A set of mysterious symbols has appeared on various buildings in Kyiv, raising fears that Russian saboteurs could mark targets for a major airstrike.

Then photos of the symbols are spread on social networks UkraineThe State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (DSSZZI) published a warning on social media on Friday, encouraging residents to cover it up.

Red and orange crosses are painted on various structures in the capital, including several tall buildings, with certain symbols visible only under UV light.

“City officials are asking residents of high-rise buildings who have access to the roof to urgently check the roofs for symbols,” the statement said.

“If any symbols are found, please cover them with soil or something else.”

Fears that the symbols could actually be target indicators were confirmed over the weekend when Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said: “City officials are urging citizens to immediately report marked places, send photos to law enforcement and report suspects who may be involved in the marking. ‘

“Labels are set to adjust the fire of the occupying forces of the Russian Federation.”

This comes amid growing fears that Kyiv may soon be under heavy attack after the Kremlin warned civilians this morning to leave the city on a “safe highway” to the southwest.

Russia used a similar tactic during its intervention in Syria, in which military leaders told civilians to leave cities by safe route before carrying out heavy bombardments while fighting alongside Bashar al-Assad.

Kyiv, along with the cities of Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhia and Chernihiv, have already been hit by Russian artillery fire.

A set of mysterious symbols has appeared on various buildings in Kyiv, raising fears that Russian saboteurs could mark targets for a major airstrike. Images that supposedly show the symbols are spread on social networks

Red and orange crosses have reportedly been painted on various structures in the capital, with the mayor of Kyiv and government social media accounts urging citizens to cover them up.

This comes amid growing fears that Kyiv may soon be under heavy attack after the Kremlin warned civilians this morning to leave the city on a “safe route” to the southwest (pictured: the moment a rocket hit a residential building in Kyiv in weekend)

Fears that the symbols could actually be target indicators were confirmed over the weekend when Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said: “City officials are urging citizens to immediately report marked places, send photos to law enforcement and report suspects who may be involved in the marking. ‘ “Labels are set to adjust the fire of the occupying forces of the Russian Federation”

The use of target indicators (TIs) for air strikes was pioneered mainly by the RAF and the German Luftwaffe during World War II.

Target marking squadrons will fly over all planned targets and drop bombs full of flares, showering the area with bright sparks and providing a visible target for oncoming bombers.

It is reported that the Ukrainian military has now captured several silent, light-emitting beacons from several positions around the capital, believed to be TIs for Russian planes or missiles.

These lights can be used as TIs to aim missiles at their targets with precise accuracy and to help them avoid obstacles or enemy fire.

The Ukrainian Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (DSSZZI) issued a warning on the symbols on Friday. “City officials are asking residents of high-rise buildings who have access to the roof to urgently check the roofs for symbols,” the statement said. “If any symbols are found, please cover them with your finger or something else”

Meanwhile, the precedents drawn represent a more old-fashioned approach to target indication – although they are less susceptible to sabotage, jamming and hacking than more modern methods.

A video shared on Twitter claims to show one of the transmitting devices captured by Ukrainian forces flashing intermittently with sharp green lights.

The caption read: “Footage from the device used by Russian sabotage units in Ukraine. The light object was extracted by Ukrainian forces.

“These are beacons that are used either for air strikes, for artillery strikes or for landing Russian troops.”

Footage from the device used by Russian sabotage units in Ukraine. The light-emitting object was extracted by Ukrainian forces. These are beacons that are used either for air strikes, for artillery strikes or for landing Russian troops. pic.twitter.com/CrwrpBztDD

– CaucasusWarReport (@Caucasuswar) February 26, 2022

It is reported that the Ukrainian military has now captured several silent, light-emitting beacons from several positions around the capital, believed to be TIs for Russian planes or missiles. Meanwhile, crosshairs are a more old-fashioned approach to target indication – although they are less susceptible to sabotage, jamming and hacking than more technologically advanced methods.

Clouds of smoke are rising from a building caused by a cruise missile, according to local media, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 27, 2022.

Other mysterious markings seem to be visible only under UV light, while other high-tech devices that emit light bursts have been seized by the Ukrainian military.

Although Russia launched a series of air and missile strikes on key strategic locations in Ukraine, there were very few civilian casualties in the early days of the invasion.

That changed over the weekend, when fighting broke out in the streets of several Ukrainian cities, while a Russian rocket caused severe damage to a residential building in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday.

Dozens of civilians have now been killed and hundreds injured after Russian missile artillery opened fire on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Kharkiv, which has witnessed some of the war’s worst battles to date, was hit by missiles fired from Russian positions in the early hours of this morning – with a video showing an area around a shopping center in the August region covered in explosions.

Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, has been hit hard by indiscriminate Russian artillery and may have been hit by so-called “cluster” munitions, killing dozens of people.

This photo shows a view of a school destroyed in a battle near the center of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

War in Ukraine, day 5: Russian forces are now trying to bypass Kyiv and encircle it from the west. Troops fighting the Crimea continue to succeed and are likely to surround Mariupol soon, while reaching the outskirts of a key Ukrainian nuclear power plant. Fighting in the east continues to be heavy, with no breakthrough for Putin

Part of a Russian rocket seen on the street in front of a shop in Kharkov, eastern Ukraine, after being bombed by Russian forces

A military source told MailOnline that “cluster” ammunition had been used for a possible war crime.

“BM-21 Grad is a rocket-propelled grenade launcher used to ‘fail a zone’, drop cluster bombs on a concentrated zone,” the expert said.

“It is used mainly against enemy troops before the offensive. Used against civilians, it is not just a war crime, but it has only one goal – to spread terror and anxiety among the civilian population. “

Graphic images and videos then reveal streets littered with the bodies of dead and severely wounded civilians, while other images show spent BM-21 Grad missiles lying on the streets and falling through the roofs of apartments.

This is one of the most serious attacks on civilians since the start of the war five days ago, despite Ukrainian and Russian delegations sitting in Belarus for “peace talks”.

The cities of Zhytomyr, Zaporizhia and Chernihiv were also bombed at night, with air raids sounding in other areas.

Ukrainians stand in the way of Russian tanks and sing the national anthem in front of troops, while a furious driver refuses to show his passport to a Kalashnikov soldier as brave citizens risk their lives for their country

• Unarmed civilians formed a human barrier to stop a tank moving towards Kyiv
• Other Ukrainians sang the national anthem and chanted “come home” to the soldiers
• A woman defiantly refused to show her passport to a Russian invader

from Will Stewart and Jack Newman for Mailonline

Published: 15:45 GMT, 28 February 2022 | Updated: 16:22 GMT, 28 February 2022

The heroic Ukrainians continue to fight against Russian troops, standing in the way of tanks and refusing to comply with the invading forces, while new stories of incredible bravery emerge from the war.

A group of unarmed civilians blocked a tank from entering the town of Koryukovka in the Chernihiv region after forming a human barrier on the street.

Russian soldiers reportedly asked for directions when Ukrainians stormed the tank to keep it from moving toward Kyiv.

A group of unarmed civilians blocked a tank from entering the town of Koryukivka in the Chernihiv region after forming a human barrier on the street

Russian soldiers reportedly asked for directions when Ukrainians stormed the tank to keep it from moving toward Kyiv.

A group of Ukrainians also chanted “go home” to armed Russian soldiers in another incredible show of resistance.

Hundreds gathered in front of Putin’s people in the southern city of Berdyansk to protest the invasion, which has cost hundreds of lives.

Meanwhile, a provocative female driver attacked a Russian military invader when he asked to see her passport in the Sumy region.

She refused and described him as a “terrorist” because he occupied her country and brandished a machine gun in her face.

An unnamed woman asked the Russian soldier to take off his mask so he could see the occupier’s face.

A group of Ukrainians also chanted “return home” to armed Russian soldiers in another incredible show of resistance

Hundreds gathered in front of Putin’s people in the southern city of Berdyansk to protest the invasion, which has cost hundreds of lives.

“Take off your mask!” I just want to see what kind of person you are, pointing your machine gun at a woman, ”she told him as she filmed during her furious tirade.

He replied, “Why take off my mask?”

The driver replied: “Why should I show you my passport? I am a citizen of Ukraine and according to the Constitution of Ukraine I can drive freely without a passport.

She asked: “Why should we show our passports to terrorists?

“I am a citizen of Ukraine. I was born here! Here is the land I was born in, you know?

A rebellious female driver attacked a Russian military invader when he asked to see her passport in the Sumy region

An unnamed woman asked the Russian soldier to take off his mask so he could see the occupier’s face

“Why did you come – to kill my father, my children? Who the hell are you? Why are you stopping me on my land?

The Russian soldier asked, “Why should I take off my mask?

She replied: “Why should I show you my passport?

When she challenged him about why the Russians needed to check documents, he replied, “I don’t know, maybe you came here to kill us.”

The occupying Russian soldier ordered her to show her documents and open the trunk of her car.

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American professional basketball players who compete in Russia during the WNBA off-season are trying to return to the United States after Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine.

