Combat Operations
Ukraine
Russia
United States
NATO
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 04.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 04 Mar 2023
• Situation 'Critical' For Ukrainian Defenders In Bakhmut As Civilians Reportedly Flee On Foot RFE/RL 04 Mar 2023 -- Residents were reportedly fleeing on foot from the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as Russian forces shelled the area and the last remaining escape routes, with Kyiv saying the situation was "critical" for Ukrainian defenders even as they continued to repel multiple attacks in the region.
• Battles Raging in Bakhmut, but City Still Holding VOA 04 Mar 2023 -- Ukrainian troops holding out in Bakhmut face increased pressure Saturday from Russian forces as they help civilians flee the besieged eastern city.

Ukraine

• Volodymyr Zelenskyy takes part in meeting of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: We all together ensure Ukraine's invincibility, and it is priority President of Ukraine 04 Mar 2023
• The Cabinet of Ministers in March will prepare the decisions our communities need for budget sustainability - address of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 04 Mar 2023
• Education in Ukraine should become more modern - Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Roberta Metsola talk to students in Lviv region President of Ukraine 04 Mar 2023
• President of Ukraine meets with President of European Parliament in Lviv President of Ukraine 04 Mar 2023

Russia

• Russian defense minister makes rare visit to front line in eastern Ukraine Press TV 04 Mar 2023 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has met with the country's troops in a rare visit to the front line in eastern Ukraine, as Russian forces closed in on the eastern city of Bakhmut.
• Russian Defense Minister Visits Ukraine VOA 04 Mar 2023 -- Russia's defense minister visited Russian soldiers in Ukraine on Saturday.

United States

• U.S. Attorney General Makes Surprise Visit To Ukraine, Reaffirms 'Determination' To Hold Russia Accountable For War Crimes RFE/RL 04 Mar 2023 -- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made a surprise visit to Ukraine to attend an international conference on justice in Lviv, restating Washington's commitment to "hold Russia responsible" for crimes committed during Moscow's full-scale military invasion.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Statement by President von der Leyen on the establishment of the International Centre for the Prosecution of Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine European Commission 04 Mar 2023
• Opening remarks by Commissioner Reynders at United for Justice Conference in Ukraine European Commission 04 Mar 2023
• European Parliament Chief Says Talks On Ukraine's EU Membership Should Start 'This Year' RFE/RL 04 Mar 2023 -- The president of the European Parliament has called for Ukraine to start negotiations on membership in the European Union as early as this year and urged Kyiv's allies to expand arms deliveries to the Ukrainian armed forces as they continue to fight Russia's unprovoked invasion.
• Germany's Rheinmetall in Talks With Kiev on Construction of Tank Plant in Ukraine Sputnik 04 Mar 2023 -- German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall is currently holding "promising" talks with Kiev on the construction of a tank plant worth 200 million euros ($213 million) in Ukraine, Armin Papperger, the head of the company, said on Saturday.
• Readout of Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre's Visit to Ukraine Canada 04 Mar 2023

News Reports

• 'Anxiety, Depression, Nightmares': Bringing Help, And Justice, To The Victims Of Wartime Sexual Violence In Ukraine RFE/RL 04 Mar 2023 -- In November, a court in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv convicted two Russian soldiers in absentia of "violating the rules and customs of war" through repeated incidents of sexual abuse against a young girl and threats to murder her.