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[00:12:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast over 120 times. Russia fired at six communities in Sumy Oblast on March 3, damaging multiple homes, the Sumy Oblast military administration reported.

[01:12:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡FT: Ukraine appeals to EU to provide 250,000 artillery shells per month. In a letter obtained by the Financial Times, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov appealed to his counterparts to provide Kyiv with 250,000 artillery shells a month to ease a critical shortage.

[02:57:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Death toll from Russia's March 2 attack on Zaporizhzhia rises to 7. Rescuers retrieved seven bodies from the remains of a residential building in Zaporizhzhia destroyed by a Russian missile strike on March 2, State Emergency Service in Zaporizhzhia Oblast reported.

[03:57:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Reuters: US sanctions 6 Russians over arrest of opposition politician Kara-Murza. On March 3, the U.S. imposed sanctions on six Russians who, it said, were involved in the arrest, prosecution or abuse of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza.

[03:57:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: The politician was detained in the spring of 2022 after speaking out against the war in Ukraine.

[06:42:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ISW: Ukrainian forces appear to set conditions for controlled fighting withdrawal from parts of Bakhmut. Geolocated footage from March 3 confirms that Ukrainian troops have destroyed two critical bridges in the Bakhmut area, the Institute for the Study of War reported.

[06:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: "The preemptive destruction of bridges likely indicates that Ukrainian troops may seek to inhibit Russian movement in eastern Bakhmut and limit potential westward Russian egress routes out of Bakhmut," the experts said.

[07:12:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Media: Public data suggests over 16,000 Russian soldiers have been killed during first year of all-out war. At least 16,071 Russian soldiers have died since Feb. 24, 2022, according to BBC Russia, which carries out a name-by-name count of the dead together with Mediazona.

[07:12:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: One year into the war, the number of Russian military casualties verified through open sources has now surpassed the officially confirmed number of deaths of Soviet soldiers during the nine-year war in Afghanistan.

[07:12:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡European Parliament President Roberta Metsola arrives in Ukraine. Roberta Metsola returned to Ukraine on the evening of March 3 for her second visit to the country since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

[07:12:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Death toll in Russia's missile attack on Zaporizhzhia rises to 10. Rescuers retrieved the bodies of three more people from the remains of a residential building in Zaporizhzhia hit by the Russian forces, Ukraine's Emergency Service in Zaporizhzhia Oblast said on March 4. https://t.co/fDxW2BljJ9

[07:12:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: As of 7 a.m. on March 4, ten people are known to have been killed by the Russian attack, including a child. The emergency service reported that first responders had rescued 11 people, two cats and a dog. Twenty people were evacuated from a heavily damaged residential building.

[07:27:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Russian forces shell Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Russia attacked the communities of Nikopol and Marhanets overnight on March 4, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Serhii Lysak reported. Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration/Serhii Lysak https://t.co/xjDynEPUSA

[07:57:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: Both the West and Ukraine have highlighted the shortage of high-precision missiles faced by Russia for months. But Russia’s much larger stocks of air defense missiles, which it has been using for attacks, may pose a much greater threat to Ukraine. https://t.co/j1IWG3URXl

[08:27:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Special Operations Forces Commander comes to Bakhmut. Viktor Khorenko visited Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast on March 4 to inspect the positions of his units. He praised the soldiers' dedication and hard work despite the difficult conditions they face. Special Operations Forces https://t.co/VvbmlXfeTJ

[09:27:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Der Spiegel: German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall in talks about building tank plant in Ukraine. Estimated to cost around 200 million euros, the plant could produce up to 400 Panther main battle tanks per year, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on March 4.

[09:27:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: Armin Papperger, the head of Rheinmetall, described the negotiations with the Ukrainian government as "promising" and hoped for a decision within the next two months. https://t.co/xRO7PcqkhM

[09:27:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ UK Defense Ministry: Russia advances in Bakhmut area. The Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk Oblast is under "increasingly severe pressure," with intense fighting taking place in and around the city, the U.K. Defense Ministry said on March 4. https://t.co/zdcr1oX72b

[10:27:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces launched attacks on eight regions across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, killing at least four and wounding 12, local authorities said early on March 4. https://t.co/nQXMhtkEIZ

[10:42:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/CgIwc7xROz

[10:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Zelensky meets with European Parliament President in Lviv. President Zelensky thanked Roberta Metsola for her leadership in supporting Ukraine and for the EU Parliament's decision to grant the country the status of a candidate for EU membership in June. President's Office https://t.co/m7HmVI0Zs0

[10:42:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: Metsola promised that cooperation between Ukraine and the EU's parliament would "only grow stronger." https://t.co/ZX3vSx3LDP

[11:12:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Race for NABU chief narrows to three candidates. On March 4, the commission responsible for electing the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau announced three candidates who will continue to compete for the position. The Cabinet of Ministers will select the winner.

