Ukraine

The German Ministry of Defense confirmed the authenticity of the intercepted conversation between the Air Force officers, but could not confirm the accuracy of the details discussed due to possible changes.

The President of Ukraine stated that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has all the authority to make any personnel changes in the army and expects a report from him with proposals for further changes.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on international partners to urgently provide more air defense equipment to protect Ukrainian cities from Russian drone strikes.

The head of Germany's defense committee calls for increased security measures amid reports of wiretapping of German officers by russia.

Rescuers in Odesa have pulled the bodies of a mother and her three-month-old child from the rubble after Russians targeted a residential building.

Germany has provided Ukraine with 50,000 first aid kits, which will soon be transferred to the army. In total, Ukraine has contracted half a million first aid kits for the Defense Forces.

The French foreign minister assured that there is no conflict between France and Germany in supporting Ukraine, despite disagreements between Macron and Scholz over arms supplies.

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.

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine said that Russians deliberately attacked a residential building in Odesa that was not located near military facilities.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the alleged leak of a recording of an online conference of high-ranking German Air Force officers is being thoroughly and quickly investigated.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has begun testing new modular body armor that functions as a life jacket in contact with water to save the lives of servicemen.

The satellite town of Khmelnytsky NPP Netishyn will partially restrict entry and exit from the city through checkpoints, but will allow entry via approved routes due to the introduction of martial law in Ukraine.

The speaker of the Hungarian parliament has signed Sweden's ratification of NATO membership and sent it to the president's office for publication after lawmakers approved it, ending months of delay in finalizing Sweden's security accession to the alliance amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Four Israeli citizens staged a shooting on the street in Uman, were ordered to return to their country of origin by March 4, and one of them was banned from entering Ukraine until 2027.

Russia has probably stopped flying its A-50 support aircraft in Ukraine after losing two planes, which will significantly impair its situational awareness and ability to support ground forces.

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.

Russian and Belarusian companies failed to agree on a price for manufacturing parts for the Grad MLRS.

A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that they have received additional tools to counter Russian aircraft, making the enemy feel less free in the sky.

Russia's nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities forced the foreign minister to appeal to Western partners for weapons.

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.

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.

A 9-story building in Odesa was destroyed by russian shelling, killing 2 people and injuring 7. Also, 7 residents of the building are not in touch.

Air defense forces in southern Ukraine shot down 7 Iranian kamikaze drones over Odesa region. The 8th hit a part of a 9-story residential building. As a result, 1 person was killed and 7 were injured, including a pregnant woman and a child.

Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets met with the British Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris to discuss the UK's support for Ukraine and the return of children, prisoners of war and hostages abducted by russia.

Today, March 2, marks the Day of the CD, an event in honor of one of the greatest inventions in human history. The first prototypes of CDs were presented in Europe and Japan in 1979. A year later, Philips and Sony joined forces to start working on CDs for the general public.

The Crimean Tatar coffee tradition is recognized as part of the intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine.

In the occupied territories, russia has launched a so-called festival of youth aimed at spreading pro-kremlin propaganda during putin's election campaign.

Chess player sergey karyakin visited occupied Avdiivka to support russian soldiers.

The Ukrainian government has approved a bill to restore state power in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.