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[01:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Russian shelling of Donetsk Oblast kills 1, injures 7 on March 16. Russian forces fired at Kostiantynivka and two villages in Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, killing one person and wounding seven others, Prosecutor General’s Office reported on March 16.

[03:04:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ISW: Prigozhin speculates there is Kremlin conspiracy to undermine, 'neutralize' Wagner Group. Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed he received a press question exposing a plot spearheaded by Vladimir Putin and Russian Security Council Secretary to undermine and “neutralize” Wagner.

[03:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Institute for the Study of War said that Prigozhin’s press service published a claimed request for comment on March 16 from Russian outlet Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

[03:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: The journalists asked if Prigozhin was aware of alleged discussions between Putin and Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev regarding the future of the Wagner Group.

[05:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Russia launches 5 missiles, 18 airstrikes in the past day. Russian forces launched 5 missiles and 18 airstrikes in the past day, according to a March 17 morning update from Ukraine’s General Staff.

[08:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Belgium to provide Ukraine with 240 military trucks. Belgium will hand over 240 Volvo military trucks to Ukraine, with the first batch to be sent as early as next week, Belgian newspaper De Standaard reported on March 16.

[08:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: "The focus is often on arms deliveries, but the Ukrainian units are also really waiting for these trucks. During a conflict, logistics are at least as important as weapons," the Belgian defense ministry said, cited by De Standaard. https://t.co/01sWnqpw1y

[09:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 17, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/c0evdcvtGU

[09:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️2 killed, 9 injured as Russia attacks 8 Ukrainian regions over past 24 hours. Russian attacks killed 2 civilians and injured 8 more in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on March 17. One more person was reportedly wounded in Kherson Oblast.https://t.co/MjjUDB2FtP

[09:34:38] Twitter DefenceU: Avdiivka, Donetsk region. The result of four russian air strikes today. #russiaisaterroriststate Office of the President of Ukraine https://t.co/18VPw7GwXb

[09:49:38] Twitter DefenceU: RT @eduardheger: #Slovak gov. just approved sending 13 #MiG29s to #Ukraine! Promises must be kept&when @ZelenskyyUa asked for more #weapons incl. fighter jets, I said we’ll do our best. Glad others’re doing the same. #Military aid’sto ensurecan defend itself&the entire #Europe against #Russia

[09:49:39] Twitter DefenceU: RT @CanadianArmy: We continue to support our Ukrainian friends who are fighting to protect their homeland. Another batch of Leopard 2s is on its way to Europe as part of the Government of Canada's commitment to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia's illegal invasion. https://t.co/zJ67ymkfM9

[10:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Pace of Russian offensives across front line 'lowest since January.' Russia's army and Wagner Group forces have recently "obtained footholds" west of the Bakhmutka river in the center of Bakhmut, where Ukraine continues its defense, the ministry reported.

[10:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: "However, more broadly across the front line, Russia is conducting some of the lowest rates of local offensive action seen since at least January 2023," reads the ministry's latest intelligence update.

[11:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Slovakia to send Ukraine 13 MiG-29 jets. The Slovak government has approved providing Ukraine with 13 MiG-29 fighter jets, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on March 17. This decision makes Slovakia the second NATO member state after Poland to pledge the aircraft to Ukraine.

[11:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: In addition to Soviet-era jets, Slovakia will also send "part of the Kub anti-aircraft system," Heger said at a news conference, as cited by Slovak media outlet Aktuality. https://t.co/Cb5isYduNx

[11:19:39] Twitter DefenceU: "Trust me, you shouldn't play.. and by the way Top o' the mornin to ya!" House of Pain Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to March 17, 2023: https://t.co/UXB9vWLL60

[11:19:40] Twitter DefenceU: RT @KpsZSU: Ready to protect the Ukrainian sky at any time of the day https://t.co/HEEtx4xhmE

[12:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Curfew hours to be reduced in Kyiv. Kyiv City Military Administration will reduce the curfew in the capital by one hour, "most likely" starting from March 26, said the administration's head Serhii Popko. It will last from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. every day.

