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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 28.02.23 Ukraine MOD 28 Feb 2023
• Ukraine Says Intensity of Bakhmut Fighting 'Only Increasing' VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian officials described fighting Tuesday around the eastern city of Bakhmut as intense, although little territory has changed hands between Moscow's and Kyiv's forces.
• Zelenskiy Says Situation Increasingly 'Difficult' As Russia Steps Up Assault On Bakhmut RFE/RL 28 Feb 2023 -- Russia's offensive in the east is increasingly zeroing in on the city of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian military said on February 28, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warning that the situation is becoming "extremely difficult" for the defenders of the city, whom he called "heroes."
• Ukrainian Intelligence Official Assesses Security Situation as War Enters Second Year VOA 28 Feb 2023 -- With Russia's war in Ukraine now in its second year, there is renewed attention on the eastern salt-mining city of Bakhmut, the focus of a sustained Russian offensive in recent months. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the situation in Bakhmut is becoming more and more "complicated." Bakhmut is just one of many areas in Russia's sights as the war continues.

Ukraine

• NCOs Key to Ukrainian Military Successes Against Russia DoD News 28 Feb 2023 -- Since 2014, the United States has sent Ukraine more than $32.4 billion in security assistance, and while the transfer of equipment is important in Ukraine's defense, the training aspect of this aid may have longer term implications.
• Ukraine to fulfill EU's additional requirements for membership talks by yearend: official People's Daily 28 Feb 2023 -- Ukraine stands ready to fulfill additional European Commission's requirements to start the membership talks by the end of the year, the government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Monday, citing a senior official.
• We are preparing the return of our warriors to actions for the liberation of our land - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2023
• Deputy Head of the Presidential Office discussed creation of international tribunal with HRW representatives President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2023
• Head of State discussed prospects of Ukraine's accession to the OECD with OECD Secretary-General President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2023
• I urge you to come to Ukraine now, so that by the time of victory, your hard work has already yielded results - speech by the President at the spring session of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2023
• Andriy Yermak handed over a letter to the Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development confirming Ukraine's membership in the OECD Working Group President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief President of Ukraine 28 Feb 2023

Russia

• Putin Instructs FSB to Step Up Work Along Russian-Ukrainian Border Sputnik 28 Feb 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Tuesday to take special control of the Russian-Ukrainian border.
• Russia says open to talks, will not compromise on annexed regions Press TV 28 Feb 2023 -- Moscow says Russia is open to peace talks with Ukraine to end the war but will not give up the regions it has annexed.
• US preparing 'false flag' chemical attacks in Ukraine, says Russia Press TV 28 Feb 2023 -- The United States is planning a "false flag" operation in Ukraine using highly toxic and banned substances to blame it on Moscow, a Russian commander revealed on Tuesday.

United States

• Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing DoD 28 Feb 2023
• Defense Officials: U.S. Ensures Accountability of Systems Supplied to Ukraine DoD News 28 Feb 2023 -- The United States has provided $31.7 billion in support since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine a year ago. Allies and partners have provided over $19 billion during that timeframe.
• US struggling to trace weapons sent to Ukraine: Pentagon Press TV 28 Feb 2023 -- The United States has been struggling to keep track of the weapons it is providing to Ukrainian troops, according to a classified Pentagon report.

NATO

• NATO chief says Ukraine to become member in 'long term' Press TV 28 Feb 2023 -- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine will become a member of the military alliance in the "long term," saying the allies will continue to support Kiev in the war with Russia.

United Nations

• Update 148 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 28 Feb 2023 -- The sound of artillery fire near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and the temporary loss of its only remaining back-up power line have again underlined persistent nuclear safety and security risks during the military conflict in the country, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, said today.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Russia-Ukraine conflict drives refugees into Lithuania People's Daily 28 Feb 2023 -- Three quarters of foreigners that settled in Lithuania in 2022 were refugees fleeing Ukraine, according to Statistics Lithuania, as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• Romania Warns Of 'Fake News' About It Massing Troops On Moldovan Border RFE/RL 28 Feb 2023 -- Romania's Defense Ministry has warned that dozens of social-media posts claiming Bucharest has been massing troops and military equipment at its border with Moldova are part of "a fake news" campaign launched by the Kremlin since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.