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03 March 2026
The European Commission has stated that it has not yet received a letter from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in which he reportedly asked to increase pressure on Ukraine over the "undamaged" Druzhba pipeline. At the same time, the Commission announced a planned phone call between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that strikes on Iran's military targets are justified given Tehran's role in supplying weapons to Russia, but warned that the operation in the Middle East could affect Ukraine's access to air defense missiles and systems.
Due to differences in political and economic interests, the BRICS countries are unable to develop a coordinated position on Iran, indicating that this format is gradually losing its actual geopolitical influence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that the next round of trilateral talks between delegations from Ukraine, the United States and Russia, scheduled for this week, has not been postponed, though the meeting may take place in Europe or Turkey instead of Abu Dhabi.
In February, interceptor drones destroyed more than 70% of Russian Shahed-type attack drones over Kyiv and its outskirts.
As of the evening of March 2, the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel had no information about Ukrainians killed or wounded as a result of the hostilities.
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In the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, fragments of a downed drone damaged the windows of apartment buildings and vehicles.
A working group drafting legislative proposals for Ukraine’s post-war elections has spoken out against alternative voting methods such as online or postal voting.
Police in Odesa have uncovered representatives of a public organization who created a scheme to evade mobilization into the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU); five individuals have been detained.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, spoke with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, regarding a drone strike on a British airbase in the country.
02 March 2026
A court in Ulan-Ude has fined Anton Saikhiev, who was convicted in a case related to alleged links with the Azov Brigade, 30,000 rubles under a charge of "discrediting" the Russian army.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is aware that Croatia proposed supplying oil to Hungary, but the Hungarian government declined the proposal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that when the Druzhba oil pipeline was restored after its first damage, Ukrainian citizens were injured, yet there were no calls from Hungary or Slovakia urging Russia not to strike the pipeline.
Russia will not be able to provide substantial assistance to Iran because all of its combat-capable forces are engaged in the war against Ukraine.
Trade turnover between the European Union and Russia at the end of 2025 fell to the lowest level in recorded history, and Russia has effectively lost its status as one of the key trading partners of a united Europe.
A large number of members of the lower house of the Czech parliament believe it is necessary to support Ukraine and Ukrainian war refugees.
Around 250,000 Ukrainians are currently staying in the Middle East. Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to provide them with effective consular assistance and is considering all possible scenarios and response options, including evacuation.
The Kremlin claims that the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials during a U.S. and Israeli attack has not affected Moscow’s position on negotiations related to the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced that new decisions aimed at strengthening the country's defense will be introduced in the near future.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he has not received any request from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding the involvement of Ukrainian experts to shoot down Iranian drones in the Persian Gulf.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the key targets of Russia's new strikes will be the water supply and logistics infrastructure.
In the island part of the Kherson region, the enemy continues drone and artillery strikes, but the Defense Forces maintain control of the situation and destroy attempts by the adversary to move.
Russian troops are conducting assault operations along the border between the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, but the Defense Forces are holding their positions and launching counterattacks.
In the Kherson region, four people were killed and five others injured over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian attacks.
On Monday, the Israeli military carried out strikes on targets belonging to the Hezbollah group in Lebanon in response to missile and drone launches by militants toward Israel.
In parts of Ukraine on Monday, March 2, from 08:00 until the end of the day, hourly electricity outage schedules will apply for household consumers, while industrial users will face power restrictions.
01 March 2026
In the private sector of Sumy, an enemy UAV damaged a residential building, breaking more than 10 windows.
In Malynivka, Kharkiv region, emergency rescue operations were completed on the territory of the enterprise after the Russian attack on February 20, where the bodies of four people were recovered.