Julia Shramko
Ukraine and the Netherlands sign a bilateral security agreement that provides for €2 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year and further defense assistance over the next ten years.
Today, Ukrainian defenders destroyed an X-59 guided missile over Kryvyi Rih district of Dnipropetrovs'k region.
The Ukrainian Air Force warned that a guided missile, possibly an X-59, was fired toward Kirovohrad region.
After reports of explosions in Sevastopol and the surrounding areas, smoke appeared over the bay, and there were reports of hits in Sevastopol and in the Saksky district, as well as an "arrival" in Gvardeyskoye.
Traffic on the Crimean bridge was suspended and an air alert was declared in Sevastopol after local telegram channels and media reported about 5 explosions in Sevastopol and explosions were also heard in Yevpatoria.
The mild weather in early March will help curb the rise in energy prices in Europe, serving as a reminder of the effects of climate change.
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine denies reports that electricity tariffs are being raised and states that all such statements are fake news aimed at destabilizing public sentiment.
Canada is open to sending a limited number of military personnel to train Ukrainian troops in Ukraine.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană said that Russia uses nuclear threats to intimidate, NATO sees no immediate threat of Russia using these weapons, although such statements undermine trust.
China calls on nuclear powers to maintain strategic stability and resolve issues through dialogue in response to Putin's nuclear threats.
According to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the preliminary agenda for the next plenary week of the parliament does not include draft laws on mobilization and the report of the head of the SBU on wiretapping of journalists.
NATO's deputy secretary general says the Alliance has no plans to send troops to Ukraine.
NATO's Deputy Secretary General said that Ukraine will eventually join NATO, but he could not say when exactly.
The United States joined 44 countries that initiated an OSCE investigation into Russia's arbitrary detention of Ukrainian civilians and other abuses.
Russian troops attacked Chernihiv and Sumy regions using drones, aircraft, artillery, mortars, and multiple launch rocket systems, firing a total of 17 times at the border areas.
Andriy Yusov said that Ukraine has repeatedly appealed to Russia to hand over the bodies.
The U. S. Department of Defense believes that without U.S. assistance, Ukraine will be at a disadvantage in terms of artillery and air defense.
The British government has privately called on Germany to provide Ukraine with Taurus long-range missiles and expressed irritation at comments made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who questioned possible British intervention in Ukraine.
In 2023, the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language received 3,692 appeals regarding violations of Ukrainian language legislation, most of them from Kyiv and three regions.
The U. S. House of Representatives will consider additional aid to Ukraine after passing a budget to finance the U.S. government.
Due to increased water discharges from the Kyiv Reservoir, the water level in the Dnipro River in Kyiv has risen by 65 cm over the past 8 days, which has led to initial flooding of floodplains, but does not pose a threat to the city.
The U. S. Congress approved a fourth short-term funding extension for federal agencies through March 8 and March 22 to avoid a government shutdown.
Russian troops fired artillery and dropped bombs on several settlements in the Sumy region of Ukraine, causing 16 explosions.
Zara is preparing to reopen 50 of its more than 80 stores in Ukraine, which it closed after Russia's invasion in February 2022.
Two Russian servicemen were wounded and the Pantsir-S1 air defense system was damaged by drones near the village of Golovchino, Belgorod Region, Russia.
Several settlements in the Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from Russian troops, causing damage to infrastructure and injuries among the civilian population.
Three drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defense in Dnipropetrovs'k region, while Russian troops shelled Nikopol district with artillery, no one was injured.
A 71-year-old man was killed and a 68-year-old woman was injured as a result of a rocket attack by Russians on the town of Yulivka, Zaporizhzhia region, and in total, the occupiers fired more than 200 times at 11 settlements in the area.
The Russian military shelled several settlements in the Kherson region of Ukraine, damaging residential buildings, private houses, a school, vehicles and injuring two people.
As of the end of February, farmers in four regions of Ukraine started sowing 22. 3 thou hectares of spring wheat, barley and peas.