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A total of 461 children have been killed and over 930 injured in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “As of March 3, 2023, over 1,390 children in Ukraine were affected by the Russian armed aggression. According to the data from juvenile prosecutors, a total of 461 children were killed and over 930 received injuries of various severity levels,” the report states. These data are not final, as they are being investigated within the areas of hostilities, temporarily occupied and liberated areas. Currently,…

A new burial site has been discovered in the Kyiv region’s Borodianka. Three civilians were killed by the Russian military during occupation. The relevant statement was made by Head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine in the Kyiv region Andrii Niebytov, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Another burial site. It was made by a local resident during occupation, around March 8, 2022. He and his friend found the bodies of victims who had been shot dead, murdered, and they were able to bury them at that time,” Niebytov told. Later, the man left for a safer place,…

Russian troops have attacked civilians, standing in a queue to receive humanitarian aid in the Kherson region’s Beryslav district, with drones. Nine people were injured, including a child. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to the investigative data, on March 2, 2023, in violation of international humanitarian law, Russian troops opened fire on the liberated areas of the Kherson region. In the Beryslav district, according to the preliminary data, Russian invaders attacked civilians, who had been standing in a queue near a school to receive humanitarian aid, with…

In Mykolaiv region, on March 1 at 11:14 and 13:13, the Russian army fired MLRS near a settlement of Kutsurub community and along the community's coastline. Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post. "As of the morning of March 2, there are no casualties," Kim wrote. Read also: Russian army shells Kherson region almost 90 times in past day "In the city of Mykolaiv, Pervomaisk, Voznesensk and Bashtanka districts, the day and night were relatively calm," the regional governor wrote. As reported by Ukrinform, on February 28, the enemy launched mortar and…

As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 461 children were killed and 929 more were injured in Ukraine. “As of the morning of March 2, 2023, more than 1,390 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 461 children were killed and more than 929 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the…

Last night Russian troops struck the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka community with heavy artillery. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Last night the Nikopol district came under enemy fire twice. Russians used heavy artillery, targeting Nikopol and the Chervonohryhorivka community,” Lysak wrote. As a result, a kindergarten’s boiler facility, pharmacy and several shops were damaged. Russian projectiles also caused damage to eight apartment blocks, five garages and three cars. Power transmission lines were broken, and a water supply system was seriously damaged. Civilians remained unharmed.

U.S. President Joe Biden has notified U.S. Congress that he is extending sanctions against Russia for another year. The U.S. leader said this in a "Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Ukraine," Ukrinform reports. "The actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the misappropriation of its assets, as well as the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation, including its purported annexation of Crimea and its use of force in Ukraine,…

The Russian army has launched a missile attack on civilian and critical infrastructure in the Kremenchuk district, Poltava region. According to Ukrinform, the head of the Poltava regional military administration, Dmytro Lunin, said this in a post on Telegram. "The enemy launched a missile attack on civilian and critical infrastructure in the Kremenchuk district," he wrote. Information on casualties and destruction is being clarified. On the evening of March 1, the sounds of explosions were heard in the Kremenchutsk district of the Poltava region.

Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov discussed the situation on the front lines and changes in the Ministry of Defense with ambassadors of the Big Seven (G7) countries and the European Union. This was reported by the Defense Ministry’s press service on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “I hosted G7+EU Ambassadors in Ukraine today. We discussed the situation on the front lines and changes in the Ministry of Defense. I introduced my new deputies,” Reznikov said. Read also: Reznikov meets with Estonia’s defense minister According to him, Ukraine is building an efficient Ministry of Defense, using the best public service standards. "Ukraine…

Russian invaders are undertaking in the temporarily occupied Crimea a set of measures to further fortify defense positions. This was stated by the head of the joint press center at Operational Command South, Natalia Humeniuk, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "To this end, they even brought in conscripts from (Russia’s - ed.) Chelyabinsk region," she said. According to the spokesperson, the Russians in Crimea are trying to set up a firm defense line and make sure that they are able to hold it against a potential Ukrainian offensive. Read also: Stoltenberg: We must create…