As several players’ agents said ESPNmany WNBA players in Russian women’s basketball Premier League plan to leave the country for the United States due to security concerns.

The problem, as one agent explained, is finding plane tickets. As Canada and much of Europe set out to restrict Russian aircraft from its airspace, the Kremlin responded by banning flights from 36 countries.

“For me, it’s far from ‘considering’ leaving,” longtime agent Mike Kound told ESPN. “I’ve been talking on the phone with two players for the last few minutes to practice flying. It is really urgent now, as there are a declining number of flights leaving Russia, and it will soon be difficult to make.

“It’s probably good if they stay put, but if things get worse, that may not be the case. My idea is, “Get them out now, if we can.” And if we can’t, we’ll make them come down and stay safe.

According to the ESPN report, some players remain undecided whether to leave Russia or not.

Cound and other agents demanded that their clients not be identified to protect players. However, several high-ranking WNBA stars are known to play for Russian teams, including former Phoenix Mercury Center Britney Greerner and current Seattle Storm striker Brianna Stewart, both of whom are teammates in Ekaterinburg.

Other WNBA players who competed in Ukraine have already been evacuated, according to the American League.

American professional basketball players competing in Russia during the WNBA off-season are trying to return to the United States after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Many agents have demanded that their clients not be identified to protect players. However, several high-ranking WNBA stars are known to play for Russian teams, including former Phoenix Mercury Center Britney Greener (right) and current Seattle Storm striker Brianna Stewart (left), both teammates in Ekaterinburg.

Ariel Atkins (pictured), a Washington Mystic guard who plays for Ukraine’s BC Prometey, returned to the United States last month but says he remains focused on his teammates facing the conflict in Eastern Europe. Now other WNBA players who competed in Russia are trying to return to the United States with the help of the American League and the Players’ Union.

In addition to Greener and Stewart (№ 42 and № 30 in the back row, respectively), other Americans who play for UMMC Ekaterinburg include Ali Quigley (bottom right) and Courtney Vanderslout (bottom left). It is not known which American players are trying to leave Russia

“The few WNBA players who competed this off-season in Ukraine are no longer in the country,” the league said in a statement to Sports Illustrated. “The league is also in contact with WNBA players who are in Russia, directly or through their agents.”

The WNBA players’ union is also monitoring the situation.

“We have been in constant communication with our members and their representatives for several weeks and will continue to keep up with current events,” the union said in a statement last week. “We are a union of 144 all year round and their safety is the highest concern.

“We shared information and advice from credible news sources and called on them to make a plan that would include liaison with embassies / consulates and the US Department of State’s SMART Passenger Program.”

Much of the WNBA plays in Europe in the winter and spring before the women’s professional basketball season begins in early May.

It is also reported that former NBA player Shabaz Napier has left Zenit in St. Petersburg. Napier is a former NCAA champion in Connecticut who plays for the Miami Heat and the Washington Wizards of the NBA, among other teams.

However, other Americans, such as former Kentucky star Alex Poitres, remained in Russia’s VTB United League during the conflict.

Poythress agents did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment on its near future. The former NBA player with the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers recently took part in the celebrations of the stars of the VTB United League, including the stabbing competition.

Former NBA player Shabaz Napier has reportedly left Zenit St. Petersburg. Napier is a former NCAA champion in Connecticut who plays for the NBA’s Heat and Wizards

(Left to right) American expatriates and BC Zenit teammates Billy Barron, Jordan Mickey and Alex Poitres are pictured during the VTB United League All-Star Festival. It is not yet known whether they will return to the United States from Russia during the ongoing conflict

Meanwhile, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, a former Lithuanian NBA player, has also left Zenit, according to numerous reports. Kuzminskas, as well as several other Lithuanian players, have reportedly left their Russian clubs due to their country’s opposition to the invasion.

Those Americans who managed to escape Ukraine, many of whom left a month earlier, remained focused on the conflict their teammates are facing.

Ariel Atkins, a Washington Mystic guard who plays for Ukraine’s BC Prometey, shared photos on Instagram of himself and his Ukrainian teammates wearing the country’s flag.

“I can’t even describe in words how proud I am of my Ukrainian teammates that they dried their tears and did their best tonight,” wrote Atkins, who fled Ukraine in January. “A lot of me is angry about what’s happening in the world. Please be aware of what is happening in the world and be aware of the consequences of a potential war and in this case a real war. Because if you think this will only affect Ukraine, think again.

Joyner Holmes, another American who plays for BC Prometey, wrote on Instagram that “it was so hard for all of us.”

“They are our friends, they are our teammates, they are our coaches,” Holmes told Sports Illustrated. “And they don’t have homes to go to right now.”

