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central bank of russia Is 30% commission charged on forex purchases By individuals on the currency exchange, the brokers told Reuters, citing a letter from the regulator.
The central bank did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
00:20
Russian control imposed in Kherson: Mayor
Russian troops are in the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine after forcibly entered the council buildingThe mayor said in an update late at night.
According to the New York Times, the city northwest of the Crimean peninsula has been occupied by the Russians. The city’s mayor and US intelligence have protested that it has been completely overrun.
In a Facebook post written about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, the mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolykhayev, said:
Armed devotees were present in the city council today.
My team and I are peaceful people, we didn’t have any weapons or aggression.
We do not have Ukrainian armed forces in the city, only civilians and people who want to live here!
The developments follow a day of conflicting claims about whether Moscow had made its first major gains by capturing an important Ukrainian city.

CCTV footage shows Russian combat vehicles at the central square of Kherson in southern Ukraine on March 2. Photograph: ipress news/REx/Shutterstock
Kolikhayev indicated that he held talks with the invading soldiers.
I didn’t make any promises to them. I just have nothing to promise. I am only interested in the normal life of my city! I just told people not to shoot.
Other restrictions imposed on the city include a curfew from 8 pm to 6 am, allowing food, medicines and other essential items to enter the city.
Public transport is set to resume soon and pedestrians are being asked to walk “one by one, maximum two”.
“The army will not be instigated. Stop at the first demand. They don’t fight,” Kolykhayev said.
We have shown that we are working to secure the city and try to eliminate the consequences of the invasion.
It is so till now. Ukrainian flag above us. And to keep it that way, these requirements must be met.”
Earlier, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said: “We are not in a position to call it that in any way. It appears to us that Ukrainians are definitely fighting for that city.”

CCTV footage showed soldiers patrolling the streets of Kherson. Photo: Reuters
00:14
UN refugee agency says one million people have fled Ukraine
more than One million people have fled Ukraine since Russian military offensive country last week, head of united nations refugee agency Said.
Filippo Grandi said in a post on Twitter on Thursday:
In just seven days we have seen a million refugees flee from Ukraine to neighboring countries.
For the many millions inside Ukraine, the time has come for the guns to go silent, to provide life-saving humanitarian aid.”
The United Nations said it was the fastest refugee migration in this century.
Filippo Grandi
(@FilippoGrandi)In just seven days we have seen a million refugees flee from Ukraine to neighboring countries.
For the many millions inside Ukraine, the time has come for the guns to go silent, so that life-saving humanitarian aid can be provided.
00:10
Russia’s military surrounds Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant, concerns the United Nations
Julian Borger
UN nuclear watchdog has expressed concern after Russian military claimed to have surrounded Ukraine’s largest nuclear plantand called upon his workers to be left alone to do their jobs.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi said the Russian government had informed the agency that its troops had taken control of the area around the Zaporizhzhia plant in south-eastern Ukraine, the second largest housing in Europe. Is. Six of the country’s 15 reactors.
In their letter to the IAEA, Russian officials stressed that Ukrainian staff at the plant were continuing to “work on providing nuclear protection and monitoring radiation in the normal mode of operation”.
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Shocking pictures have emerged of Ukrainians fleeing their country on their way to Poland.
The head of the UN refugee agency has said more than one million people have fled Ukraine since Russian forces invaded the country last week.
Many people have traveled by bus.

A little boy looking out the window of a bus on his way to Poland. Photograph: Jacob Porzicki/nurphoto/REx/Shutterstock

A girl fleeing Ukraine arrives by bus at a parking lot in Przemysl, Poland, on March 2. Photograph: Jacob Porzicki/nurphoto/REx/Shutterstock

A man fleeing Ukraine with a dog and a boy arrives by bus to Poland. Photograph: Jacob Porzicki/nurphoto/REx/Shutterstock

A woman fleeing Ukraine arrives by bus at a parking lot in Przemysl, Poland, on March 2. Photograph: Jacob Porzicki/nurphoto/REx/Shutterstock
23:56
Welcome
Hi, I’m Samantha Locke and welcome to our rolling coverage of the Russo-Ukraine War.
It is 7 in the morning in Ukraine. Here we stand now:
- more than One million people have fled Ukraine since Russian military offensive country last week, head of united nations refugee agency said.
- Russian soldier moved to the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson after forcibly entered the council buildingMayer said in an update late Wednesday.
- explosion informed in Kyiv After Russian airstrikes early Thursday. Two explosions reportedly took place in the city centre, followed by two more near a metro station. As Russia stepped up its offensive and in an apparent attempt to encircle it, leads the forces towards the capital.
- International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed that it is opening a Investigation of possible war crimes in Ukraine and began collecting evidence. The ICC’s process was expedited after 38 countries formally referred reports of atrocities, the largest referral the court has ever received.
- The Sea of Azov port city of Mariupol, a strategically important port, is reportedly surrounded by Russian troops. “We can’t take the wounded from the streets, even from apartments, because the shelling doesn’t stop,” said its mayor.
- Police in Moscow detained two women and five children outside the Ukraine embassy holding a poster that read “Not for War”. The police allegedly threatened to snatch the women from the custody of the children. In St. Petersburg, Yelena Osipova, a worker said to have survived The infamous wartime siege of Leningrad was detained to oppose the war.
- Russian paratroopers land in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, after several days of bombing that killed or injured dozens of civilians, Local officials said four more people died on Wednesday, adding the city was still under their control.
- According to Ukraine’s emergency service, more than 350 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and more than 2,000 have been injured. It said hundreds of structures, including transportation facilities, hospitals, kindergartens and homes, were destroyed.
- Ukraine claims about 7,000 Russian soldiers killed in first six days of Moscow invasion, Russia’s defense ministry said 498 Russian soldiers had died since the start of its campaign in Ukraine, its first statement on casualties.
- The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called for the immediate withdrawal of its forces. on Wednesday, Of the 193 member states, 141 voted for the resolution, 35 did not participate, and five – Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea – voted against it.
- The second round of talks is going on on Thursday. A Russian negotiator said a ceasefire was on the agenda, but Ukraine has said Moscow’s demands are unacceptable and that Russia should stop bombing Ukrainian cities before any progress is expected.
- Police in Poland have warned that fake news of violent crimes being committed by people fleeing Ukraine is circulating on social media. Polish nationalists attacked and abused groups of African, South Asian and Middle Eastern people crossing the border.
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