General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Operational information as of 11:00 on February 26 regarding the Russian invasion

The enemy continues its offensive in selected directions. The main efforts are concentrated in Polissya, Siversky, Slobozhansky and Tavriya operational districts. The main purpose of the occupiers' operation is to surround and block KYIV, to "demilitarize" and "denationalize" Ukraine, and to force the Ukrainian leadership to change its political course on Russian terms. Units of the Russian occupiers are losing their offensive pace, waiting for the introduction of additional units to battle and are forced to stop to replenish supplies.

Up to seven battalion tactical groups (BTGs) of the enemy were stopped in the Polissya direction in the areas of BORODYANKA, BUCHY, VYSHHOROD. The Russian invaders have partially lost their combat capability and are trying to regroup.

The Russian occupiers attempted to land airborne troops in the Tomylivka area and at Vasylkiv airbase (the landing party was destroyed).

In the Siverskyi region, the Russian occupiers with forces of up to 14 BTGs continue their offensive to block KYIV from the northeast, but were stopped by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the cities of Nizhyn, the Highway, and Obychiv, also the occupiers' offensive was stopped in the SUMY, PRYLUKY and KYIV areas.

During this operation, 17 BTGs were introduced in this direction. The occupier had no reserves left.

In Slobozhanshchyna, up to 12 BTGs of occupiers from 1th Tank and 20th Combined Arms Army were stopped in front of Okhtyrka and in the districts of Bohodukhiv, Derhachiv, Pechenehy.

In the Tavriya direction, the enemy continues its offensive operations and is forced to introduce second echelons in the direction - up to 3 BTGs from the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District.

In total, the invaders lose dozens of tanks, hundreds of armored vehicles and thousands of Russian soldiers every day.

The Slobozhansk group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to conduct defensive operations. Stopped and held the predominant forces of the Russian occupiers.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repulses enemy air strikes. Continues to conduct systematic military actions. During the past 24hrs, the aircrafts of the Air Force performed 34 flights / departures in order to deal damage to clusters of manpower and equipment in the area of the HORODNYA railway station of the Chernihiv region and a road bridge in the area of the settlement of Kherson. BAYRACTAR - TB2 hit targets south of GOSTOMEL airbase.

The Joint Forces are conducting a defensive operation, holding positions along the line of demarcation. The opponent had no success in any of the areas.

Iryna Venediktova, Prosecutor General of Ukraine

Loss among prosecutors.

Chernihiv. Dmytro Rozenko, an employee of the regional prosecutor's office, was killed. A shrapnel wound. On February 24, Dmytro had joined the territorial defense. Yesterday evening contact with him was lost. Today this black news came.

We miss him. We feel sympathy. We will not forgive. We're going to punish the enemy according to the law.

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Gas TSO of Ukraine

Gas TSO of Ukraine provides gas transmission services for Ukraine's needs.

On February 26 the Gas TSO of Ukraine performs its functions of natural gas transmission to consumers and system balancing.

The company's facilities in all regions of Ukraine, including the areas of military operations, continue to operate. Given the risks due to the hostilities, the staff has been switched to telework at some facilities. There are no injuries or casualties among the company's employees.

Stanytsia Luhanska (Luhansk region) was disconnected from the gas supply due to gas network damage.

Our employees are doing everything in their power to supply gas to Ukrainian consumers and secure the areas where the hostilities are taking place from the danger of emergency incidents.

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The National Bureau of Investigation

Russia is actively conducting information and psychological special operations (IPSO) aimed at undermining the moral and psychological condition of personnel and misleading our soldiers.

Thus, on the eve of the start of the war, Ukrainian fighters in the Joint Forces Operation zone received an SMS saying that the officers had allegedly left the units and that there was no point in resisting.

After the Russian blitzkrieg in Ukraine failed, Russian special services changed tactics and moved to a new level of IPSO.

Now MPs, high-ranking officials, and law enforcement officials have started receiving calls and text messages with threats and proposals for cooperation.

The occupiers are trying to force Ukrainian officials to act in favor of Russia, threatening to kill family members and close relatives.

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Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Mykhailo Fedorov: “I asked YouTube to block the Russian propaganda media, which call us Nazis and drug addicts, lie and promote war. Asked Meta to block Facebook and Instagram. I asked Netflix to block the service in Russia.

The goal is not to deprive Russians of access to information, but to reach young, proactive and thinking people - your "bloody king" is taking you into oblivion - change that now!”

https://www.facebook.com/mykhailofedorov.com.ua

Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

I’ve contacted @tim_cook, Apple's CEO, to block the Apple Store for citizens of the Russian Federation, and to support the package of US government sanctions! If you agree to have the president-killer, then you will have to be satisfied with the only available site Russia 24.

https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1497327555690610689

Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority

According to the dispatch service of the State Enterprise USPA, as of 08:00 CET: entrance/exit to the ports of Skadovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Olbia, Odessa, Black Sea, South, B-Dniester, Izmail, Reni, Ust-Dunaisk - closed, ports of Mariupol, Berdyansk - open. Cargo operations are suspended, with the exception of the ports of Chernomorsk, Pivdenny, Mykolayiv, and Reni, where cargo operations are partially performed. Channels: Bistre, KhMK, BDLK - open.

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Situation at Chornobyl NPP

Since 24 February 2022, operating personnel of the Chornobyl NPP (in total 92 persons) have been held hostage by the Russian armed forces. They remain at the site for more than two days. ChNPP personnel are forced to maintain the operation of the facility and ensure security at gunpoint.

The soldiers of National Guard of Ukraine (in total around 130 persons) have also been taken hostage by the Russian armed forces.

The invasion of heavy military machinery of the Russian armed forces into the territory of Ukraine happened through the Natural Reserve established over the contaminated with radiation territories around Chernobyl NPP. The movement of heavy military machinery through the Exclusion zone led to raise of radioactive substances into the air. The increase in gamma irradiation levels has been exceeded by 5 to 15 times. Such levels were detected by the automated system of radiation monitoring of Ukraine and are observed by all safety concerned countries of the EU.

The New Safe Confinement, constructed at the cost of a significant number of countries, to protect the world from radiation consequences of the destroyed Unit 4, is now under the threat of random attack of unmanned aerial vehicles, explosive devices or other military equipment used by the Russian armed forces against Ukraine.

Nuclear facilities throughout the territory of Ukraine remain at the highest risk.

Under such circumstances, since seizure of the nuclear facilities by inadequate and unpredictable troops of the Russian Armed Forces, Ukraine cannot fulfill in the full scope its obligations under the Nuclear Safety Convention and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, as well as the Agreement between Ukraine and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. 

As of 25 February 2022, air alert was declared at the site of Khmelnitsky NPP and Neteshin city.

Against this background, Ukraine requests the IAEA the following:

1. To create a special task force to monitor actions of the Russian Federation, because its aggression against Ukraine and the actions on the Chornobyl site give grounds to doubt the effectiveness of existing safety regimes.
2. To raise question of imposing sanctions on construction of a new NPPs designed by Russia.
3. To carry out international audit of nuclear material in possession of the Russian Federation.

Ukraine considers the IAEA as unique and powerful international organization and that is why we hope that along with expression of deep concern, the Agency will create the conditions to pressure Russia before President Putin issues an order to use nuclear weapons as a last argument in his fight for personal ambitions.

Ukraine fully complies with all nuclear-related international obligations and truly hopes for effective and efficient support from all IAEA Member States.