Kharkiv
In Ukraine, more than 350 consumers in 4 settlements were deprived of gas supply due to damage to a steel gas pipeline in Kharkiv region, and 144 residents of apartments in Odesa were left without electricity due to a drone attack.
Rescuers extinguished a fire in a residential area of Okhtyrka district, Sumy region, that started as a result of a nighttime enemy shelling.
Russia's nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities forced the foreign minister to appeal to Western partners for weapons.
Russian forces shelled several settlements in Kharkiv region overnight, damaging infrastructure and killing one person.
Zelenskiy responded to the overnight Russian drone attack on Ukrainian cities, showing video of the damage and calling on partners to provide more air defense systems to protect civilians from further terror.
As a result of a russian drone strike on one of Kharkiv's districts, 3 women were injured. Houses, cars and garages were also damaged.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that it shot down 14 Shahed and Su-34 drones on the night of March 2.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 82 combat engagements took place over the day, in which russia launched 9 missile strikes, 100 air strikes and fired 161 times at Ukrainian troops and settlements from multiple launch rocket systems.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported a threat of ballistic missile use in the Kharkiv region.
An elderly man was killed when enemy troops destroyed his private house in the village of Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
The russian federation attacked Kharkiv using drones, setting two cars on fire, damaging buildings and garages, but causing no casualties.
Prime Minister Rutte discussed with President Zelenskyy how to speed up the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by reducing obstacles and promoting cooperation between the defense ministries of Ukraine and partner countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Ukraine needs to push russian troops away from Kharkiv to protect it from S-300 missile attacks, as otherwise it will be difficult to do so even with increased air defense.
During a briefing with President Zelenskiy in Kharkiv, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country is working to get F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as soon as possible to help Ukraine gain air superiority.
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands received a military briefing on the situation at the front from the Ukrainian military leadership during his visit to discuss continued military support.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte visited a school in the Kharkiv subway and talked to children about the fact that education continues despite the war.
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.
Russian troops shelled Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, wounding one resident and damaging private homes.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a draft law on the ratification of an agreement with Slovenia to provide over UAH 50 million for humanitarian demining in Ukraine.
In Kyiv and Kharkiv, law enforcement officers dismantled a drug trafficking network operating in 24 clandestine "drug treatment rooms" and a pharmacy, which sold over 10 kg of methadone under forged prescriptions worth over UAH 5 million.
Ukraine provides emergency assistance to the Polish power grid operator by supplying 400 MWh of electricity due to increased consumption in Ukraine due to cloud cover, which reduces solar energy output in some regions.
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 Ukrainian Air Force reported the destruction of 4 Shahed attack drones over the territory of Ukraine on the night of March 1.
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.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 83 combat engagements took place over the past day: russia launched 3 missile strikes, 91 air strikes and 142 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports a missile threat in the Kharkiv region.
The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration announced that families with children living in 18 frontline villages in the Velykoburlutsk and Vilkhuvata communities will be forcibly evacuated due to the danger from constant Russian shelling.
russians attacked the village of Shcherbynivtsi in Bakhmut district. The Russian air strike wounded three people and damaged residential buildings and outbuildings.
Ukrainian troops repelled numerous Russian attacks in various parts of the frontline and launched air strikes that destroyed Russian aircraft.
After the russian attack on the oil depot in Kharkiv, oil products were found in the city's drinking water pumps. Experts continue to check the sources of centralized and non-centralized water supply.