National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine

Two penal colonies will be closed in the Krasnoyarsk region of Russia, as almost all prisoners were sent to the war against Ukraine.

Russia is launching a powerful campaign to discredit Ukraine's top military and political leadership for 3-4 months, linked to the topic of the elections in Ukraine.

Russians raided homes and threatened people with weapons to force them to vote in the illegal "presidential elections of the Russian Federation" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

The United States condemns the fake elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories and will never recognize their legitimacy or results, reaffirming its position that Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions and Crimea are part of sovereign Ukraine.

Ukraine will not recognize the presidential elections in Russia in 2024, calling them a "farce" and stating that Russia has not had free and fair elections for a long time, as the electoral process is regularly interfered with and favors pro-government candidates.

Kyiv will not ask for permission to strike at Russian military-industrial facilities that supply the Russian army, and strikes on such facilities will continue, says Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.

49 people were wounded in a Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih, 10 adults and 7 children are still in hospital, while Russians continued to attack the Dnipropetrovs'k region, targeting the Nikopol district. No casualties were reported.

The court extended the arrest of MP Nestor Shufrych, who is suspected of treason and financing russian troops, for another two months - until May 11.

A parliamentary committee is expected to begin considering amendments to the draft law on mobilization, to which more than 4,000 amendments have been submitted.

"The State Logistics Operator has signed contracts to supply food to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 4 sectors following the first round of bids.

Against the backdrop of new military inspections in belarus, the Center for Countering Information emphasizes that there is no threat of invasion of Ukraine from belarus, as russia does not have enough forces to invade.

Fugitive oligarch Konstantin Zhevago is preparing a large-scale discrediting campaign against the State Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating his alleged attempts to bankrupt the Poltava Mining and Processing Plant to preserve his personal assets and avoid financial liabilities.

Two MPs from the Servant of the People party, members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, have questioned the new transparent system of food procurement for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite their questionable ties to pro-Russian figures and companies.

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.

A part of the Chornobyl Reserve along the border will be transferred to military units of the State Border Guard Service to form defense lines.

Reports of deforestation in Belarus for Russia's offensive against Kyiv are not true, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

U. S. congressmen from both parties have called on the Pentagon to provide Ukraine with ATACMS missiles to help defend itself against Russia.

The government's draft law on mobilization may be put to a vote in the Ukrainian parliament by the end of March.

Ukraine will not have contact with the current Kremlin leadership until there is a fair trial and punishment for crimes committed in Ukraine, said Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council.

Fedir Venislavsky suggested that the right to impose sanctions on suppliers who do not fulfill their obligations to government customers, such as the Ministry of Defense, could be expanded at the legislative level.

Russia spreads fake news about the evacuation of civil servants from Kherson before the alleged offensive to increase panic.

The DIU said that russia's statement about its readiness to return the bodies from the downed IL-76 aircraft is nothing new, as Ukraine demanded an international investigation into the incident, but russia refused.

Russia is once again speculating on the downing of the Russian IL-76 near Belgorod, while Ukraine is demanding a transparent international investigation and access to the crash site.

The curfew in Zaporizhzhia and the region will last from midnight to 5 a. m. on March 1.

According to Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, russia now has special units that interfere in the elections of every European country using artificial intelligence, which significantly strengthens its disinformation campaigns.

The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine believes that for a long time Europeans have ignored the threats posed by russia.

According to the NSDC Secretary, Russian agents distribute more than 166 million posts on social media every week as part of a disinformation campaign against Ukraine, of which more than 36 million are aimed at discrediting officials.

According to Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Ukraine's airspace will remain closed until security guarantees are provided.

President Zelenskyy is conducting an audit of Ukraine's army institutions and reserves to assess weaknesses and ensure that all military personnel are serving at the front.

Russia did not plan for a long war, and each additional month of fighting leads to catastrophic consequences for its economy and internal situation.