In 2023, the Ministry of Defense identified 200 illegally seized land plots with a total area of more than 170 hectares worth more than UAH 300 million in Lviv, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, and Poltava regions and sent reports to law enforcement agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice.
A mobile pharmacy has been launched in Mykolaiv Oblast to provide access to medicines, including those under the Affordable Medicines program, for residents of five frontline settlements.
Around half of Ukraine's regions have started sowing wheat, barley, peas and oats, with the largest areas already planted in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky and Vinnytsia regions.
Police dismantled the warhead of an enemy drone stuck 55 meters high in a windmill propeller in Mykolaiv region.
Another massive nighttime attack by Russian drones in southern Ukraine resulted in damage to an infrastructure facility and a fire in Odesa region, and air defense units shot down 30 Shahed drones in several regions.
On the night of March 8, the Ukrainian military shot down 33 of the 37 Shahed drones launched by russia during the attack on the southern and eastern regions.
Hostile unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted in many regions of Ukraine, including Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Dnipro and Donetsk oblasts.
Ukraine's Air Force reports activity of Iranian Shahed drones in northeastern Mykolaiv region moving north, and another group moving northwest along the border of Mykolaiv and Odesa regions. Also, a group of Shahed in Kirovohrad region is moving in the direction of Uman.
1946 cultural infrastructure facilities, 317 of which were destroyed, were damaged or destroyed as a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine as of February 25, 2024, according to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy.
On March 6 and 7, the enemy fired artillery at settlements in Mykolaiv region, without causing any casualties.
A large-scale fire burned down 5 hectares of reeds in the Kostiantynivska community of Mykolaiv region after someone deliberately set fire to the reeds.
More than 1,000 Ukrainian families have already used the compensation certificates to purchase new housing since the launch of the program for destroyed housing earlier this year.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 86 combat engagements, 4 missile attacks, 106 air strikes and 154 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems by russian troops over the past day.
As a result of the russian aggression, 945 objects of Ukraine's cultural heritage were damaged, including 128 of national importance.
FAO will provide free spring wheat seeds to small and medium-sized Ukrainian farms with an area of 10 to 500 hectares from 9 regions located near the conflict zones.
Russian occupants shelled two settlements in Mykolaiv region with artillery, no one was injured.
In Mykolaiv region, police detained a 50-year-old man who kidnapped an 8-year-old girl and took her to a dugout; psychologists are now working with the traumatized child.
According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine will soon reach 30 million tons of grain exports through the Black Sea shipping corridor.
Russian troops shelled the outskirts of Ochakiv and damaged a building with a ballistic missile, but there were no casualties.
The Air Force has warned of an enemy missile heading for Kirovohrad region.
The Ukrainian Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat from the south, with air raid sirens sounding in many regions.
Explosions occurred in Dnipro, prompting an air raid alert in Dnipropetrovs'k, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions of Ukraine.
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 reports that several groups of Iranian-made Shahed drones are moving toward Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.
Odesa Oblast Governor Kiper called on international partners to provide assistance now, not after the war, as Ukraine is now acting as a shield to prevent further Russian aggression in Europe.
Vocational schools in 7 regions of Ukraine will introduce a new Civilian Drone Operator curriculum to teach students how to fly drones, which are increasingly used in agriculture, rescue operations, and war documentation.
An fsb agent who spied on Ukrainian military training grounds under the guise of an instructor is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason and illegal possession of ammunition.
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 head of the Mykolaiv regional administration said that on March 1, russian troops attacked the waters of the Ochakiv community in Mykolaiv region.