Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defense and Space
Increasing support to Ukraine will eventually cost EU less than letting Russia prevail
06 March 2026
Increasing support to Ukraine will eventually cost EU less than letting Russia prevail
Russian troops are increasing the use of heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicles in the Sloviansk sector.
Russian troops are attempting to completely capture Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in the Donetsk region.
The number of medical workers injured as a result of the Russian shelling of a hospital in Kherson has increased to two.
The defense industry of the Czech Republic is interested in supporting Ukraine because it is beneficial for itself.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 300 Ukrainian defenders and two civilians were returned from Russian captivity today.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 300 Ukrainian defenders and two civilians were returned from Russian captivity today.
Unmanned aerial vehicles of the Security Service of Ukraine struck the Yevpatoria aircraft repair plant and two Pantsir-S2 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems near the Dzhankoy airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Prosecutors upheld the sentence against a Russian commander who ordered 369 people to be held as “human shields” in the basement of a school in the village of Yahidne in the Chernihiv region.
Russians have again abducted people in the Sumy region: Nineteen civilians from the village of Sopych were taken from the Esman community abroad to Russia.
Over the past day, Russian troops have launched 1,127 strikes on the Donetsk region, resulting in injuries.
As of the morning of March 6, Russian attacks have left residents in four regions without power; electricity consumption has increased.
On the evening of March 5, Russian drones attacked a village in the Koriukivka community in the Chernihiv region, setting houses and farm buildings on fire and injuring a woman.
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, a large power substation was likely hit during a nighttime UAV attack, with a fire reported on its territory.
Russian troops attacked the Central district of Kherson overnight on March 6, damaging buildings.
Russian troops attacked the Central district of Kherson overnight on March 6, damaging buildings.
Over the past day, Russian troops attacked the regional center and 10 other settlements in the Kharkiv region, damaging railway infrastructure in two districts, an agricultural enterprise, and power grids.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 111 out of 141 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine since the evening of March 5.
An area mined by Russian invaders with anti-personnel mines has been discovered in Kherson, and residents are being urged not to travel through this area.
The collapse of an “axis of evil” ally is shattering Russia’s illusions of power
Over the past day, 136 combat clashes took place between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops. The enemy exerted the greatest pressure in the Huliaipole sector, while also showing high activity in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors.
In the Kherson region, one person was killed and four others were injured over the past day due to Russian aggression.
Two hundred Ukrainians have returned from Russian captivity as part of a prisoner exchange.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck 54 Russian air defense assets over the course of the winter.
Russia suffered approximately 1,271,350 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and March 6, 2026, with 950 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
The current escalation in the Middle East is a direct consequence of the destruction of international law that began with Russia.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that in Budapest Hungarian authorities effectively took seven Ukrainian citizens, employees of Oschadbank, hostage and seized the money they were transporting.
During a Russian drone attack on Kryvyi Rih, strikes were recorded on a nine-story residential building and an infrastructure enterprise, which sparked fires.
The Speaker of the lower house of the Polish parliament, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, discussed further support for Ukraine with the President of Romania, Nicusor Dan, during a meeting in Warsaw.
Germany is providing over EUR 200 million to protect Ukraine's civilian population and critical infrastructure.