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Martial law involves the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in times of war. “We are working. The army is working,” Zelenskyy said. “Don’t panic. We are strong. We are ready for everything. We will defeat everyone. Because we are Ukraine.” He went on to say Russia has hit military commands, airports and military depots in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro. Soon after Zelenskyy made his statement, air raid sirens could be heard over Kyiv....

Russia has planned to use the cold weather to its advantage, with pundits on Russian state television advocating for freezing Ukrainians by attacking the electrical grid. If there is no heat for Ukrainians to use, Russian pundits expect that factor to assist in diminishing Ukrainian morale. However, colder temperatures and shorter days also will affect Russian forces, and both Ukrainian and Russian troops will battle the same obstacles—limited daylight, less time to aid wounded soldiers and weapon malfunctions from cold weather....

The democratic world had united to defeat Russia and the war would finally end its empire, Oleksii Reznikov told The Times of London. “I’m sure that in the next few years we will see a procession of calls for sovereignty on Russian territory. The Russian Federation will finish its life as different countries— Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, etc,” Reznikov, 56, said in the interview published on Sunday. Even President Vladimir Putin’s alliances with Hungary and Kazakhstan were fracturing, Reznikov said, pointing to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s pledge to uphold Western sanctions on Russia and his refusal to recognise the independence of parts of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists....

Manchester United have triggered a one-year contract extension for midfielder Marouane Fellaini, according to BBC Sport. The former Everton man has been at Old Trafford since 2013, when he signed a four year deal with an option for another 12 months. And despite some high-profile errors he has convinced manager Jose Mourinho, who made the decision to keep Fellaini at the club until at least 2018.

Ricardo Quaresma could be set to follow a number of star players and move to the Chinese Super League, according to Turkish newspaper FotoMac. The Portuguese international is reportedly reluctant to commit his future to Besiktas, instead preferring a move to China. At 33-years-old, the winger feels this may be his last chance for a big contract and is keen to hear offers, with Chinese clubs offering between €5-6m a season....

Fitting its legacy as a Harvest Moon spinoff, the Rune Factory games have always had multiple marriage candidates. Players choose who to romance while interacting with them each day. RELATED: Rune Factory 5: How to See the Time The latest entry, Rune Factory 5, pushes this aspect. Not only are there twelve romance-able bachelors and bachelorettes, but Rune Factory 5 lets players marry characters regardless of gender. With the number of characters on offer, it’s good to know who they are ahead of time....

The amount of players that RuneScape 3 has is far fewer than its counterpart, Old School RuneScape. Jagex has tried to revitalize the modern version of their game before, like through the launch of RuneScape mobile—though, RuneScape 3 still couldn’t compete with Old School RuneScape and its own mobile version. This new skill may be another way for RuneScape 3 to compete. RELATED: RuneScape Gets Dinosaurs in New Update...

The love triangle storyline has been going on since the September 30, 2019 season premiere episode of RAW, which saw Lana and Lashley share a kiss on the stage area while Rusev watched on from the middle of the ring. Speaking to Reel Talker, “The Bulgarian Brute” explained that he sees WWE Superstars as actors and he understands that different people will be asked to play different roles, much like Brad Pitt or any other Hollywood actor....

Limbaugh made the remarks on the Thursday edition of The Rush Limbaugh Show. He insisted that models used to predict the spread of disease were helping promote government policies, although he did not define which policies he meant or who exactly was behind the alleged scheme. “People die on this planet every day from a wide variety of things,” said Limbaugh. “But because the coronavirus is out there, got everybody paranoid, governments are eager, almost, to chalk up as many deaths to coronavirus as they can because then it furthers the policies they have put in place by virtue of their models....

Thankfully, the confrontation amounted to nothing more than Westbrook lightly shoving him before security arrived. As TNT’s Reggie Miller said, the floor invader was lucky that’s all he got. ALL-STAR GAME: Russ thought he was picked last by LeBron Westbrook told reporters he felt he needed to shove the fan out of the way to protect himself. “You play the game and you want the fans obviously to enjoy the game, but you can’t come on the floor, it’s totally unacceptable,” Westbrook told reporters after the game (audio via ESPN)....