Ariel Atkins, a guard for the Washington Mystics who plays for Ukraine’s BC Prometey, shared photos on Instagram of himself and his Ukrainian teammates wearing the country’s flag.

Oh, how they laughed.

When famous physical comics Vladimir Green was elected president of Ukraine in 2019 with more than 70 percent of the vote for an anti-corruption mandate against his pro-Russian opponent, the mainstream media treated his rise as a bit of a joke.

“Ukrainians wake up this morning and find that the last few months have not been a dream. They really chose a man who is currently starring in a TV series for president – the next real president of the country. ” BBC he laughs at the hours after his historic election, having previously described him as “ignorant.”

Commentators were even harsher.

The famous Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko wrote: “I hear laughter outside the screen of the screenwriters who invented this whole story about stupid Ukrainians.”

Now no one laughs at Zelensky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation on television in Kyiv last Friday

The Ukrainian president has proved that he does not look like our dirty modern politicians who do not care about the people they represent; so much so that he is ready to die along with his fellow Ukrainians to defend the capital Kyiv against the almost certain impending attack by Vladimir Putin.

When the 44-year-old man received an evacuation proposal from US authorities this weekend as Russian troops continued to surround Kyiv, he responded directly to Hollywood action: “We need ammunition, not a car.”

Who believes that this would be the answer of the snoring Macron, the spoiled Trudeau or the dead Biden in the same circumstances?

It was certainly not the response of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who jumped on a US helicopter full of money from Kabul last year before it was even officially confirmed that the Taliban were nearby.

No wonder Boris Johnson said after a recent phone call with Zelensky: “God, this man is brave.”

Because do not doubt that the lives of Zelenski, his wife, screenwriter Olena Zelenska, and their two children, daughter Alexandra, 17, and son Kiril, 9, are now undeniably in danger.

Vladimir Zelensky is pictured in March 2019 at a comedy show in Brovary (left) and after the first exit poll in the presidential election in Kyiv two days later (right)

They are Putin’s “target number”, with the death warrant given to 400 brutal Russian mercenaries already operating in the city, who have explicit orders from the Kremlin to kill Zelensky, according to The Times today.

In a twist that no screenwriter could have predicted, Zelensky – once a comic star in Russia and now the country that wants to kill him – has become the heroic leading man in the world.

Zelensky’s career in show business – he also won the local version of Strictly Come Dancing and is Paddington’s Ukrainian voice – helped Ukraine win the propaganda effort.

His powerful oratory through official channels and social media has already changed the course of this conflict.

Indeed, some of his speeches over the past week have been so strong that TV translators have had to stop talking because they can’t control their emotions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow last Monday

There was his wild mockery of Putin: “When you attack us, you will see our faces, not our backs.”

Or his address to the security conference in Munich on February 19, where he helped the world wake up to the impending horrors by saying: “When a bomb crater appears on a school site, children have a question: ‘Has the world forgotten the mistakes of 20th century? Indifference makes you an accomplice.

And when the Russian disinformation campaign suggested that Zelensky had fled the capital, he simply took his mobile phone out into the street and took a selfie video to reassure his people that he was not going anywhere.

“We’re all here.” Our army is here. The citizens of society are here. “We are all here defending our independence, our country – and it will remain so,” he insisted.

This was followed by a video conversation with EU leaders – reluctant to enter the conflict – shortly after the Russian invasion, where he warned them: “This may be the last time you see me alive.”

These are all kinds of powerful remarks that could be made by his hero Vasil Petrovich Holoborodko in the TV series “Servant of the People”, which ended in 2019, where his hero, a teacher, became president after a speech he made about corruption went viral after being posted online by his students.

Ukrainian soldier stands today on Independence Square in Kyiv

As politicians around the world, from the sleepy Joe Biden to the authoritarian Mr. Blackface Justin Trudeau, become a joke, AFTER taking office, Zelensky turned from a comedian to a statesman in just a few weeks.

Compare Zelensky’s rhetoric with that of British MI6 chief Richard Moore.

Moore spent the crisis talking about gay rights for some unknown reason, tweeting incomprehensibly: “With the tragedy and destruction so painful in Ukraine, we must remember the values ​​and hard-won freedoms that distinguish us from Putin, no more than of LGBT +. ‘

WTAF? No wonder Putin and Chinese Jinping continue to treat us with such contempt.

But in Hardman Zelensky – dressed in his green military uniform, showing a body once toned in Dancing With The Stars – Putin faced a far tougher opponent.

