Aggravation in Donbass. Russia constantly lies about shelling from Ukraine and our armed forces. General mobilization has been announced in ORDLO. Russian soldiers appeared in Donetsk. They wear camouflage without identification marks and are identified by their non-local dialect. In Transnistria, separatists also conduct “exercises.” In Belarus, Russian troops “exercises” do not stop.

 Putin ordered that “refugees” from ORDLO be given 10 thousand rubles (approximately $115US). The “refugees” who arrived in the Rostov region of Russia were surprised to learn that no one needed them there and there was nowhere to resettle them.

 Evacuation of the population has been announced in ORDLO. Women and children are being taken to the Rostov region of Russia. Men aged 18 to 50 years are prohibited from traveling. In Donetsk, the car of one of their bosses exploded. There are no casualties or injuries. In Lugansk at night there was an explosion and fire on a gas pipeline. TV shows empty streets and the sound of sirens in Donetsk.

         President Joe Biden said late in the evening that, according to intelligence information, Putin had decided to attack Ukraine, but there was still a chance to resolve the problem diplomatically.

 The shelling in ORDLO* (*occupied areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions) has intensified. In the village of Luganskaya, a shell hit the building of a kindergarten. The children were not injured, but two kindergarten workers were shell-shocked. In total, there were about 40 shellings along the entire demarcation line. The separatists blame the Ukrainian side for the shelling.

Monday

 There was information in the news that today about 24 charter flights with oligarchs and members of their families on board took off from Kyiv. The most “patriotic patriots” are leaving Ukraine.

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UIA airline said it was forced to fly 5 planes to Spain at the request of insurance companies. These aircraft were used on lease by Ukraine (Boeing 737-800)

Sunday

 The Russian online publication Lenta.ru reports that about 40 states have ordered their citizens to leave the territory of Ukraine.

       Four airlines canceled their flights to Ukraine.

A SkyUp plane flying from Madeira to Kyiv landed in Chisinau due to a ban from the owner of the plane to fly into Ukraine. The media also report that international air traffic with Ukraine may be stopped in the coming days.

     The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine stated that the skies over Ukraine remain open and information about the closure of airspace is not true.

February 10, 2022

 The Russian Foreign Ministry is recommending that some employees of its embassy in Ukraine leave the country.