The fortifications in Zaporizhzhia region consist of anti-tank ditches, dragon's teeth, communication routes, firing positions and shelters built according to standard designs of the Ministry of Defense to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities.
The Minister of Justice proposed to mobilize 50,000 convicts who have served their sentences to defend Ukraine, pending a legislative initiative by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Law enforcement officers and border guards seized over a thousand rounds of ammunition, grenades, money and drugs from a group of arms dealers in Sumy region.
The enemy is attacking Chasovyi Yar around the clock, but there are no tactical territorial successes so far, said the deputy commander of the 92nd separate mechanized air assault battalion.
About 2,300 trucks are waiting to enter Ukraine as Polish farmers continue to block traffic at six border crossings, with the most difficult situation at Yahodyn and Shehyni, but protesters have decided to temporarily suspend the blockade of the Krakivets checkpoint until about February 13.
Every day, border guards detect about 10 forged documents, including those allegedly issued by military registration and enlistment offices to prevent conscripts from traveling abroad illegally.
President Zelenskiy announces that the Hetman Ivan Mazepa corvette under construction in Turkey will be ready to serve Ukraine this year, strengthening Ukraine's naval capabilities.
Ukraine and Turkey signed important defense agreements and agreed on joint projects to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the defense sector.
Zelenskyy rejected Erdogan's proposal to hold a peace summit with Russia, saying that Ukraine cannot invite those who block, destroy and kill everything, and wants to achieve a just peace first before involving Russia.
Turkish President Erdogan said that Turkey is ready to host a peace summit, which will include Russia, to negotiate an end to the war with Ukraine.
Ukraine and Turkey have signed an agreement to establish a system for the electronic exchange of preliminary information on goods and vehicles moving between the two countries.
The Ukrainian Football Association has created an Expert Group on Gender Equality in Football to ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and men in football.
Due to the mobilization of most of the male population to the occupier's army and the lack of housing, there is a shortage of public transport drivers and vehicles in russian-occupied Donetsk.
The EU will approve the draft negotiation framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU after Ukraine completes four additional points of "homework" on its way to membership.
Military support for Ukraine will increase: this year, the EU and its member states plan to provide Ukraine with an additional 21 billion euros.
Ukraine will receive €4. 5 billion from the EU in March and €1.5 billion in April as the first tranches of the Ukraine Facility program.
Ukraine is ready to take further coordinated steps with the EU's neighboring countries and the European Commission to unblock the borders, restore exports and transit of Ukrainian products.
The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces detected a russian R-330 Zhitel electronic warfare system, transmitted its coordinates to missile and artillery units, after which it was destroyed by a HIMARS missile strike with the crew.
Ukrainian cyber activists received documentation on Russian missiles, including a full analysis of the X-32 missile and its modifications, which allowed them to thwart Russian plans to destroy Ukraine's energy infrastructure and save Ukrainian lives.
On March 7, russian troops shelled Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, with Uragan MLRS and artillery, killing two civilians, a 64-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, injuring another person and damaging residential buildings.
Defense Ministry specialists collected 55 tons of scrap metal from the remains of Russian military equipment in Kharkiv region, which will be delivered to a base in Poltava region for further processing.
The Czech Republic has raised the total amount needed to purchase 800,000 shells for Ukraine. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala noted that Ukraine needs support now more than ever.
On March 9, demonstrations will be held in Berlin and Hamburg to demand the return of Ukrainian military and civilian prisoners held by Russia, as well as compliance with the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of prisoners.
President Zelenskyy thanked the team of the Oscar-nominated documentary 20 Days in Mariupol for exposing Russia's atrocities against Ukrainians to the world.
Kuleba called on allied countries to urgently provide Ukraine with weapons and ammunition in larger quantities and at a faster pace to help repel Russian attacks and liberate the occupied territories.
Former MP Serhiy Pashynsky's appeal against his arrest on charges of misappropriation of oil products worth UAH 967 million was denied.
Due to the security situation, forced evacuation of children was introduced in four settlements of Donetsk region. It is noted that a total of 28 children are to be evacuated with their parents or other legal representatives.
The German government has extended the trust management of Rosneft's shares in three German refineries for another six months to allow the Russian company to voluntarily sell its shares instead of expropriating them.
Lubinets demands an internal investigation into the police's inadequate response to reports of passers-by being beaten in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Ukraine's National Security Committee continued discussions but did not vote on 4,195 amendments to the mobilization bill, failing to make any decision after hours of negotiations.
