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LIVE UPDATES: Japan Freezes Assets of 39 People, 73 Organizations From Russia

10:02 GMT 27.02.2023 (Updated: 12:48 GMT 19.06.2023)

Russia’s ongoing special military operation in Ukraine came in response to pleas by the Donetsk and Lugansk Peoples’ Republics to defend their citizens from intensified attacks by the Kiev regime.

After Russia's operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine began, the United States and its allies ramped up their military support for the Zelensky regime. Recently, the US and several Western countries announced new military supplies to Ukraine, including battle tanks, armored infantry vehicles and artillery systems.

In April 2022, Moscow sent a note to NATO member states condemning their military “aid” to Kiev, noting that flooding Ukraine with weapons was not conducive to peace talks and would have a detrimental effect on the conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that any arms shipments pinpointed on Ukrainian soil would be "legitimate targets" for Russian forces.

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02:56 GMT 28.02.2023

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NATO & Fruitless Talks: West Could Have Sat Down at Negotiating Table Long Ago If It Wanted - Peskov

28 February 2023, 02:56 GMT

01:31 GMT 28.02.2023

Japan Freezes Assets of 39 People, 73 Organizations From Russia

Tokyo is freezing the assets of 39 people and 73 organizations from Russia, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.

Sanctions are in particular imposed on Russian Deputy Defense Minister Viktor Goremykin and high-ranking officials in the Russian Presidential Administration Alexander Kharichev and Boris Rapoport.

16:08 GMT 27.02.2023

US Treasury Secretary Yellen Arrives in Kiev to Meet Zelensky

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has made an unannounced visit to Kiev in order to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

During the meeting, Yellen told Zelensky that the first transfer of $1.25 billion out of $9.9 billion in US budget support will be provided to Kiev over the first three quarters of 2023.

15:11 GMT 27.02.2023

Moscow Working on ‘Targeted’ Measures in Response to Sanctions Imposed by US and Canada

Moscow is working on measures in response to anti-Russia sanctions imposed by the US and Canada that will specifically target Washington and Ottawa, the foreign ministry announced on Monday.

The Russian ministry stressed that the restrictions introduced by the United States and Canada are aimed at isolating Moscow from global economy, and slammed the sanctions as thoughtless and futile.

According to Moscow, the counter-sanctions will be based on the principle of reciprocity and "inevitability of punishment."

11:48 GMT 27.02.2023

Russian MoD Delivers Daily Briefing on Special Military Op

▪️ Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian radio and electronic intelligence centers near Brovary, Kiev region;

▪️Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian forces in the area near Artemovsk in the DPR;

▪️Russian troops destroyed up to 70 Ukrainian military personnel in the Kupyansk direction;

▪️Russian forces destroyed more than 250 Ukrainian military personnel in the Donetsk direction;

▪️Russian forces destroyed up to 60 Ukrainian military personnel and two D-30 howitzers in the Kherson direction;

▪️Russian forces destroyed about 140 Ukrainian military personnel, a self-propelled gun "Gvozdika" and one howitzer in the Krasny Liman direction;

▪️Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian forces in the Nikolaev region;

▪️Russian forces hit the Ukrainian center of special operations near the city of Khmelnitsky;

▪️Russian troops destroyed 95 Ukrainian military personnel in Zaporozhye and South Donetsk directions.

11:11 GMT 27.02.2023

Only 30% of German Army's Leopard Tanks Ready for Combat, Chief of Military Association Says

German Leopard tanks in service generally are not ready for combat, the head of the Armed Forces Association Andre Wustner said in an interview with a German newspaper.

"Of the approximately 300 Leopard tanks in the Bundeswehr, only 30 percent are currently operational," Wustner pointed out.

He stressed that support for Kiev had created "additional gaps" in German defenses.

"I doubt that we will be able to fulfill our obligations to NATO starting in 2025," Wustner stated.

He believes that the German government did not allocate enough funds to modernize the Bundeswehr. Wustner concluded the interview expressing doubt that hostilities in Ukraine will end this year.

11:09 GMT 27.02.2023

DPR Head: Advance of Russian Troops Not Affected by Kiev's Attack on Dam in Artyomovsk

The blowing up of a dam organized by Kiev near the contested city of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) has no significant impact on the advance of Russian troops in the region, acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said on Monday.

Igor Kimakovsky, an adviser to Pushilin, told Sputnik on Saturday night that Ukrainian troops had blown up a dam near Artyomovsk (Bakhmut), to slow down the Russian offensive and force civilians to leave the city.

10:30 GMT 27.02.2023

FSB: Two Men Detained in Sevastopol For Offering Kiev Data on Russian Military Facilities

The Russian Federal Security Service said on Monday it had identified and detained two Sevastopol residents offering the Ukrainian intelligence data on Russia's defense facilities for money.

"The Russian Federal Security Service has stopped the illegal activity of two Russian citizens suspected of cooperation with foreign special services as 'inside men.' The two residents of Sevastopol, born in 1979 and 1995, have initiated a contact with Ukraine's intelligence with a view to transferring data on the location of the Russian Defense Ministry' facilities. The leakage of the information abroad could damage the defense capability of the state," a statement by the security service read.

The FSB added that the detainee born 1979 had collected data about Russian military facilities' location and transferred them to Kiev via email. The second suspect confirmed his intention to secretly cooperate with Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, but said he had not managed to submit the data.

On the basis of these facts, the Russian authorities have initiated criminal proceedings under Article 275 (high treason, punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment) and Article 275.1 (confidential establishment of cooperation with a foreign state, up to 8 years) of the Russian Criminal Code.

10:12 GMT 27.02.2023

Latest Statements by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov

Kremlin pays great attention to China's plan for Ukraine;

The details of the Chinese plan for Ukraine are the subject of careful analysis and accounting, this is a long and intense process;

It makes no sense to comment on reports about the discussion of the supply of military equipment by Beijing to Russia: all information was refuted by China;

Situation around Transnistria is the subject of close attention and cause for concern;

Kremlin considers new EU sanctions list absurd, says there are doctors and human rights activists on it, people who have nothing to do with sanctions;

At present, there are no prerequisites for negotiations on Ukraine, Russia's special operation is moving toward its goals;

The Kremlin cannot imagine the circumstances under which the "return" of Crimea is possible: it is an integral part of Russia.