russia fears new incursions of volunteer formations into its territory ahead of the March 17 presidential election.
Democrats in the House of Representatives have collected more than 160 signatures out of 218 needed for a petition that would allow the aid package for Ukraine to be put to a vote, bypassing the speaker.
A drone attacked the FBU building in Belgorod, Russia. The attack damaged the building's facade and smashed windows.
Russian security forces conducted searches in Bakhchisarai and detained a delegate of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people, Edem Dudakov.
Zelenskiy thanked the United States for a new $300 million military aid package to meet Ukraine's urgent needs for artillery, anti-tank weapons, and air defense.
Russian attacks destroyed high-rise buildings in Sumy, Myrnohrad and Kryvyi Rih overnight. Three people went missing in Sumy, two people were killed in Myrnohrad, and four more in Kryvyi Rih.
During the day, Russians fired 405 times at 11 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, wounding two elderly women in Gulyaypol.
Kyiv has been warned of deteriorating weather conditions, with snow and ice on the roads expected by the morning of March 13, and a yellow alert has been issued.
The United States is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth up to $400 million.
The inauguration of the newly elected president of Russia will take place on May 7, followed by the appointment of the prime minister on May 8.
Telegram experienced an outage that affected users in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom. Most complained about problems connecting to servers, interruptions in the app, and the inability to send or receive messages.
Ukraine ranks first among the countries with the highest proportion of people with depression.
President Zelensky signed a law that allows clinics to store frozen reproductive cells of fallen soldiers for 3 years to preserve Ukraine's gene pool and ensure their right to biological parenthood.
The European Parliament adopted a directive criminalizing the violation and circumvention of EU sanctions, establishing uniform definitions and minimum penalties for such offenses.
In Kharkiv, the sound of an explosion was heard during an air raid.
Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, noted that Russian special services have repeatedly resorted to provocations and terrorist attacks against their own civilian population, suggesting that the threat of terrorist attacks in Moscow could be a scenario orchestrated by the Kremlin itself.
In Belarus, exercises under the guidance of Russian instructors, including mercenaries from the Wagner PMC, have begun to test the combat readiness of military units, but this is not supported by the Belarusian military.
Today, explosions destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region.
The National Agency for Finding, Tracing and Management of Assets Derived from Corruption and Other Crimes receives almost USD 1 million of seized funds of the former head of the High Commission in Chernihiv region.
A drone attacked an administrative building in Belgorod, Russia, causing injuries and damage to the building.
In the Donetsk region, Russian rocket fire on Selidove damaged at least 59 civilian objects, including 48 residential buildings, and wounded two women.
Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov emphasized the need to move from humanitarian aid to recovery efforts during a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine.
In the Tauride sector, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 44 Russian attacks and destroyed 38 pieces of Russian military equipment, including a Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile system and 5 ammunition depots.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee voted to exclude from the draft law on mobilization such restrictions as freezing accounts, bank cards, and driving restrictions for those who evade the draft.
A drone attack on an aircraft repair plant in Taganrog, Russia, damaged buildings associated with the A-50 fleet, demonstrating Ukraine's ability to strike strategically important targets that are considered safe by Russia.
President Zelenskyy signed the law on fair lobbying, which is necessary for the start of EU membership negotiations, defining lobbying rules, creating a transparency register, and regulating interaction between officials and stakeholders.
The Vatican clarified that Russia must first stop its aggression in Ukraine as a condition for negotiations to end the war, emphasizing that stopping aggression is the responsibility of the aggressor, not the victim.
Due to the electricity surplus, Ukraine transferred 1488 MWh of excess electricity to Poland. Russian shelling caused new damage to power grids in Dnipropetrovs'k and Chernihiv regions.
Zelenskyy believes that Macron has changed his position on Russia's "inevitable defeat" because Putin deceived him personally. Macron realized that protecting Ukraine means protecting France and Europe.
Zelenskyy clarified that Macron's offer of Western support, including potential deployment of troops, only concerns training of Ukrainian forces in various areas, not direct military intervention.