[11:12:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: The appointment of an independent NABU chief who is free from political influence has been one of the critical requirements of Ukraine's Western partners. It is also a fundamental condition for Ukraine's accession to the European Union. https://t.co/GHBgw2ZRD1

[12:12:27] Twitter Ukraine: From 2019 until February 24, 2022, Ukraine engaged in 88 rounds of diplomatic negotiations with Russia, mediated by France and Germany, in an attempt to bring an end to the war. However, Russia imitated diplomacy while preparing for a full-scale assault. @United24media has more. https://t.co/8JV9NCWwSG

[12:27:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Russian Volunteer Corps claims Ukraine supported its operation in Bryansk Oblast. Denis Nikitin, head of the Russian Volunteer Corps, allegedly fighting in the ranks of Ukraine's International Legion, told FT that Ukraine supported his group's raid out of Ukraine into Russia.

[12:27:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Yes, of course, this action was agreed (with Ukraine), otherwise, it couldn't have happened," Nikitin said. Ukraine has denied directly supporting the operation. https://t.co/KzgOTjjIr6

[12:42:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe said Russia has lost more than 200,000 troops since the start of its invasion in Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, describing the extent of the war as "unbelievable." https://t.co/dkv0KhXBre

[13:12:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Russian shelling kills 2 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Two people were killed when Russia shelled Nikopol District in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on March 4, Governor Serhiy Lysak announced. The attacks killed a 57-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man in the Chervonohryhorievka.

[13:42:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡EU, Ukraine set up agency tasked with prosecuting Russian war crimes. Over a two-day accountability conference in Ukraine, an agreement is being signed to set up the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in The Hague.

[13:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: The joint investigation team, part of Eurojust, the EU agency for criminal justice, will consist of the ICC, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, and Romania.

[14:27:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: On March 4, 2022, invading Russian troops murdered volunteers – Serhiy Ustymenko, 25, Maxym Kuzmenko, 28, and Anastasia Yalanska, 26 – in Bucha. The three had just delivered dog food to a shelter and were on their way back to evacuate Ustymenko's parents. https://t.co/mD84zupeB3

[14:27:28] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Рік тому держава-терорист уперше в історії людства взяла в «заручники» атомну станцію – Запорізьку АЕС. Росія обстрілювала станцію, під прикриттям АЕС обстрілює наші міста, перетворила територію Запорізької станції де-факто на військови

[14:27:31] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Ця особливо цинічна форма терору потребує особливо принципової реакції світу. Потрібні глобальні санкції проти атомної галузі , потрібне негайне повернення повного контролю над ЗАЕС. Дякую @iaeaorg за співпрацю заради повернення безпеки. https

[14:27:35] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: A year ago, the terrorist state first in human history took a nuclear power plant hostage. Zaporizhzhia NPP. Russia fired at the plant, it is shelling our cities hiding at the nuclear power plant, turned the territory of the ZNPP into a de facto military training ground.

[14:27:39] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: This particularly cynical form of terror requires a particularly principled response from the world. We need global sanctions against nuclear industry, we need the immediate return of full control over the ZNPP. Thankful to @iaeaorg for working together to restore security. https://t.co/EFAZ7Tidw5

[14:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Ukraine military spokesman denies troops withdrawal from Bakhmut. Serhiy Cherevatyi, a spokesman for the eastern grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, told CNN that fighting is ongoing on the outskirts of the beleaguered Ukrainian city. https://t.co/uQzo3jMdjh

[15:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly said that nearly 10,000 Russian soldiers had surrendered, while in fact, it was reported that nearly 10,000 Russians had contacted the hotline, exploring the possibility of surrender. https://t.co/RFxKdZcTCn

[15:57:27] Twitter DefenceU: 2023. A Ukrainian Army of Drones protects the borders of civilization. And this is not science fiction.

