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[00:12:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Erdogan holds phone call with Putin. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the phone after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Pravda reported on Feb. 24, citing press releases from both Turkey and Russia.

[00:12:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: The conversation centered on the aftermath of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, as well as Russia’s full-scale war, a press release from the Turkish government said. Erdogan reportedly "emphasized the need to achieve a just peace..."

[00:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Governor: Russia shelled communities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast over 100 times. Russian forces shelled the communities of Myrivske, Marhanets, and Nikopol on Feb. 24, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported. No casualties were reported.

[00:42:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russian attacks injure 4 people in Sumy Oblast on Feb. 24. Russian troops attacked a taxi near Khotin in Sumy Oblast on Feb. 24, injuring four civilians, the Sumy Oblast military administration reported.

[01:12:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ ABC News: Biden says Ukraine does not need F-16 fighter jets. In an interview with ABC News, U.S. President Joe Biden said he has ruled out giving Ukraine advanced fighter jets “for now.”

[01:12:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Look, we’re sending him what our seasoned military thinks he needs now,” Biden said. “He needs tanks, he needs artillery, he needs air defense, including another HIMAR(S).”

[02:12:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ ABC News: Biden dismisses China’s proposed peace plan. In an interview with ABC News on Feb. 24, U.S. President Joe Biden dismissed the peace plan China put forward for Russia’s full-scale war, noting that it would likely only work in Russia’s favor.

[02:12:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: “I’ve seen nothing in the plan that would indicate that there is something that would be beneficial to anyone other than Russia if the Chinese plan were followed,” Biden said. Biden also dismissed the idea that Beijing would negotiate peace for Russia’s full-scale war.

[04:57:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ ISW: Moscow did not comment on anniversary of its full-scale war likely due to failed objectives. The Institute for the Study of War said this is likely because it “failed to achieve any of its stated objectives and has not made significant territorial gains since July 2022.”

[05:27:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ General Staff: Ukrainian forces repel 70 Russian attacks. Russian troops also carried out 27 airstrikes and fired 75 rounds from rocket launchers, targeting communities and civilian infrastructure, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Feb. 25.

[06:27:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Governor: Russian attacks injure 5 civilians in Donetsk Oblast. Two people were injured in Chasiv Yar, one in Bakhmut, one in Donetsk, and one in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on Feb. 25.

[06:57:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russian forces attack Nikopol, Marhanets. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lyask said Russian troops shelled Nikopolskyi District nine times with heavy artillery, damaging power lines, enterprises, over 30 homes, and three schools. Serhii Lysak via Telegram https://t.co/VzhQo5X5bu

[07:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air raid alert on across Ukraine. On Feb. 25, at around 9:20 a.m., air raid alert in all Ukrainian regions was activated.

[08:57:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russia has likely run out of Iranian-made drones. Since around Feb. 15, there have been no reports of Russia using Iranian-made “one-way attack” drones to carry out strikes against Ukraine, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its latest intelligence update.

[09:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Explosion reported at Russian ammunition depot in occupied Mariupol. An explosion allegedly occurred at a Russian ammunition depot in occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, earlier on Feb. 24, reported Petro Andriushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol.

[10:12:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 25, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/k8oCCmx8z9

[10:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Prosecutor General’s Office: Russia killed at least 461 children, injured 927 since Feb. 24. Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Feb. 25 that at least 349 children are considered missing.

[10:57:26] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: and are walking together through the history. I thank all of you, people, for doing everything you can with us. Now is the time when we can protect our freedom forever. And make our #PeaceFormula the basis for a new security for everyone in the world who values life. https://t.co/DY3vD5DNfL

[10:57:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: How has Ukraine held its own in the most terrible battle for survival writes in opinion Andrii Borovyk, executive director of Transparency International Ukraine. https://t.co/hGHAHOSZf2

[10:57:30] Twitter DefenceU: "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it." Pericles Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to February 25, 2023 https://t.co/QomepTF7jO

[11:12:28] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: The 10th sanctions package targets russian military industry, propaganda & financial system. The pressure on russian aggressor must increase: we expect decisive steps against Rosatom & russian nuclear industry, more pressure on military & banking.

[11:57:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia’s artillery shelling injures 3 civilians in Kherson. President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, reported on Feb. 25 that three civilians were hospitalized following Russian artillery shelling of Kherson.

