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Kyiv Requests Urgent UNSC Meeting After Separatist Rebels Request Russia's Assistance

UKRAINE

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted the following: "Ukraine has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council due to the appeal by Russian occupation administrations in Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia with a request to provide them with military assistance, which is a further escalation of the security situation."

  • Earlier on Wednesday, leaders of Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics appealed to the President of the Russian Federation to provide assistance in their efforts to repel the Ukrainian army.
  • Kyiv declared a state of emergency on the whole territory of Ukraine, except Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where emergency declarations were already in force. The state of emergency will initially last for 30 days starting Thursday.
  • In a separate tweet, Kuleba noted that Russia evacuated the entire night shift of Titan chemicals plant in Armyansk, Crimea. "This might be a preparation for another staged provocation by Russia. Moscow seems to have no limits in attempts to falsify pretexts for further aggression."

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