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The cargo ship Felicity Ace, which was carrying cars from Germany to the United States, sinks in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, after catching fire and being evacuated on February 16. Russian President Vladimir Putin bans exporting currency abroad in excess of US$10,000. Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary wholly owned by Gazprom that was supposed to operate the controversial gas pipeline in Europe, files for bankruptcy with the canton of Zug authorities after a range of sanctions was imposed on its parent company. The Grand and General Council of San Marino authorizes the country's government to enact sanctions against Russia, although the council rejects that the measures have a military content. It is the first time in the history of Andorra that sanctions have been applied to a foreign country. This law will aim to freeze the bank assets of 700 people and 50 companies that the European Union considers to be linked to the invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Xavier Espot announces that he will enter urgently to parliamentary procedure on Wednesday so that the General Council can approve the normative framework to apply economic sanctions to Russia. International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War. defense official says that some Russian troop units have surrendered to Ukrainian forces "without a fight". The European Court of Human Rights orders an immediate cessation of bombarding and targeting of civilian targets in Ukraine. The head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, says that separatist forces are being assembled to encircle the port city of Mariupol. The Slovenian honorary consulate is also destroyed by a Russian missile. Six people are injured in the strike, with the building being severely damaged. A Russian missile strikes the Kharkiv Oblast state administration building on Freedom Square at 8 am local time. It is the largest loss of life for Ukrainian forces in a single attack since the invasion began. Ukraine confirms that more than 70 troops were killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on a base in Okhtyrka, Sumy Oblast, yesterday. Belarus previously said that it would not send its armed forces to Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian presidential office says that there is no evidence that this has happened. Belarusian Ground Forces units enter northern Chernihiv Oblast, according to a senior Ukrainian territorial defence forces official. Belarusian involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces foil an assassination plot against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by killing a group of Chechen paramilitaries known as Kadyrovtsy, who were attempting to enter Kyiv on February 26, according to Ukrainian intelligence information. The Russians also warn people living around the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine to evacuate, with the stated purpose of "thwarting informational attacks against Russia". The Russian Armed Forces warn Kyiv residents to leave the city as its armoured convoy approaches the city's outskirts. A Russian missile also strikes the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. Five people are killed in the bombing, according to Ukrainian emergency services. Microsoft home use program army 2013 tv#
Russian forces strike the Kyiv TV Tower with a missile, causing a temporary disruption of TV and radio broadcasting.defense official asserts that the convoy has "stalled" amid the Ukrainian military response and fuel and food shortages, but also warns that the Russian troops are "certain to regroup".
A Russian military convoy that is about 64 kilometers (40 miles) long continues to advance toward Kyiv, as the invasion enters its sixth day.