His authenticity and ability to speak directly to Russians in their language have persuaded many to support his cause, helping to spark large-scale illegal anti-war protests on the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

A car that was destroyed by the recent shelling on the outskirts of Kyiv is pictured today

Zelensky’s personal story also helped reject Putin’s propaganda campaign that the first illegal invasion of a sovereign country in 80 years by a superpower boils down to Ukraine’s liberation from the Nazis.

He is from a Jewish family and his grandfather Semyon Ivanovich is the only one of his four brothers to survive the Holocaust, and the rest were killed by the Nazis.

As one skeptical Zelensky pointed out: “How can I be a Nazi? Explain it to my grandfather, who went through the whole war in the Soviet army infantry and died as a colonel in independent Ukraine.

Zelensky – best known before the war for his scandalous telephone conversation with Donald Trump that led to the political impeachment of the US president in the house – had dropped out of opinion polls before Putin decided to go to war with Ukraine after failed to seal. eliminate rampant corruption in the country, as promised.

His close relationship with billionaire oligarch Igor Kolomoisky has raised eyebrows, and critics say he has surrounded himself with too many pro-Russian, anti-Western advisers who may have mistakenly convinced him that the war could be prevented, despite UK and US intelligence. for the opposite.

But none of that matters now.

Leaders are judged by the history of their actions in wartime.

And Zelensky’s approach has been very effective, imposing tougher sanctions, more military supplies and increasing pressure on the West, damn it, to calm Putin down.

His historical news clips, posted directly on social media, have seen his followers grow, with more than three million on Twitter and 12 million on Instagram.

Vladimir Zelensky delivered a speech as he was sworn in during his inauguration ceremony in parliament in Kyiv on May 20, 2019.

Like Donald Trump before him, he has the authenticity that our contemporary politicians, who seem to have become paranoid, scripted robots, lack.

Biden could not even go through the press conference about the conflict without bursting into inappropriate smiles, for God’s sake.

Zelensky is rightly a global hero now, but whether he will survive the war is impossible to predict, given that Putin – who runs a well-oiled international assassination machine – wants him dead.

Perhaps what warms the heart the most is that Zelensky never needed to enter politics; he had a national superstar, millions in the bank, luxury villas and an extremely successful career in Russia, until he donated money to support the Ukrainian army in 2014.

Zelenski once said: “You don’t need experience to be president. You just have to be a decent human being.

And this is innate decency, which is why he prefers to die with his citizens in Kyiv than to cut himself and escape in an American helicopter.

I pray that this inspiring figure will lead Ukraine out of this quagmire – the world will be a better place for it.

Tears roll down his face and his voice breaks with emotion, this little boy describing the fear and grief suffered by hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children who are now separated from their families because of the Russian invasion.

Mark Goncharuk was interviewed on his way west from Kyiv after saying goodbye to his father, who decided to stay to protect the capital from Putin’s forces.

The little boy, believed to be less than eight years old, was rescued by a roadside about three days’ walk from the Polish border. Exhausted, he was interviewed by a Finnish journalist, whom he thanked “for saving us”.

Trying to wipe away his tears before he broke down, he said: “We left Dad in Kyiv and Dad will sell things and help our heroes, our army. He can even fight.

Others in the van leaving Ukraine are also seen crying as he tells the reporter: “We walked for many hours and you saved us. We thought we would have to walk for many days. You helped us “, you even managed to smile with a slight smile of those who raised him. It is unclear whether he is with other family members.

The heartbreaking video embodies the human tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, where more than 500,000 people fled Ukraine after Russia invaded last week, according to the UN refugee agency.

The latest and growing number includes 281,000 people entering Poland, more than 84,500 in Hungary, about 36,400 in Moldova, more than 32,500 in Romania and about 30,000 in Slovakia, said UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantu. There are queues of more than 25 miles for vehicles trying to leave Ukraine’s borders with the West.

In addition, there are almost no trains, which means that many thousands just walk.

The others were scattered in unidentified other countries, she said. Another train carrying hundreds of refugees from Ukraine arrived in the town of Przemysl in southeastern Poland early Monday.

Ukrainian boy Mark Goncharuk falls apart as he describes leaving his father in Kyiv to fight the Russians

But the brave little boy managed to smile at the journalists who rescued him on the side of the road as he walked away from the Ukrainian capital.

In winter coats, to protect them from almost sub-zero temperatures, with small suitcases, they lined up on the platform to the exit.

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Some waved at the cameras to show that they were relieved to be out of the war zone. They called a lot.

Victoria and Diana Petrova are the lucky ones who escaped the bloodshed and reached Poland – but it was a difficult journey to safety.

