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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.2022 to 06.03.2023 Ukraine MOD 06 Mar 2023
• Ukraine Vows To Continue To Defend Bakhmut As Wagner Boss Complains About Ammunition RFE/RL 06 Mar 2023 -- A Ukrainian military commander has described "hellish" conditions in and around Bakhmut, but he and others vowed to continue the bloody fight for the eastern city, while Russia's defense minister kept up a morale-building effort in the war zone and the head of the Wagner mercenary group stoked further tensions with Russian military commanders.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Cabinet Appoints New Anti-Corruption Chief After Rough Patch RFE/RL 06 Mar 2023 -- The Ukrainian government has named a new director of the country's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) from among three candidates in a live-streamed meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers to address domestic and international corruption concerns as foreign assistance plays a crucial role in Ukraine's war effort.
• The occupier is killing for the very fact that we are Ukrainians, for the mere word about Ukraine - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 06 Mar 2023
• President of Ukraine met with leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany President of Ukraine 06 Mar 2023
• Andriy Yermak had a conversation with American General Wesley Clark President of Ukraine 06 Mar 2023
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief President of Ukraine 06 Mar 2023

Russia

United States

• US Defense Chief: Ukraine's Bakhmut Is Symbolic Rather Than Strategic VOA 06 Mar 2023 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday if Russian troops manage to seize control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, that would not represent a decisive shift in the conflict.

NATO

• NATO Secretary General to parliamentarians: support Ukraine for as long as it takes NATO 06 Mar 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg underlined the need to support Ukraine for as long as it takes in an address to Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Union and European People's Party Group parliamentarians on Monday (6 March 2023).

United Nations

• IAEA Board of Governors: Iran, Ukraine and Peaceful Nuclear Pursuits IAEA 06 Mar 2023 -- Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran for the IAEA to proceed with further monitoring and verification measures is indispensable to the Agency fulfilling its mission, a written statement from Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi informed the IAEA's Board of Governors this morning. In his introductory remarks to the quarterly session of the 35-member Board, Mr Grossi outlined recent safeguards developments in Iran; IAEA nuclear safety, security and safeguards activities in Ukraine, and touched upon numerous advancements in IAEA programmes and initiatives.

Foreign Reactions

• "No peace without justice and accountability" - Council of Europe took part in high-level international Lviv conference "United for Justice" Council of Europe 06 Mar 2023
• Urgent action needed to reunite Ukrainian children transferred to Russia and Russian-occupied territories with their families Council of Europe 06 Mar 2023
• EU Plans to Involve Third States in Joint Munition Purchases for Ukraine, Media Reports Sputnik 06 Mar 2023 -- Brussels plans to involve states outside the European Union in joint purchases of weapons and ammunition for Ukraine in the latest effort to boost military support for the country, Spanish newspaper reported on Monday, citing the EU plan-paper.
• Poland supports creation of a Special Tribunal for Crimes of Aggression against Ukraine Republic of Poland 06 Mar 2023 -- The Russian Federation's armed assault against Ukraine is an act of aggression which, given its nature, severity and scale, is a flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter. It is also a crime of aggression.
• Hungarian Foreign Minister Warns Europe Against Competing With US in Arms Supplies to Kiev Sputnik 06 Mar 2023 -- Some European politicians see supplying weapons to Ukraine as a field in which to compete against the United States, but they forget that it is Europe that is mainly affected by the conflict, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
• West Unlikely to Lift Obstacles for Russian Supply Under Grain Deal, Ankara Says Sputnik 06 Mar 2023 -- Western countries are unlikely to facilitate exports of Russian grain under the so-called Black Sea grain deal, Cagri Erhan, a member of the Turkish Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told Sputnik.
• Realism prepares Ukrainian recruits for the battlefield Australia DOD 06 Mar 2023 -- Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits, under the guidance of Australian Army instructors deployed on Operation Kudu in the United Kingdom, completed trench training under realistic conditions.

News Reports

• Russia says foiled murder plot against Russian tycoon, blames Ukraine Press TV 06 Mar 2023 -- Russia says it has thwarted an assassination plot against Konstantin Malofeev, a nationalist Russian tycoon, alleging that a Ukraine-backed far-right group was behind the foiled attempt.
• Wider Europe Briefing: Will Serbia And Kosovo Finally Seal The Deal? Plus, How The EU Sanctions On Yanukovych Fell Apart RFE/RL 06 Mar 2023