[12:12:26] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: It's the year since everything has changed. Diplomacy did not work. The existing security architecture did not work. But there was something that did work. Unity of Ukraine, Germany, and the entire free world. And determination to protect the foundations of our lives. 1/2 https://t.co/ZckM1h2DCk

[12:12:28] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: The people and leadership of ! Now is the time when our bravery and our weapons can restore peace and create a historically important deterrent to any aggression. We can ensure that - together with you! I thank you for your support & for being with us throughout this year! 2/2

[12:12:32] Twitter DefenceU: “Girl with unicorns”. She seems to have stepped out of a Renaissance painting. This is 8-year-old Vika Savchenko, who, together with her mother, is being evacuated from the Ukrainian village of Zarichne, Donetsk region. February 2023. Marko Djurica @reuterspictures https://t.co/cg26x2mTBD

[12:57:26] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Had a conversation with my friend @SecDef Lloyd James Austin III. We discussed results achieved in the past year. Transparency&trust are the key principles of - friendship & partnership. We are grateful for the US staunch support throughout the year! Together, we will win! https://t.co/VfNYmB1uRo

[12:57:27] Twitter DefenceU: RT @SecDef: Today's solemn anniversary is an opportunity for all who believe in freedom, rules, and sovereignty to recommit ourselves to supporting Ukraine's brave defenders. https://t.co/kshkCeVi9u

[12:57:28] Twitter DefenceU: RT @EP_President: Ukraine is Europe. Europe is Ukraine. We belong together https://t.co/BvpmWsyJV3

[12:57:30] Twitter DefenceU: RT @DefenceHQ: One year on, the human impact of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continues to grow. Thousands injured and killed, millions of refugees and damaged infrastructure - including healthcare and water facilities. We #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/tbWwlziqB7

[12:57:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: Top EU diplomate Josep Borrell wrote that the new sanctions package targets 121 individuals and entities, and also includes significant new import and export restrictions, and bans Russian propaganda outlets. https://t.co/vJkvO1ZFQp

[13:12:26] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa Evil is still around, and the battle continues. But we know for sure that it will end with our victory. Yevhenii Zavhorodnii https://t.co/ujnRUl5SQ2

[13:12:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Minister: Guatemala to join Core Group on Special Tribunal for Russian crime of aggression. Guatemala is the first Latin American country to confirm their participation in the EU-led initiative to prosecute the crime of Russia's leaders in starting its war against Ukraine.

[13:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Lithuanian public broadcaster raises $14 million to buy air defense radars for Ukraine.

[13:42:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: The campaign was launched by Lithuanian National Radio and Television and a coalition of other Lithuanian organizations on Jan. 30, initially hoping to raise 5 million euros to purchase multifunctional tactical radars for Ukraine’s military.

[14:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky: Unity of free world will help Ukraine win war in 2023. The comments were made by Zelensky in a video address to a Feb. 25 event held by the German President's office on solidarity with Ukraine, attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

[15:27:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ex-Wagner Group commander arrested in Norway for attacking police. Andrei Medvedev, who sought asylum in Norway in January, reportedly fought outside a bar in Oslo on Feb. 22. He allegedly resisted arrest and “kicked one or more officers,” according to the court files.

[16:12:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️G20 meeting ends without joint statement after China, Russia oppose condemning invasion of Ukraine. China and Russia took issue with two paragraphs of the G20 Chair’s Summary and Outcome Document as member states' finance ministers and central bank governors met in India.

[16:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Lukashenko on alleged Russian plans to take over Belarus by 2030: ´There might have been such a document.' https://t.co/805K3b1XB1

[16:42:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: Speaking to local journalists at a sporting event on Feb. 25, Lukashenko said the document, featured in a joint investigation by the Kyiv Independent and a group of U.S. and European media outlets, “might have been” written three years ago. Photo: Belta

[17:27:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Land Forces сhief visits Bakhmut as fierce fighting continues on city outskirts. In his Feb. 25 visit to command posts in the frontline city, Oleksandr Syrskyi assessed the state of units fighting in the area and listened to problems and requests raised by their commanders. https://t.co/EoZwLx9zPr

[17:42:27] Twitter DefenceU: “Some fools never learn. Play with the fire, And you’re gonna get burned.” Steve Wariner #Vuhledar 72nd Mechanized Brigade https://t.co/1Yg6rFdZPq

[17:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast under heavy fire, 1 injured. On Feb. 25, Russian forces launched attacks on the city's civilian infrastructure using missiles, MLRS, and tanks, according to Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. Pavlo Kyrylenko https://t.co/1W2HsZqX5w

[17:42:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: One Russian missile strike destroyed a local school, the governor said. The school was reopened after reconstruction funded by the Lithuanian government in 2021, according to Kyrylenko. It was "one of the best" schools in Donetsk Oblast, and "now there are just ruins," he said. https://t.co/UBrLwo8J1j

[18:12:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Russia intensifies persecution of civilians in occupied areas. Russians are increasingly pressuring civilians and raiding their homes in the occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported on Feb. 25.