They spent the first night of Vladimir Putin’s bombing, sleeping roughly with their family in a parking lot in Kyiv.

But last night, teenagers and their 46-year-old mother, Elena, took refuge in one of nine centers set up by Polish authorities for Ukrainians fleeing bloodshed. The center is in Korchova, which is close to the Polish-Ukrainian border.

“It was not safe to sleep in the basement,” said the visibly exhausted 19-year-old Victoria. The only alternative was the subway, but there was no space.

The family, who are from Zaporizhia in southeastern Ukraine, spent two days in traffic jams trying to escape before crossing the border into Poland.

Ukrainian refugees crossing on foot were picked up by buses by border guards. Some were even transported by ordinary Poles who volunteered to help.

The family described how locals responded to a call to help their neighbors as they fled Russia’s military attack.

“Poles were waiting at the border with lots of food and warm clothes,” said Diana, 14, as she sat on a makeshift bed in a former refugee camp. Mrs. Petrova smiled with gratitude, telling about the kindness shown. The family told the Daily Mail that a stranger had offered them an elevator to Lubin, a six-hour drive near the German border.

“We are safe now,” Ms. Petrova said. “Maybe the situation in Ukraine will not last that long and we will be able to return in a week or two.”

The large aircraft hangar-like building, now called Kyiv Hall, has 600 makeshift camp beds. The operation is led by the Polish military, which takes over the logistics and distributes supplies to those in need.

Donations of food, clothing, medicine and even toys were distributed after massive efforts by locals in Poland.

In the camp, food is left in cardboard boxes and shopping carts for refugees to collect.

17-year-old Gaia Kosholko and her school friend Martina Farion, 18, spent yesterday handing out teddy bears to younger children.

Polish border guards carry child to Poland-Ukraine border post after Russia launches large-scale military operation against Ukraine in Medica, Poland

Ukrainian refugees arrive by train from Kyiv at Warszawa Wschodnia station in Warsaw, Poland

Ukrainian family eats on their camp beds in an emergency center set up for refugees from the Ukrainian war in a warehouse in Korchova

Isabella Novak, 31, told the Mail how she assembled a group of 30 volunteers to create a soup kitchen for refugees.

“We will be here as long as necessary,” she said.

Miss Novak works in a computer shop run by 38-year-old Adam Holboy, who decided to close his business to help Ukrainians.

Last night the Mail saw how the locals withstood the freezing temperatures to welcome the newcomers.

They gathered in front of Kyiv Hall when two buses, both full of people, stopped and offered free taxis to other parts of the country. Some had even come from afar to help.

Frank Cork, a 27-year-old wind turbine technician, said he drove from Prague overnight to be here to take the Ukrainians to safety.

“I felt it was better than just watching what was happening on TV,” Mr Cork said. “We Czechs were also under Soviet occupation, so I wanted to help.”

Polish volunteer drivers pass through the building, calling out their destination with the loudest voice. – Is there anyone in Berlin? A man shouted.

But last night, there were reports that African migrants in Ukraine were blocked from entering Poland. A man said he and his family had been removed from the border and said “no blacks”, The Independent reported.

Most of the newcomers spend only a few hours here before going to hotels, apartments or staying with relatives in other parts of Poland. The center has a high turnover, with people coming and going for almost an hour.

An NGO official who declined to be named said there had been an increase in weekends. “It’s really chaos here now,” he said. “We are trying to find beds for people or at least places to go.

“Most of those who cross the border seem to want to stay in Poland or go to Germany.”

The Biden administrator is updating his guidelines for a nuclear explosion to include SOCIAL DISTANCE as Russia prepares its missiles against the West: Americans must go to basements, stay inside for 24 hours and not watch the blast – but stay six feet away.

• The Biden administration’s instructions on nuclear explosions tell Americans to “continue to practice social distancing”
• Guidelines tell Americans to stand six feet apart and wear a mask when hiding on the spot in the event of a nuclear attack
• It is not clear when this guide was included on the nuclear explosion page, but it was last updated on Friday, February 25, 2022.
• The revelations come after Vladimir Putin escalated tensions with the West on Sunday, ordering Russia’s nuclear forces to be on high alert

from Caitlin Carale, American political reporter for Dailymail.com

Published: 14:46 GMT, 28 February 2022 | Updated: 15:46 GMT 28 February 2022

Joe BidenThe US administration’s guidelines on what Americans should do in the event of a nuclear explosion include provisions for social distancing and disguise, according to a government readiness website that was updated on Friday.

The updated guidelines come as president Vladimir Putin put the Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert in the midst of his attack on Ukraine last week.

