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It’s been exactly a month since the sirens in Kyiv announced Russia’s invasion. what has happened since.

The first week of the war

February 24: Russia attacks the former Soviet republic. To the Putin explains the reason for the invasion: On the one hand, the separatist republics in eastern Ukraine have called on Russia for help. On the other hand, he wants to save the people in Ukraine “from the regime in Kyiv”, explains SRF foreign editor David Nauer.

February 25: A resolution directed against Russia in the UN Security Council fails because of the veto from Moscow.

February 26: Russian financial institutions are to be excluded from the banking communications network Swift.

27th of February: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces 100 billion euros for rearmament.

February 28: Switzerland is adopting the EU’s sanctions packages, including financial sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

1st March: Switzerland is flying a first cargo plane to Warsaw with around 25 tons of relief supplies, which are part of a support package worth around eight million Swiss francs.

2nd March: The UN General Assembly condemns the Russian invasion with a historically large majority.

Days 1 to 7 of the Ukraine War in pictures

The second week of the war

3 March: The EU wants to take in war refugees in an uncomplicated manner.

4th of March: Europe’s largest nuclear power plant near Zaporizhia is on fire.

5. March: Thousands demonstrate in Zurich against the war.

6th March: The port city of Mariupol in the south has been without electricity for days.

7th March: Russia is to answer before the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

8th of March: The US bans oil imports from Russia.

9th March: Swiss Solidarity collects on National Solidarity Day 51,547,614 francs for Ukraine.

Day 8 to 14 of the Ukraine War in pictures

The third week of the war

March 10: A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitro Kuleba in Antalya, Turkey, does not bring any progress.

March 11: The Federal Council wants to increase humanitarian aid from CHF 8 million to a total of CHF 80 million. The deal still has to go to Parliament. Switzerland activates the protection status S. This gives refugees from the Ukraine, among other things, a right of residence and the right to work.

March 12th: Heavy fighting is being reported from southern and eastern Ukraine and around Kyiv.

March 13: Several dozen people are killed in a Russian attack on a military training area near Lviv around 15 kilometers from the Polish border.

the 14th of March: A Russian TV employee protests against the war on state television in front of the camera.

March, 15: The heads of government of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia travel to Kyiv.

March 16: The Federal Council is tightening sanctions against Belarus.

Day 15 to 21 of the Ukraine War in pictures

The fourth week of the war

17. March: Selenski speaks in a video message in front of the German Bundestag.

March 18: The Federal Council decides to adopt the EU’s fourth sanctions package.

19th March: Russia reports the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

March, 20th: Zelensky addressed Israel’s parliament in a video message.

March 21st: Kyiv rejects an ultimatum to abandon Mariupol. Federal Councilor Karin Keller-Sutter sets up the special asylum staff for the first time.

March 22: Moscow threatens to sever relations with the United States.

March 23: According to the UN, over 3.6 million people have fled Ukraine.

March 24: One month after the start of the war, Switzerland counted 13,601 registered people seeking protection.

Day 22 to 29 of the Ukraine War in pictures

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