[18:12:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russians have set up a torture chamber in the city of Vasylivka in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the General Staff said. Torture chambers have been found in many formerly occupied areas after they've been liberated. The story of one survivor: https://t.co/RhFOk3tRwR

[18:42:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia stops oil supply to Poland. Russia stopped sending oil to Poland through the Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, Polish refiner PKN Orlen's chief executive Daniel Obajtek said on Feb. 25. The Druzhba pipeline had been exempted from EU sanctions on Russia.

[18:42:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: The shutoff comes one day after the first of Poland's German-made Leopard 2 tanks arrived in Ukraine. https://t.co/v9gXL8mLDF

[18:57:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia stole an entire year from Ukraine. This war is scary, expensive, and long. It would be much easier to give up, but we refuse to stop fighting for our future. Take our side in this fight. Support journalism in Ukraine today. https://t.co/iNjWfwvs1X https://t.co/pWGHpw6mBs

[18:57:28] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I thank you, the people of , for not wavering in your commitment to our defense. Thank you for your actions and support! Thank you for every day that we have gone through and will go through together! I am sure we will be with you on our major day – the day of our victory. https://t.co/HROf1z2V2Z

[19:12:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Kyiv Independent was just a three-month-old startup when Russia launched an all-out war against Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. A year later, its team members look back at how it started and the choices they were facing. Watch the film here: https://t.co/5qJIjx9rXt https://t.co/aJstUqEqiB

[19:12:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: Support the Kyiv Independent on Patreon: https://t.co/iNjWfwvs1X

[19:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Ukrainian children showcased at Moscow event lost their mother to Russian shelling. Two abducted Ukrainian children showcased at Putin's propaganda concert on Feb. 22 lost their mother to Russian shelling in Mariupol, independent Russian media Important Stories said.

[19:42:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: The two siblings who lost their mother included 15-year-old Anna Naumenko, who was made to thank Russian fighter Yuriy Gagarin for "saving" them from Mariupol, which was almost completely destroyed by Russian bombardment in the first half of 2022. https://t.co/9JflZ4SW4U

[20:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky: Russia occupies 1,877 Ukrainian cities and villages. Russian forces currently occupy 1,877 Ukrainian cities and villages, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, speaking online at the German government's Ukraine solidarity event on Feb. 25.

[21:12:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Pavel: NATO has to consider Ukraine's membership after war ends. The Czech Republic's president-elect, Petr Pavel, said in an interview with Suspilne that Ukraine has "done its homework" on common values, long-term interests and technical interoperability with the alliance.

[21:42:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine to consider restarting electricity exports if grid stability persists. Ukraine's electricity supply has stabilized, meaning scheduled cuts may not be required, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on television on Feb. 25.

[21:42:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: The country may even consider restarting electricity exports to Europe, which were suspended after Russia had begun attacking Ukraine's power plants and grid with waves of missile and drone strikes in October. https://t.co/U4OAa7wHZf

[21:57:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Kuleba says ISW director is sure of Ukraine's victory. The Institute for the Study of War is sure that Ukraine will win the war, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote after meeting ISW director Kimberly Kagan on Feb. 25. Dmytro Kuleba/Facebook https://t.co/KfJJixEEpw

[21:57:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: However, a Feb. 24 opinion from the ISW stated that "we cannot yet assume a Ukrainian victory... and do not know how this war will end."

[22:27:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: Read about Naftogaz taking over several gas distribution companies, former infrastructure minister Pyvovarsky being charged with power abuse, which allegedly caused $30 million in damage to the state, and more. https://t.co/ZcpJDm7Ilf

[23:42:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces attack Sumy Oblast nearly 40 times on Feb. 25. In a Facebook post, the Sumy Oblast military administration said that the Russian military fired 36 shells at the Shalyhynska, Bilopol, and Sveska communities.

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