NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia's war in Ukraine is not going as the Kremlin had planned. "Russia failed to take Kyiv. They're pulling back from around Kharkiv, their major offensive in Donbas has stalled. Russia is not achieving its strategic objectives," Stoltenberg said, adding Ukrainians are bravely defending their homeland, and allies delivered security assistance worth billions of dollars to help them to do so.
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Wednesday, March 4
"Ukraine purchases the electricity and does not receive it for free. So the Fico government will simply deprive Slovak companies of earnings, while Ukraine will receive this electricity from other sources," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhyi told the Kyiv Independent.
"Our military has the necessary capabilities. Ukrainian experts will work on site, and teams are already negotiating this," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russia's regular army has grown to 2,391,770 personnel. Of these, 1,502,640 will serve as active-duty troops — 2,640 more than before, according to the March 4 decree.
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"As requested by (Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban), you may take them with you directly onto the plane that brought you here," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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"We reserve the right to respond to any hostile attitude towards our country," Turkey's Defense Ministry said.
"There are no 'protected areas' for Russian military facilities," a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
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A woman has been arrested in connection to a suspected terrorist attack that killed a police officer and injured 25 others in the Western city of Lviv in the early hours of Sunday morning, Ukrainian authorities said.
Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.
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A Russian-flagged liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, has reportedly caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea, multiple media outlets reported on March 3.
The number includes 980 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russia launched 149 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, reporting that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 129.
The vessel will not be allowed to leave port until the bail is paid and a re-inspection confirms compliance with maritime regulations.
