Ukraine: chronicle of events on March 14 – Rosbalt

Rosbalt continues to talk about the events that followed after statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the start of a special operation in the Donbass and in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the LPR and DPR. On demand Roskomnadzor media should use data on its course only from official Russian sources. With information about events that took place in previous days can be found here: February 24, February 25, February 26, February 27, 28th of February, March 1, 2nd of March, March, 3rd, March 4, 5th of March, March, 6, March 7, March 8, 9th of March, 10th of March, March 11th March 12 And March 13.

00:25. The Czech Republic will provide Ukraine with additional military assistance in the amount of at least the amount of current arms supplies – about 725 million crowns (31 million euros), said Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova.

00:49. Russian users have lost access to the social network Instagram: from midnight on March 14, the blocking of Roskomnadzor began to operate. According to the GlobalCheck service, the availability of the resource is 0%.

01:14. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced the death in Ukraine of a graduate of the cadet corps of the department. According to the Investigative Committee, Georgy Dudorov, a reconnaissance company for military-political work, died under artillery fire.

01:45. The Croatian Ministry of Defense said that a 120 kg aerial bomb weighing 120 kg was on board the Strizh Tu-141 drone that crashed in Zagreb on March 11, Croatian national television HRT reports.

02:22. YouTube video hosting blocked the channels of the State Television and Radio Fund “Soviet Television. Gosteleradiofond” and “Soviet Radio. Gosteleradiofond”, which are archives of millions of video and audio materials of Russian and Soviet production of the XX-XXI centuries.

03:05. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video message published on his Telegram channel, called the task of the Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with Russia to reach an agreement on a meeting with Putin. The goal of the talks, he said, are “normal, effective” security guarantees for Ukraine.

03:41. The fourth round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin at 10:30 am in an online formatDavid Arakhamia, a member of the negotiating delegation, said.

04:06. More than 130,000 people have been evacuated through humanitarian corridors in Ukraine in six days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message posted on his Telegram channel.

05:17. On Monday, March 14, The European Union may impose sanctions against 15 Russian businessmen who are associated with the Russian authoritieswrites the Financial Times.

05:32. French President Emmanuel Macron held telephone conversations with American and Ukrainian counterparts Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the press service of the Elysee Palace. The heads of state discussed the issue of a ceasefire and the start of negotiations to stop hostilities in Ukraine.

06:01. NATO troops must be permanently stationed in the Baltic countries to protect them from possible Russian aggression, Latvian President Egils Levits said in an interview with CNN.

06:34. The Australian government announced the introduction of new sanctions against 33 Russian entrepreneurs and their immediate familiesreports Bloomberg with reference to Foreign Minister Maris Payne.

06:49. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the issue of the transfer of fighter jets to Kiev by Western countries a “diplomatic mystery” and stressed that Ukraine would seek their transfer, CBS reports.

07:13. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, announced the arrival of State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov to the special operation zone in Ukraine. According to the head of the republic, the parliamentarian did not “begin to sit on the sidelines” and went there to “wish the Chechen fighters good luck in this noble cause,” RBC reports.

07:26. The consequences of Western sanctions, in particular the freezing of Central Bank assets in the West, the Russian Federation is trying to overcome by turning to other currencies. According to the Indian newspaper The Mint, Moscow and Delhi are considering the possibility of using the yuan as the base currency for creating a mechanism for trade settlements under the rupee-ruble scheme.

07:31. The LPR reports that the armed forces of Ukraine fired on the territory of the people’s republic four times in a day.

07:50. Crimea’s Permanent Representative under President Vladimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Georgy Muradov said that as a result of the military operation in Ukraine, a land corridor was created connecting the peninsula with the Donbass, and the road from Crimea to Mariupol was taken under control. “Crimea and Donbass are now connected by a land corridor through the territory of Ukraine,” RIA Novosti quoted the official as saying.

07:55. The Taiwanese company ASUS, a manufacturer of computer equipment, does not exclude the evacuation of its employees and business from the Russian Federation. At the same time, The Wall Street Journal, citing “informed sources,” writes that the Russian authorities, represented by the prosecutor’s office, allegedly issued warnings to a number of US companies, including IMB and McDonald’s, threatening to sue them and confiscate trademarks and other assets. For this reason, some enterprises withdrew their leaders from the Russian Federation. The Russian Embassy in Washington called the data from the article untrue.

07:56. The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that hundreds of thousands of civilians in Mariupol could face a “worst case scenario”. People are suffering from lack of food, water and medicine, the statement said. “We call on all parties involved in the fighting to put humanitarian imperatives first. Residents of Mariupol survived a week-long nightmare of life and death. Their safety and access to food, water and shelter must be guaranteed,” said ICRC President Peter Maurer, quoted by RBC.

07:59. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Gennady Zhidko presented state awards to servicemen who were wounded during a special operation to protect the LDNR, Krasnaya Zvezda writes.

08:10. The Japanese authorities have asked local cryptocurrency exchange companies to suspend transactions with counterparties from Russia, against whom Tokyo has imposed sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine, Kyodo reports.

08:26. Against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis and the situation with nuclear power plants in this country, Japan plans to strengthen the protection of nuclear facilities, said Kenichi Sakurazawa, head of the Japanese General Police Department.

08:33. In connection with the imposition of sanctions against Russia by the West, not only Russians feel the rise in prices. Elsewhere, including the US, inflation has intensified. Even the famous businessman Elon Musk felt its acceleration. According to him, SpaceX and Tesla are facing inflationary pressure. Thus, the growth in the cost of raw materials has become a record.

08:40. Due to a military special operation in Ukraine, the export of products to Russia was stopped by the Japanese manufacturer of copier and laser equipment, cameras and camcorders Ricoh.

08:44. In Russia, all stores of the Vans clothing and footwear brand were closed. Employees learned about the suspension of the work of points of sale the day before the last working day, an employee of the company told Gazeta.Ru about this. The staff is expected to be transferred to the minimum wage.

08:47. According to Delfi, the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Martin Herem, said that “there is no reason to think that the Russian Federation will not be able to organize a military operation against the Baltic countries in the coming years.”

08:50. The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the destruction attack aircraft Su-25 ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army.

8:54. The international rating agency Fitch has downgraded the long-term foreign currency issuer default ratings of Moscow, St. Petersburg, 18 other Russian regions and 28 Russian commodity companies. The list includes Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Tatneft, NOVATEK, LUKOIL, Bashneft, Eurasia Drilling Co., NLMK, Norilsk Nickel, the Moscow Region, Novosibirsk, YaNAO and others.