Ukraine’s application for EU membership has been accepted, registered and is under consideration. Andrei Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine announced today, on 1 March, TASS News Agency reports.

It should be noted that on the morning of 28 February, President Volodymyr Zelensky applied to the European Union with a special procedure for Ukraine’s membership.

According to him, Ukrainians deserve EU membership. After the Russian invasion, several EU countries called for Ukraine’s membership prospects, and Slovakia offered to create a special procedure for Ukraine to join the EU. Yesterday, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated that she considers Ukraine to be “one of us” and that she wants to see Ukraine in the EU. However, she did not clarify what Ukraine’s chance of joining the EU are, especially under the accelerated program..

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that Ukraine has a clear European perspective, but right now “we have to fight the aggression.”

It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas.

“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The Donbas People’s Republics have appealed to Russia. I have decided to launch a special military operation in this regard,” Putin said in a televised address to Russian citizens.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 05:00 (07:00 Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.

The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced the preliminary number of victims and wounded.