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BREAKING: NATO intercepts Iranian missile heading toward Turkey in first such incident
"We reserve the right to respond to any hostile attitude towards our country," Turkey's Defense Ministry said.

'The attack was organized by Russia' — Suspected terrorist strike in Lviv kills 2, injures 24
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.

Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure
Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.

Putin to host Hungary's FM to discuss Budapest-Kyiv rift over Druzhba pipeline
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed support for Slovakia and Hungary in the dispute over the Druzhba oil pipeline, accusing Ukraine of "blackmail."

Russian tanker on fire in Mediterranean Sea, Moscow accuses Ukraine of sea drone attack
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.

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,269,500 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 980 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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