National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that since October last year, Russia has amassed about 40,000 troops and 500 tanks near Kupyansk, but noted that not all of these forces are currently engaged in combat and that the Ukrainian defense is holding back the Russians.

The court extended until March 15 the detention of MP Nestor Shufrych, who is suspected of treason for assisting Russian agents in Ukraine.

Ukraine responds to Forbes article on Russian offensive in the Kupyansk sector.

The Center for Countering Disinformation has denied reports of the resignation of Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, calling the information spread in telegram channels fake.

Additional funds of UAH 720 billion can be raised from Ukraine's domestic resources to cover the needs of military mobilisation, as funds from international partners cannot be spent on the needs of the Armed Forces. Currently, no decision has been made on the number of mobilised or the source of funding has not yet been decided.

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov commented on the situation regarding the allegations of some telegram channels, and subsequently some media outlets, about the alleged resignation of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny.

The NSDC Secretary emphasized that the new draft law on mobilization in Ukraine should ensure fairness for all citizens, and that everyone has a duty to contribute to the defense of the state.

Currently, 40 countries are negotiating the establishment of a Special Tribunal to try Russia's top leaders for the crime of aggression. The Dutch government has offered to host such a tribunal. The OP emphasized that the establishment of an international rather than a hybrid tribunal would be the best way to lift the relevant immunities.

Ukraine has allocated 3 billion UAH from the state budget for humanitarian demining programs and is working to compensate farmers for clearing their land of mines before the sowing season.

President Zelenskyy enacted the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to create a State Register of Sanctions to ensure public access to up-to-date information on all sanctioned persons.

On Kruty Heroes Remembrance Day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored the memory of those who died in the struggle for Ukraine's independence. He laid flowers at the memorial signs, emphasizing that all the heroes who sacrificed themselves for the sake of Ukraine's freedom have forever gone down in the nation's history.