A section of the Ready.gov website on nuclear explosions told Americans, “Stay inside for 24 hours unless local authorities provide other instructions.”

“Continue to practice social distancing by wearing a mask and keeping a distance of at least six feet between yourself and people who are (sic) not part of your household,” he instructed.

It is not clear when this guide was included in the nuclear explosion page, but the website was last updated on Friday, February 25, 2022, according to a note at the bottom of the site.

However, the revelations came after Putin escalated tensions with the West on Sunday, ordering Russia’s nuclear forces to be on high alert.

The Biden administration’s instructions on nuclear explosions tell Americans to “continue to practice social distancing” by staying six feet apart and wearing a mask when hiding on the spot in the event of a nuclear attack.

The move comes as President Vladimir Putin (pictured Sunday during a trip to the National Space Center) orders Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces to be ready amid heightened tensions with the West.

Putin said the directive was made because of “aggressive statements” by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The move has raised fears that the invasion of Ukraine could intentionally or erroneously lead to a nuclear war.

A senior U.S. defense official told the Associated Press that Putin “potentially includes forces that, if there is a miscalculation, could make things much, much more dangerous.”

Putin’s directive, which raises fears of a nuclear war, comes when he agreed over the weekend to hold peace talks between the Kyiv and Moscow delegations on the border with Belarus on Monday.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine continued into the night as Putin’s forces approached the capital, but President Vladimir Zelensky has so far managed to defend Kyiv.

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President Joe Biden returns to the District of Columbia on Monday (pictured) for his weekend in his home state of Delaware as he continues to impose sanctions on Russian financial institutions in retaliation for their attack on Ukraine.

The U.S. nuclear explosion website says Americans should not watch the blast and stay inside for 24 hours.

It also includes restrictions on COVID-19, such as staying six feet away from people who are not part of the same household and wearing masks – a confusing feeling, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has largely eased the recommendations. your for masks indoors on friday.

On Monday, the United States announced new sanctions against Russian financial institutions, which will immediately freeze Putin’s $ 600 billion “military chest” to prevent him from saving his country’s economy and the ruble is collapsing.

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The International Olympic Committee has called on sports organizations to ban all Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from international events.

The IOC’s decision comes after a meeting of the Executive Council, which discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and it should pave the way for FIFA to finally remove the Russian football team from the World Cup.

The committee withdrew the Olympic order from Vladimir Putin “given the extremely serious violation of the Olympic Truce and other violations of the Olympic Charter by the Russian government in the past.”

FIFA has been declared an “absolute disgrace” because it has failed to oust Russia from the World Cup.

The world’s governing body for football announced sanctions against Russia on Sunday, but they suspended a total ban on participating in international competitions.

Russia has been allowed to compete under the name “Football Union of Russia” without a flag or anthem, and it must find a neutral country to host its matches.

But the pressure on FIFA is growing by the hour. IN Government of the United Kingdom he was determined to condemn the organization for failing to take action, according to the Telegraph, and Labor MP Chris Bryant described the organisation’s reaction as a “failure”.

However, FIFA is now “in advanced negotiations for a complete suspension of Russia until the next order”, according to BBC.

They are expected to work closely with UEFA and an announcement is expected later today.

FIFA is under increasing pressure to remove Russia from the World Cup and other competitions

FIFA’s initial response to the invasion of Ukraine appears to have been an attempt to act in a manner largely consistent with the inclusion of the Russian Olympic Committee in the 2022 Winter Olympics. This allowed Russian athletes to compete, although Russia received a two-year ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2019 due to the state-sponsored doping program

However, the IOC’s decision seems to change the game, and not just for football.

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev today became number one in the world in his sport, but may not have a chance to defend his ranking.

US Open champion Medvedev took to the court in Acapulco, Mexico, last week hours after Novak Djokovic’s quarterfinal loss in Dubai, which meant the Russian will replace him at the top of the men’s rankings today [Monday].

This happened on the same day that his country invaded Ukraine, and now he can feel some of the consequences of Russian aggression. However, Medvedev insisted that his goal was to promote peace.

Russian tennis player and world number one Daniil Medvedev may not defend his ranking

“As a tennis player, I want to promote peace around the world,” said the 26-year-old after reaching the semifinals of the ATP 500, defeating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.

“We play in so many different countries. I have been to so many different countries as a teenager and as a professional. It’s just not easy to hear all this news. I am for peace.

Medvedev’s compatriot Andrei Rublev is seventh in the world rankings. He teamed up with Ukrainian Denis Molchanov to win the doubles title in Marseille last week.

UEFA, the European governing body of football, is also expected to take further action against Russia, removing Spartak Moscow from the Europa League.

