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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 03.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 03 Mar 2023
• Ukraine: 38 prisoner swaps with Russia since March 2022 People's Daily 03 Mar 2023 -- Ukraine said there have been 38 prisoner swaps with Russia since March 2022.
• Russian Mercenary Group Claims Bakhmut Nearly Surrounded As Ukrainian Fighters Maintain Battle RFE/RL 03 Mar 2023 -- The head of Russia's notorious Wagner mercenary group claims that the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut - the scene of devastating shelling and fighting over the past several months - is nearly surrounded with only one final escape route remaining open.

Ukraine

• Effective system of international justice can save the world from new global slaughter, namely international tribunal for aggressor - Andriy Yermak at United for Justice conference President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023
• We are gathering as much as possible support for Tribunal over Russia's aggression against Ukraine - address of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023
• The world needs a real embodiment of the rule of law to protect humanity from the source of all aggressions - the address of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the United for Justice conference in Lviv President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with attorneys general from partner states of Ukraine and international institutions in Lviv President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023
• President met with Foreign Ministers of the Netherlands and Estonia in Lviv President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023
• Joint Declaration of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the President of the Republic of Latvia Egils Levits President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023
• Everything must be done to reduce Russia's ability to produce weapons - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy following the meeting with Egils Levits in Lviv: Latvia will strongly help Ukraine in bringing all Russian criminals to justice President of Ukraine 03 Mar 2023

Russia

• Press release on Ukraine crisis Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Mar 2023
• Putin condemns "terrorist attack" in Russia's Bryansk region People's Daily 03 Mar 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin called the incident that happened earlier in Russia's southern Bryansk region a "terrorist attack," adding that the perpetrators had targeted civilians, the Kremlin said Thursday.
• Terrorist Attack in Russia's Bryansk Region to Be Investigated: Kremlin Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- The terrorist attack in Russia's border region of Bryansk will be investigated, measures will be taken to prevent such incidents in the future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
• Ukrainian Forces Shell ZNPP Security Staff: Russia's Nuclear Energy Corp. Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- Security staff at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) was shelled by the Ukrainian side, Renat Karchaa, a spokesman for Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, said on Friday.

United States

• Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine - March 03, 2023 DOD
• Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine DoD 03 Mar 2023 -- Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
• U.S. Sends Ukraine $400 Million in Military Equipment DoD News 03 Mar 2023 -- The United States will transfer military equipment worth up to $400 million to Ukraine to aid its defense against the Russian invasion, Defense Department officials said today.
• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 The White House 03 Mar 2023
• US Announces Additional $400 Million Military Package to Ukraine VOA 03 Mar 2023 -- The United States announced Friday a new package of military aid for Ukraine that totals about $400 million, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
• Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2023 -- This week, as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine continues at great cost, we are again reminded of the boundless courage and steadfast resolve of the people of Ukraine as well as the strong support for Ukraine in the international community.
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks in Lviv, Ukraine US Dept. of Justice 03 Mar 2023
• Readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland's Trip to Ukraine US Dept. of Justice 03 Mar 2023 -- On Friday, March 3, the Attorney General made an unannounced trip to Lviv, Ukraine, at the invitation of Ukrainian Prosecutor General to join international partners at the "United for Justice Conference."
• US announces $400 million in new arms aid to Ukraine including tactical bridges, ammunition Press TV 03 Mar 2023 -- The United States on Friday announced $400 million in new military aid, which includes weapons, munitions and tactical bridges to move tanks and armored vehicles, for Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba US Dept. of State 03 Mar 2023
• Biden Confident of Transatlantic Unity on Ukraine, Aide Says VOA 03 Mar 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden is focused on shoring up NATO unity in supporting Ukraine in his meeting Friday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House, said John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, in an interview with VOA on Friday.
• New $400 million US military shipment headed to Ukraine: Officials Press TV 03 Mar 2023 -- The United States has announced plans to send another shipment of military equipment to Ukraine comprised mainly of munitions worth about $400 million.

NATO

United Nations

• The UN and Ukraine: year-long war spreads global fallout UN News 03 Mar 2023 -- As well as causing untold suffering for the people of Ukraine, the consequences of Russia's invasion of the country have spread far beyond the two nations, fuelling alarming cost increases and product shortages, and creating food shortages around the world. The UN has led efforts to manage the huge humanitarian crisis resulting from the war and to find a path to peace.

Foreign Reactions

• Commission welcomes Enel's donation of 3Sun solar PV panels to Ukraine European Commission 03 Mar 2023 -- Today, by launching the project "Ray of hope" with Enel, the Commission is taking a first step as part of the wider initiative announced by President von der Leyen on donations of solar panels to Ukraine during her visit to Kyiv on 2 February 2023.
• Statement by President von der Leyen on donations of solar panels to Ukraine European Commission 03 Mar 2023
• EU strategic autonomy and war in Ukraine feature prominently in discussions between prime ministers of Finland and Spain Finnish Government 03 Mar 2023 -- Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met today in Helsinki. In their meeting, discussions focused on measures to strengthen the EU's strategic economy and other major issues in EU policy, the war in Ukraine, and Finland's deepening allyship as the country becomes a member of NATO.
• 'Very Important Year': Biden, Scholz Recommit to Ukraine Aid Despite Growing Public Concern Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- Germany is in a very difficult domestic situation amid the consequences of its support for Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said on Friday, following a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
• German Defense Ministry Confirms Request Sent to Switzerland to Buy Leopard 2 Tanks Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- In late January, Germany promised to send 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Kiev, with the US, Sweden, Poland, Spain, Finland, Portugal and other nations announcing similar steps or pledging to chip in.
• Serbian Defense Ministry Says Did Not Supply Ammunition to End Users in Ukraine Sputnik 03 Mar 2023 -- The Serbian Defense Ministry told Sputnik that it had not supplied ammunition to end users in Ukraine.
• Chinese FM meets Russian counterpart after release of peace proposals Global Times 03 Mar 2023 -- China supports a political solution to the Ukraine crisis and opposes fanning the flames and sabotaging peace talks with double standards, sanctions and pressure, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.

News Reports