shot dead by the weapon system Grad when they were asleep. 

The Armed Forces of Ukraine can make a preventive air strike on Belarus, the military ally of the Russian invader, supporting the invasion of Ukraine. 

Dorzho Duharov, the representative of the Buryat National Support Movement, addressed the people of Buryatia and the Buryat diaspora. 

The Russian aggressor is using military strategies and tactics banned by the International humanitarian law, namely hiding behind the backs of civilians and deploying its military equipment in residential areas.

Conscripts from Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Federation) who were called up in November-December 2021 may be sent for participation in Russia’s military aggression on  the territory of Ukraine. The conscripts themselves told this to their parents who applied for help to the association for the promotion of the military and conscripts rights protection  “Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers”. 

Syres Bolaen, the Senior Chief of Erzya people, provided the «Idel.Реалии» reporter with exclusive comments on the situation in Kyiv. He is in the Ukrainian capital right now defending the capital on the side of Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces.

In the area of ​​the city of Bucha, Kyiv region, a group of Russian troops came under siege by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine and the Territorial Defense of Ukraine.

Ukraine officially establishes the International Territorial Defense Legion. Any foreign citizen who wishes to take part in the battles with the Russians on the territory of Ukraine will have a perfectly legal way to do so. To join the Foreign Legion, you are welcome to apply at the military attache of the embassy of Ukraine in your country.