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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 02.03.23 Ukraine MOD 02 Mar 2023
• Russian Shelling Kills Civilians In Zaporizhzhya As Moscow Pushes Further With Bakhmut Offensive RFE/RL 02 Mar 2023 -- Russian shelling of Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhya killed at least several civilians, regional officials said, as Moscow pressed on with its assault on Bakhmut, piling up formidable pressure on the Ukrainian defenders of the city in the eastern Donetsk region.
• Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Sabotage Attack; Kyiv Says Moscow Plotting 'False Flag' Pretext RFE/RL 02 Mar 2023 -- Russian officials alleged that a group of Ukrainian saboteurs crossed into western Russia and fired on civilians in villages, a claim that Kyiv denied, while suggesting Moscow might be seeking a "false-flag" pretext to stage new attacks on Ukraine.

Ukraine

• The occupier will inevitably feel our strength of justice - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 02 Mar 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a meeting with NATO Assistant Secretary General President of Ukraine 02 Mar 2023

Russia

• Vladimir Putin is regularly updated on situation in Bryansk Region President of Russia 02 Mar 2023
• Press release on the Istanbul food and fertiliser agreements Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Mar 2023
• Putin accuses Ukraine of terrorist attack as troops close in on Bakhmut Press TV 02 Mar 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin says a Ukrainian sabotage group has carried out a "terrorist attack" in a southern border region amid Russian forces closing in on the city of Bakhmut.
• Medvedev: Delivery of NATO Aircraft to Kiev Will Mean Alliance's War Against Russia Sputnik 02 Mar 2023 -- The delivery of NATO aircraft to Ukraine and their maintenance on the territory of the alliance will be a direct entry of NATO into the war against Russia, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
• Putin: Ukrainian Forces Committed Terror Attack in Bryansk by Opening Fire on Civilians Sputnik 02 Mar 2023 -- Earlier in the day, Bryansk region Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that a Ukrainian sabotage group had infiltrated the border with the region, killing one person and injuring another one.
• Putin Being Constantly Briefed on Attack of Ukrainian Terrorists in Bryansk Region: Kremlin Sputnik 02 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin constantly receives reports from the heads of security agencies in connection with the attack by Ukrainian terrorists in the Bryansk region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
• FSB Engaged in Wiping Out Ukrainian Terrorists Who Attacked Russian Border Village Sputnik 02 Mar 2023 -- Previously, Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz revealed that a group of Ukrainian militants attacked the community of Lyubechane, situated near the Russian-Ukrainian border.

United States

• Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, Holds a Press Briefing DoD 02 Mar 2023
• Blinken to Lavrov: US to Maintain Ukraine Support VOA 02 Mar 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday bluntly told his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, that the United States plans to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes" in its defense against Russia's year-long invasion.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves' and Secretary Granholm's Meeting with Ukraine's Minister of Energy German Galushchenko US Dept. of Commerce 02 Mar 2023 -- ZAGREB -- Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm met with Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko to express the U.S. Government's ongoing support for Ukraine and its strong commitment to engaging the U.S. private sector in reconstructing Ukraine's infrastructure. The Deputy Secretary noted that the Department of Commerce is working across the U.S. government, including with the Department of Energy, as well as outside of government with the U.S. private sector, to marshal resources to meet Ukraine's energy infrastructure needs.
• US seeks to draw support from allies for possible sanctions on China over Ukraine war: Report Press TV 02 Mar 2023 -- The United States is consulting with its allies on the possibility of imposing new sanctions against China if Beijing supplies military equipment to Russia for the war in Ukraine, a report says.

NATO

United Nations

• Update 149 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 02 Mar 2023 -- A long-delayed rotation of International Atomic Energy Agency experts was carried out at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today, ending an impasse that had complicated the IAEA's efforts to support nuclear safety and security during the military conflict in the country, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

Foreign Reactions

• No Consensus on War in Ukraine Among G20 Foreign Ministers VOA 02 Mar 2023 -- A deepening rift between Western countries and Russia over the Ukraine war has prevented a consensus from emerging at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of 20 countries, as both sides blamed each other for the crisis.
• Russia's lies are not working: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 02 Mar 2023 -- Ambassador Neil Bush says that 141 countries have rejected Russia's disinformation and stand with Ukraine to demand a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.
• Government statement: "one year since the turning point" - Strengthening Germany's security and alliances - continuing support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 02 Mar 2023 -- In a government statement on the topic "one year since the turning point", Federal Chancellor Scholz reassured Ukraine once again of the Federal Government's full support in its efforts to bring about a lasting and just peace. At the same time, he said: "Germany has become more resilient in this new era."
• Persons displaced from Ukraine begin registering municipalities of residence - greater role for municipalities and wellbeing services counties in providing services Finnish Government 02 Mar 2023 -- Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen, Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero, Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen and Minister of Education Li Andersson stress the importance of smooth daily life for people who have fled Ukraine. Those who have secured a municipality of residence will have the same rights, services and duties as permanent residents in Finland.
• 'Nothing Has Happened': Kiev Yet to Offer Evidence That Iran Supplies Drones to Russia - Iranian FM Sputnik 02 Mar 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday that Kiev has yet to provide any evidence that Russia allegedly uses Iranian-made drones in the course of its military operation in Ukraine.

News Reports

• US Attorney General Says He Would Not Object to Designating Wagner a Foreign Terrorist Organization VOA 02 Mar 2023 -- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says he would not "object" to designating Russia's Wagner mercenary group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, calling its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a "war criminal."