[12:19:39] Twitter DefenceU: ...And My Axe! @TDF_UA https://t.co/N090VtoYDl

[12:49:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: The 80th Air Assault Brigade trains in Donetsk Oblast on Feb. 26 before returning to Bakhmut. Over the past few weeks, Russian forces intensified their assault on Bakhmut, nearly emptied of its 70,000 residents, with Ukrainian soldiers continuing to fend off Moscow’s attacks. https://t.co/Z58Tq0Y074

[12:49:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: Belarus’ dictator Alexander Lukashenko visits fellow Russian ally Iran to discuss the countries’ bilateral relations and look into ways to potentially bypass growing international sanctions. https://t.co/1oxT4GHeYK

[12:49:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia on March 20-22. The state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia will take place from March 20 to 22, according to a statement published by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. https://t.co/UPKvFJUEGZ

[12:49:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Kremlin also confirmed the visit at the invitation of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, saying the two leaders would discuss "strategic cooperation." It will be Xi's first trip to Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February last year.

[13:04:43] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Our Brussels agreements are working! During a phone call, I thanked Prime Minister @eduardheger for a powerful package of air & air defense weapons, including MiG aircraft. I appreciate his personal role in supporting Ukraine. I look forward to continuing our dialogue in Kyiv.

[14:04:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️EU official: Ukraine to receive second tranche of 18 billion euro aid package next week. The EU will provide Ukraine with 1.5 billion euros as the second tranche of an 18 billion macro-financial assistance package, said European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.

[14:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: The payment is expected to be made next week, Dombrovskis added, calling it “emergency support to help Ukraine meet immediate needs.”https://t.co/lEML8VRREm

[14:34:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine returns 8 civilians from Syrian captivity. Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate reported on March 17 it had returned two Ukrainian women and six children from Syrian captivity. The Ukrainians were kept in "terrible conditions," it added.

[14:49:39] Twitter DefenceU: We are not going to stop until everyone who doesn’t belong here on our land is gone… either back home…or to where there is a special place for them. Evgeniy Maloletka https://t.co/KCjktpoSJZ

[15:04:45] Twitter DefenceU: RT @eduardheger: I call @ZelenskyyUa about gov. decision to send 13 MiGs. We support brave people of #Ukraine who fight against #RussianAggression. They need tools to defend their homeland - without that there will be neither #peace nor #justice. I’ve accepted his invitation to visit soon. https://t.co/ftsdBeYEmY

[15:04:47] Twitter DefenceU: RT @TDF_UA: We will be back. Not all. We will return dirty, with the smell of gunpowder, blood, sweat, and war. Putting off the backpacks, we will say: "Hello, we kept our oath, we stood and did not give in." We will return home. But we will remain the warriors. 205 TDF Battalion https://t.co/JsPMMGsKh3

[15:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Landmine explosions injure 2 in Kharkiv, Kherson oblasts. A 66-year-old woman was wounded in an explosion caused by a Russian anti-personnel mine in a forest in Kharkiv Oblast’s Izium, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on March 17.

[15:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: Another civilian stepped on a Russian landmine when collecting firewood in a village in southern Kherson Oblast, according to the regional administration. As a result of the explosion, the 57-year-old resident of Mala Seidemynukha was left “without a part of his left leg.”

[15:49:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian official allegedly overseeing the forced deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia. https://t.co/AT3yPCuuHJ

[16:49:45] Twitter DefenceU: Officially wanted by the ICC: putin and lvova-belova. Kidnappers of Ukrainian children. The Hague is waiting for them. https://t.co/q0yaWHNOXR

[17:04:39] Twitter DefenceU: RT @JaroNad: Our hearts w/Ukraine. Our jets for Ukraine. #Slovakia is to donate 13 MiG-29 jets (and SA-6 air def system) to #Ukraine. Agreement signed ✅@UKRinSR @DefenceU @MyroslavKastran @oleksiireznikov @Slovakia_NATO @USEmbassySK @ZelenskyyUa https://t.co/f0obiLsl2R

[17:04:40] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Ukrainian angels from @KpsZSU are ready to protect good and punish evil. But they need wings. MiG-29 jets + Kub air defense system from will help us defend our skies effectively. Thank you to @eduardheger @JaroNad and the people. Aircraft coalition is assembling! https://t.co/15A9GhuO42

[17:04:43] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: We’re establishing an International Law unit in @DefenceU It will contribute to investigating #russianwarcrimes, implementing IHL norms, EU regulations & NATO standards. Adherence to international law is what distinguishes a democratic state from a legal nihilist #tribunal4russia

[17:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Turkey, Hungary to ratify Finland's NATO bid. After months of Hungary delaying their decision on Finland's NATO bid and Turkey threatening to veto it, both countries are finally ready to support Finland's application to join the alliance.