The West beat the East 196-173 in the 65th All-Star Game in Toronto on Sunday in a match that was a solid, if unspectacular, ending to the NBA’s signature weekend. MORE: Sting’s halftime performance draws mixed reviews | Best photos of the All-Star Game Russell Westbrook was named MVP for the second consecutive year after scoring 31 points, and the 369 combined points were the most in the game’s history....

In honor of the NFL star and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter’s marriage, let’s take a look back at their relationship timeline. A post shared by Ciara (@ciara) on Jun 18, 2019 at 3:49pm PDT 2014: Ending serious relationships A tough year for Wilson and Ciara set the stage for their future together. Wilson filed for divorce from his first wife, Ashton Meem, in April 2014, after two years of marriage....

Wilson is no slouch on the diamond. He recently honored his promise with the Rangers and showed up at spring training to participate in a day of workouts. The Super Bowl champion gave his baseball mates advice about what it takes to be successful as a high-level athlete. [via Seattle Pi]

“I don’t want to talk about football. I think about the pain of George, I think about Ahmaud, I think about Breonna. I think about these people that have been hurt . . . and murdered, and it’s just a lot of pain on my heart right now,” a dour Wilson said on a media conference call (per Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times). Floyd’s death last week at the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, following the highly publicized shooting deaths of Arbery and Taylor, has ignited protests and riots across the country....

“There’s no division in our locker room,” Wilson told the Seattle Times. “There’s none at all. If anything, I think that we have continued to build, continued to grow. I truly believe that.” Perhaps seeking smoke where there is no flame, one report this week said the Seahawks are a divided team. One clique backs Wilson, the quarterback in their Super Bowl victory. The other, the story goes, doesn’t care to hustle for Russell....

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that there are issues with equipment for the hundreds of thousands of men being sent to fight in Ukraine under President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization decree. Peskov said a newly-formed council created by Putin is working on resolving problems with equipment. “Vigorous measures taken to rectify the situation are already yielding the first positive results,” he said. Regional authorities are working on providing “the missing gear,” Peskov said, noting that Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov “is personally responsible for this” as part of Putin’s new council....

The message appeared on a media site for the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, and it included recommendations for citizens to be prepared for such an event. Newsweek could not independently verify that hackers were responsible for the post, though various Russian outlets—including those independent of the government—reported the agency called it the work of unauthorized outsiders. The since-deleted message cited “operational data” as a source about the supposed threat, which the warning said could come during the country’s upcoming celebration of Orthodox Easter on April 24....

“About 20 organizations are ready to negotiate registration and supply of the vaccine to their countries,” the Kremlin’s agricultural regulator, Rosselkhoznadzor, said on Friday. The first 17,000 doses of the animal vaccine are ready and companies from Germany, Greece, Poland, Austria, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Lebanon, Iran and Argentina have voiced interest in accessing the shots, Reuters reported. The first batch will be distributed to several regions only in Russia, but the Kremlin is ready to start shipping the shots abroad....

In its daily update, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that Russia has dealt with troop shortages by augmenting its forces with “tens of thousands of reservists since October.” This followed a partial mobilization that was announced the previous month by Russian President Vladimir Putin, although the draft was beset with complaints that it was botched. Despite this increase in personnel “a shortage of munitions highly likely remains the key limiting factor on Russian offensive operations,” the defense officials said....

Moscow’s ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora told the state-run Tass Russian News Agency on Monday there was “absolutely no reason to say that” Kim Yo Jong, who serves as first vice-department director of the ruling Korean Workers’ Party Central Committee “is being trained” to assume the role of supreme leader from her brother, Kim Jong Un. The elder, male Kim sibling inherited the position at the young age of 27 after his father’s death in 2011 and is believed to wield absolute authority in North Korea....