Academicians of the National Agrarian Academy of Ukraine (NAAU) on March 10 terminated all relations with the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) due to the military aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, and also withdrew from the foreign members of the RAS, according to the website of the academy.

"Unfortunately, the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as the core of the scientific community of Russia, did not take appropriate actions aimed at stopping the aggression of the Russian Federation against the people of Ukraine. Under the current conditions, we do not consider further cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences possible and with this statement we announce our withdrawal from the foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences," NAAU said in its message to RAS.

Eight Ukrainian academicians resigned as members of the RAS: V.Busol, V.Verhunov, P.Kovalenko, V.Rybalko, V.Saiko, P.Sabluk, B.Bedrenny and A.Shevchenko.

The academicians said that on February 24, 2022, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, without declaring war, carried out an act of military aggression against Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of civilians, including children, and the destruction of residential buildings, social, civil and scientific infrastructure.