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2022-02-26 21:21:11 Germany decided to send 1,000 anti-tank guns and 500 Stinger missiles to Ukraine despite previous repeated statements that it was against supplying weapons to Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 20:55:39 The US and the EU are considering cutting off individual Russian banks and companies from SWIFT, not the entire country, CNN sources say Open / Comment

2022-02-26 19:56:01 The US and the EU are considering cutting off individual Russian banks and companies from SWIFT, not the entire country, CNN sources say Open / Comment

2022-02-26 19:44:26 The Russian military released first footage from the recently captured Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are currently guarding the facility together.

Radiation levels remain within norm and civilian employees continue their work as usual, the military said. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 19:29:41 Sputnik International and Sputnik Česká republika website are under DDoS attacks. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 18:53:01 Leader of Russia's Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, posted a video of a man hoisting up a Chechen flag on the gates of a Ukrainian military facility. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 17:41:01 Russia is restricting the use of its airspace for UK aircraft, including transit flights, the Russian federal air transport agency (Rosaviatsiya) says. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 16:20:39 Kremlin spokesman: Putin ordered Russian troops to stop advancing yesterday as he was expecting to hold talks with Ukraine. As Kiev rejected the talks, the Russian operation resumed. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 15:48:42 Kremlin spokesman: Putin ordered Russian troops to stop advancing yesterday as he was expecting to hold talks with Ukraine. As Kiev rejected the talks, the Russian operation resumed. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 15:32:46 Eighty-two Ukrainian border service soldiers who laid down the arms at Zmiinyi Island in the Black Sea were transferred to Sevastopol.

They will be sent home after their return is agreed with Ukraine, the deputy commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet said. Open / Comment