[17:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: However, they have not yet made a decision on supporting the application of Sweden, which is also seeking to join NATO.

[17:34:39] Twitter Ukraine: special features: imperial mania, napoleon complex, itchy trigger fingers https://t.co/dJGA7rsoqO

[18:05:01] Twitter DefenceU: Here is some #NAFO art for your Friday night. Time for some Guinness ☘️ ☘️ ☘️ #HappyStPatricksDay https://t.co/pezgMOGAEf

[18:05:03] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Every criminal must be held accountable, especially when a top official is involved in the deportation of children. We’ve been flagging russian war crimes for a long time. The arrest warrants for the ugly duo are just the beginning. The tribunal, verdicts&punishments are coming. https://t.co/st8T4Qs5FJ

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[18:34:39] Twitter DefenceU: RT @JosepBorrellF: The decision of the @IntlCrimCourt to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for the war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia is the start of the process of accountability. We appreciate & support ICC’s work. There can be #noimpunity

[18:34:40] Twitter DefenceU: RT @IntlCrimCourt: Statement by Prosecutor #KarimAAKhanKC on the issuance of arrest warrants against President Vladimir Putin and Ms Maria Lvova-Belova Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/qGNPQrBV5O #Ukraine

[18:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: Several EU countries to sign deal to send artillery shells to Ukraine. A high-ranking EU official has confirmed that "several" member states will likely sign an agreement on March 20 to provide Ukraine with 155 mm artillery shells, Reuters reported on March 17.

[19:34:39] Twitter Ukraine: Putin's arrest warrant is related to Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian minors: explainer by @united24media https://t.co/v2rFPzCfEC

[19:34:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Scandalous education minister to resign. Education and Science Minister Serhiy Shkarlet is expected to resign on March 17, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing three government sources. Prior to the full-scale invasion, Shkarlet's reputation was marred by scandal.

[20:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Explosions reported in Kyiv Oblast, air defense at work. Explosions were reported in Kyiv Oblast on March 17 by the Kyiv Oblast military administration.

[20:49:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Explosions reported in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast amid drone attack. Explosions were reported on March 17 in Novomoskovsk, a town in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, by Mayor Serhiy Reznik.

[21:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air defense at work in Zhytomyr Oblast. Air defense was reported at work on March 17 in Zhytomyr Oblast by Governor Vitaly Buchenko.

[21:49:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Military official: Ukraine needs more advanced aircraft than MiG-29s. Ukraine will need more advanced aircraft than MiG-29 fighter jets to defeat Russia, according to Air Force spokesperson Yuri Ihnat.

[21:49:39] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: International Criminal Court issues warrant of arrest for Putin. The historic decision, from which historical responsibility will begin. https://t.co/cUW0WbeGKJ

[21:49:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky calls Putin arrest warrant 'historic'. He said during his nightly address that the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was "historic" and there was a "real prospect" to see justice served.

[22:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: "China woke up to the reality that Russia is at risk of actually losing this war, and badly," writes emerging market strategist Timothy Ash in his recent op-ed. https://t.co/eIfIptSdMp

[22:49:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Donbas battlefront meanders for over 1,000 kilometers through a land that has not known peace since 2014. Five kilometers from the front line, our reporter @IgorKossov met with the 1st Tank Brigade, which is bracing for harder battles in Donbas. https://t.co/f6TRU0JxT6

[23:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Media: Discrepancies persist in military food procurement contracts. Food suppliers are still purchasing products at two to three times cheaper than what they sell them for to the Defense Ministry, investigative initiative Schemes reported.

[23:04:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: On March 17, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian official allegedly overseeing the forced deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia. https://t.co/U473DxpAjx

[23:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Investigators search 16 offices of Firtash's gas company. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Financial Investigation Service on March 17 searched 16 offices of the Regional Gas Company, which is reportedly controlled by tycoon Dmytro Firtash.

[23:34:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Ukraine downs three drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, two others reach their targets. Ukraine’s Eastern Command intercepted three drones over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the oblast governor Serhiy Lysak reported.

[23:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the governor, two drones hit a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The attack caused serious damage, he said.

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