[16:12:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Rheinische Post: Rheinmetall in talks to build 200 million euro tank factory in Ukraine. German industrial factory Rheinmetall is in talks with Ukraine about building a 200 million euro tank factory on Ukrainian soil, German publication Rheinische Post reported on March 4.

[16:12:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: The plant would be able two produce up to 400 newly created Panther tanks per year. Air defense systems would ensure the plant's security, Rheinmetall chairman Armin Papperger told Rheinische Post in an interview.

[16:27:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Kyiv Independent’s journalists @AnnaMyroniuk and @AlexKhrebet received the #AllForJanAward 2023 for their investigation into alleged leadership misconduct in Ukraine’s International Legion. Read the investigation here: https://t.co/jm1JtnocWe https://t.co/DjDwC20Pim

[16:42:28] Twitter DefenceU: "We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training." Archilochus Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to March 4, 2023: https://t.co/ZzvFPRwbPd

[16:42:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Ambassador: UK to provide twice the promised Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine. The UK will give 28 Challenger 2 main battle tanks instead of the earlier promised 14, Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.K. Vadym Prystaiko told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty during an interview.

[16:42:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: "As long as independent media exist, they will continue to tell the truth," writes media consultant Mariia Leonova in her op-ed. "By advertising in Ukraine’s independent media, you are investing in a peaceful future for Ukraine and the whole world." https://t.co/a5mXyd8R1G

[16:57:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Zaporizhzhia attack death toll rises to 11, victims include 8-month-old girl and her family. According to the State Emergency Services, the 11 people killed in a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia included an 8-month-old girl and her family.

[17:12:29] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Another security assistance package from the US is a solid investment in the future success of the #UAarmy on the battlefield. More ammo for our guns will force russian occupiers out of Ukraine. Peace and justice will be restored. Thank you to @POTUS @SecDef and all Americans! https://t.co/17TDKeeapT

[17:27:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: Court sets bail for former Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev, Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Oleksandr Kamyshin announces his resignation, and more in the new edition of the Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly. https://t.co/4wzDgb9A2d

[17:57:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Politico: EU seeks non-member states to take part in joint military procurement scheme for Ukraine. The proposal would have countries pool funds into the European Peace Facility to negotiate centralized ammunition procurement contracts directly with defense enterprises.

[18:57:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Latvian prime minister: Supply of Western fighter jets to Ukraine 'a matter of time.' “If the Ukrainians need fighter jets, they should get them,” said Krisjanis Karins on March 4, adding that Ukrainians have proven the ability to quickly learn to operate new equipment.

[19:12:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️1 killed in Russian shelling of Kherson Oblast. A Russian strike killed a 57-year-old man who died from a shrapnel wound in his home in the village of Lvove in Kherson Oblast, oblast authorities reported on March 4.

[19:27:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine to use $460 million worth of confiscated Russian assets for reconstruction. The government will use the assets seized from two Russian banks, MR Bank and Prominvestbank, to rebuild the country, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said during a conference on March 4.

[19:27:32] Twitter DefenceU: RT @EP_President: Together in Ukraine again. For Ukraine. For Europe. For peace. For freedom. For justice. For all our people. Знову разом в Україні. Для України. Для Європи. За мир. За свободу. За справедливість. Для наших народів. @ZelenskyyUa https://t.co/nne5pSgmfk

[20:42:28] Twitter Ukraine: BREAKING: RU foreign minister auditions for a prison comedy club. https://t.co/BrwlIyD4cE

[21:12:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Czech President Pavel to visit Ukraine in April. The visit will be part of a wider diplomatic trip abroad for ex-NATO commander Petr Pavel, including to Brussels, after his official inauguration into office on March 9.

[22:27:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: Photo: Gnppregion via Defense Express

[23:12:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ 171 cases of sexual violence recorded in Ukraine. First Lady Olena Zelenska said at the United for Justice Conference in Lviv that the number of acts of sexual violence by Russian troops in Ukraine indicates that such crimes are a deliberate policy of the Russian military.

[23:42:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Russian forces attack 7 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces struck the communities of Bilopillia, Esman, Shalyhyne, Novoslobidske, Znob-Novhorodske, Myropillia, and Yunakivka on March 4, according to the Sumy Oblast military administration. No casualties were reported.

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