After depriving the country of the Champions League final, which was to take place in St. Petersburg on May 28, and handing it over to Paris, UEFA is now ready to expel Spartak Moscow from the Europa League.

Spartak Moscow is expected to be expelled from the European Champions League by UEFA

Spartak was supposed to play with the German Bundesliga team, RB Leipzig in the round of 16, but according to Bild, the draw is now expected to be canceled.

“We continue to maintain close contacts with the associations and have full confidence in UEFA and their decision,” Leipzig head Oliver Minzlaff told the German newspaper.

“We assume that the games will be canceled.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) awards the Order of Friendship to FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a ceremony in 2019.

The European football governing body had already banned Spartak from playing their home game in Russia.

The moves by the IOC and UEFA have only increased pressure on FIFA, which seemed increasingly out of step with European football and the sports world following Vladimir Putin’s relentless invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.

Four days of rockets, shelling and fighting have led to the flight of more than 500,000 refugees, mostly women and children, from Ukraine to the West, with some children separated or even orphaned since the invasion began. Queues of up to 25 miles are reported on the border with Poland.

The horrific reality of Putin’s war has been revealed in images coming from Ukraine, depicting the killing of young children, their deranged parents and the desperate efforts of medics to save them.

Today, President Vladimir Zelensky said in a televised address that 16 Ukrainian children had been killed and 45 wounded in the four days since the invasion began.

An explosion lit up the night sky over Kyiv in the early hours of Thursday as Russia launched a comprehensive attack on Ukraine from the north, south and east with bombs, cruise missiles and rockets falling from the sky

A huge explosion was seen at a military base in Vinnytsia, central Ukraine, after the country came under total attack from Russia.

The English Football Association has already confirmed that it will not play with any team from Russia, regardless of their name.

The FA is one of seven associations that have announced a total ban on matches with Russia. Others include the Czech Republic, France, Poland, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.

The FA wants Russia banned from this year’s tournament and has said it will not play with the country’s representative teams at any level or age group in the foreseeable future. England’s 17-year-old match with Russia in the elite round of the European Championship, which was to take place on March 26, was canceled on Sunday night.

Russia is set to face Poland in the World Cup playoffs next month, with Sweden and the Czech Republic playing with the winners for a place in Qatar, but all three said over the weekend they did not want to play.

Poland’s FA President Cesari Kulesha said yesterday that FIFA’s decision was “completely unacceptable”.

A firefighter inspected the damage to a building after a rocket attack on the city of Kyiv

“We are not interested in participating in this show game,” he tweeted.

“Our position remains intact – the Polish national team will not play with Russia, no matter what the name of the team.”

Swedish FA President Carl-Erik Nilsson told the Fotbollskanalen website: “It is clear that we are not happy about this.”

Albania, which is set to play twice with Russia in the League of Nations in June, has also said it will boycott its matches.

Today, MP Chris Bryant said he was “spitting furiously at FIFA”.

“Doesn’t FIFA understand?” He told the Telegraph: “What are they missing? That was a crash before last week.

“It simply came to our notice then. This is an absolute disgrace. Russia should not play international sports, the end of history. We cannot go down in history as the generation that refused to do everything in our power. “

FIFA said in a statement on Sunday that it was “taking initial measures regarding the war in Ukraine”.

The six presidents of the confederations unanimously decided to take immediate first steps in line with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee, the statement said.

“FIFA will continue its ongoing dialogue with the IOC, UEFA and other sports organizations to determine any additional measures or sanctions, including potential exclusion from competitions, which will be implemented in the near future if the situation does not improve quickly.”

It appears that this sanction will now be implemented within 24 hours.

Labor MP Chris Bryant condemns FIFA as ‘ruin’ and ‘absolute disgrace’

Amid growing tensions, Ukrainian President Zelensky’s office announced on Monday that Ukraine and Russia will meet at an unspecified location on the border with Belarus, where a Russian delegation awaits on Sunday.

But the Kremlin’s ultimate goals in Ukraine – and what steps could be enough to satisfy Moscow – remain unclear.

The rapid development of events came when scattered fighting was reported in Kyiv, battles broke out in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, and strategic ports in the south were attacked by Russian forces.

As Russian troops approach Kyiv, a city of nearly 3 million people, the capital’s mayor has expressed doubts that civilians can be evacuated.

Across the country, Ukrainian defenders put up fierce resistance, which seems to have slowed Russia’s progress.

Meanwhile, a senior European Union official has outlined plans for the 27-nation bloc to close its airspace to Russian airlines and finance the purchase of weapons for Ukraine.