Children may still be trapped under the rubble of the apartment building that was hit in the March 2 drone attack on Odesa, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 3. Several Ukrainian regions were Source : kyivindependent.com/zelensky-…
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Amy B. Zegart
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Zelensky: More children may still be trapped under rubble at site of Odesa drone attack
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UK Defense Ministry: Average number of daily Russian losses reaches new high in February
The average number of estimated Russian casualties in February was approximately 983 per day, marking an all-time high since the start of the full-scale invasion, the U.K. Defense Ministry wrote in it Source : kyivindependent.com/uk-defens…
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I barely survived the Ukrainian withdrawal from Avdiivka
Editor’s note: The Kyiv Independent and The Counteroffensive are going to hold a joint event this month! KI’s Toma Istomina and our own Tim Mak will be talking about how we’re telling the human storie Source : …
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Governor: Russian forces shell Kherson Oblast, killing 1
Russian forces shelled the village of Poniativka overnight on March 3, killing one man, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. The 58-year-old man’s body was retrieved from underneath th Source : …
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Ukraine wins gold and bronze at first stage of Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix
The Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics team won two medals at the start of the Grand Prix in Tartu, Estonia. Victoriia Onoprienko and Taisiia Onofriichuk won gold and bronze, respectively, in the women’s a Source : www.weareukraine.info/ukraine-w…
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Russian Media Monitoring: “Macron and NATO troops to Ukraine”
Russian Media Monitoring: “Macron and NATO troops to Ukraine” (February 26th–March 3rd) Written by Matt Wickham, UCMC/HWAG analyst This week, Russian propaganda is in a frenzy over the question of whe Source : uacrisis.org/en/russia…
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Brave1 Defense Technology Cluster allocates $3 million for defense innovation
Since April 2023, the Brave1 Defense Technology Cluster has funded 173 grants totaling over $3 million for developers creating weapons innovations. Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhai Source : www.weareukraine.info/brave1-de…
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Air Force: Russian air activity over Ukraine reduced after recent significant aircraft losses
Russian air activity over Ukraine has reduced over the past week after the Russian military suffered significant aircraft losses, Yuri Ihnat, the Air Force’s spokesperson, confirmed in a comment to Uk Source : …
Delays in Air Defence and Other Support Cost Many Lives – Zelenskyy after Odesa Drone Strike
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Russian FM: Russia, China agree on need for Moscow to participate in Ukrainian talks
The political and diplomatic settlements are impossible without Moscow’s involvement in Ukrainian talks, the Russian foreign ministry said on March 3 after the meeting of Russian Deputy Foreign Minist Source : …
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Can Transnistria pose danger to Moldova, Ukraine?
When there was no mention of Transnistria — Moldova’s Russia-led breakaway republic — in Vladimir Putin’s speech on Feb. 29, Moldovans sighed with relief. A day prior, the leaders of the unrecognized Source : …
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Prosecutor’s Office: Russian strikes on Donetsk Oblast towns wound 5
Russian troops shelled the towns of Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast overnight on March 3, injuring five people, the regional prosecutor’s office reported. Civilians in Donetsk Oblast settleme Source : kyivindependent.com/prosecuto…
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State Border Guard: All border crossings with Poland remain blocked
All six checkpoints at the Ukrainian-Polish border remain blocked due to the ongoing Polish farmers’ protests, State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on March 3 on national television. Source : kyivindependent.com/state-bor…
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Update: Death toll of Russian attack against Odesa rises to 9
The death toll of a Russian drone attack against Odesa on March 2 has risen to nine as another body was found in the rubble, the State Emergency Service reported. The overnight strike hit a multi-stor Source : kyivindependent.com/update-de…
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General Staff: Russia has lost 416,800 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 416,800 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on March 3. This number includes 1,160 c Source : …
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Russia claims it destroyed 38 drones over Crimea
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that overnight on March 3, its forces allegedly intercepted and destroyed 38 drones over Russian-occupied Crimea. No casualties were reported. Earlier explosions w Source : kyivindependent.com/russia-cl…
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CIUS: 4 myths about Ukraine that are not true
Editor’s note: The Kyiv Independent is exclusively re-publishing reports prepared by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) of the University of Alberta. CIUS launched its Media Monitoring Source : kyivindependent.com/cius-3/
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Journalist Ihar Karnei to be tried in Belarus for 'participation in extremist group'
Ihar Karnei, a former freelance journalist with Radio Svaboda, the Belarus service of the U.S. Congress-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), will be tried in Minsk on March 19. Source : kyivindependent.com/journalis…
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Update from Ukraine | Minus two planes for Ruzzia | Ukraine attacks using M2 Bradley. Unique Video
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Traffic shut down on Crimean Bridge amid reports of explosions
Russian proxy authorities in occupied Crimea shut down traffic on the Crimean Bridge in the early hours of March 3, amid reports of explosions in Feodosia. Authorities announced that vehicle traffic w Source : kyivindependent.com/traffic-s…
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Ukrainian forces have stopped advancement of Russian troops near Avdiivka, claims brigade officer
The advancement of Russian troops near Avdiivka has been stopped, according to Major Serhiy Tsekhotskiy, an officer of the 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Yakov Handziuk. During a Source : www.uawire.org/ukrainian…
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Lithuania announces deadline for Russian-registered cars to leave country
Lithuanian Customs announced that all persons with Russian-registered vehicles have until March 11 to re-register the cars in Lithuania or leave the country and the EU altogether. Lithuania, Latvia, a Source : kyivindependent.com/lithuania…
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Finland's defense minister calls for increased Western support for Ukraine
Finland’s Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen from the National Coalition Party has urged the West to bolster its support for Ukraine. He stated that Europe has not fully comprehended the gravity of the Source : www.uawire.org/finland-s…