3:00 a.m.: Summary of the situation in the middle of the night
Here is what happened between Wednesday evening and Thursday 3 a.m.:
– Lseparatist leaders have requested military assistance of Moscow to “help repel the aggression of the Ukrainian armed forces”
– In the process, Washington indicated that Moscow had almost 100% of the forces necessary to launch an invasion.
– According to a Ukrainian official, Washington fears an attack this Thursday, probably in the northeast, between the Russian city of Belgorod, where troops are massed, and Kharkiv, the second largest Ukrainian city.
– Overnight, Kharkiv and Dnipro airports were closed.
– Cyberattacks seem to hit many Ukrainian government sites;
– In a serious speech, President Zelensky promised that Ukraine would defend itself. According to him, Vladimir Putin gave the green light to the attack. Zelensky tried to phone his Russian counterpart, who did not pick up.
– The UN Security Council must meet urgently at 3:30 a.m.
