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In the area of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration in the Donetsk region, signs have been recorded that Russian troops are preparing to intensify offensive operations with the involvement of accumulated reserves.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to include European representatives in the current trilateral negotiations on ending Russia's war against Ukraine, stressing that no agreement can be reached without Europe's participation.
As of now, 14 countries and the EU have refused to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2026 Paralympic Games.
Russian forces are using more drones against civilian infrastructure. In particular, the number of FPV drones has increased, and a fiber-optic drone has already been recorded on Kharkiv's ring road, although there have been many more attempts to use them against the city.
Support for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia remains Germany's top priority despite the escalation in the Middle East.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented state awards to volunteers, doctors, educators, scientists, cultural figures, athletes and journalists. Among the recipients was Takashi Hirano, a journalist with Ukrinform.
Restoring the Kherson Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHPP) in its current condition is pointless, as it no longer meets modern requirements. Instead, decentralizing heat supply is necessary.
Russian troops attacked a civilian vehicle in the Mykolaiv rural community in Sumy region, injuring three people.
In Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, emergency and rescue operations have been completed at the site of an airstrike carried out by Russian forces on Monday, March 2.
Three people, including two children, were injured as a result of a missile strike on railway infrastructure in the Odesa region.
Since the start of the day, 48 combat clashes have occurred between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the Russian troops. The enemy is most active in the Huliaipole, Pokrovsk, and Kostiantynivka sectors.
A 64-year-old woman was killed in the Zolochiv community of the Bohodukhiv district in the Kharkiv region as a result of Russian shelling.
Explosions were heard in temporarily occupied Crimea on February 4. Loud blasts were reported in the Saky district, Simferopol, from the direction of Belbek airfield, and in Hvardiiske.
Mirage 2000 fighter jets are equipped with powerful radars and weapons capable of detecting and neutralizing low-profile cruise missiles and strike drones such as Shahed, Geran, and Gerbera.
On the night of March 4, Russian air defense forces shot down a Russian Defense Ministry Mi-8 military helicopter in Russia’s Rostov region.
The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) has extended restrictions on night flights in eastern Poland for another three months, until June 9.
On the night of March 2, Ukraine’s Security Service, together with the Defense Forces of Ukraine, struck the sea minesweeper Valentin Pikul. Two anti-submarine warfare ships, Yeysk and Kasimov, also sustained serious damage.
Fighting is ongoing in the eastern part of Hryshyne, Donetsk region, as Russian forces are attempting to advance toward the central areas of the village.
The Slovak government on Wednesday approved the termination of a contract between the Slovak electricity transmission system operator SEPS and Ukraine.
Ukraine's Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, Olexander Scherba, declined to make an entry in the book of condolences opened by the Iranian Embassy in South Africa for the deceased Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's military leadership.
On the night of March 4, a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle hit the village of Vilshany in the Kharkiv region, injuring two women and a man.
Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) will not show Russian and Belarusian athletes during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics, interrupting the broadcast as part of a boycott in protest against the decision of the International Paralympic Committee to allow them to compete under their national flags.
Russia is conducting disinformation campaigns around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in order to hide its crimes or shift responsibility for them onto Ukraine, manipulating the IAEA mission and seeking to "normalize" the seizure of the Ukrainian plant.
Russia's all-out war against Ukraine has significantly altered the balance of power in the Middle East and limited Moscow's ability to influence regional developments.
Russia has intensified its attacks on railway infrastructure, with rolling stock among the main targets. In the first days of March alone, 41 facilities were damaged.
An explosives expert, Artur Horelov, was killed in the settlement of Bilenke in the Donetsk region as a result of a Russian drone strike.
Fighters of the special unmanned aerial systems unit Lasar's Group of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed a Russian S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system in Russia's Belgorod region.
The only cause of power outages at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is Russian false flag sabotage operations and military strikes, according to Greenpeace Ukraine.
In Kherson, a 76-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were killed as a result of Russian shelling, and criminal proceedings have been launched.