📢 Statement

Zelensky announced that several European officials will visit Kyiv for the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2025.

February 23, 2025 Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast

Likely Reported by 3 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Entities

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Europe (organization) Ukraine: Year 2025 forum (organization) Rustem Umerov (person) Kyrylo Budanov (person) Yulia Svyrydenko (person) Ukraine (organization) Andrii Yermak (person) NATO (organization) Vitalii Shabunin (person) State Bureau of Investigation (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

European officials to visit Kyiv on February 24

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back at the U.S.' demand for a $500 billion deal for its natural resources, saying that the U.S.'s aid grants are not debts.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The SBI served a notice of suspicion to the commander of the Kyiv TDF battalion where Vitalii Shabunin mobilized in 2022.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The SBI claims the commander had the intention to obtain an unlawful benefit by using his acquaintance with Vitalii Shabunin.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.939Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-23-2025