The European Commission presented the first-ever defense-industrial strategy in the history of the European Union on March 5. It envisions closer ties with Ukraine.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has issued arrest warrants for the commander of Russia’s long-range aviation, Sergey Kobylash, and the chief of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov.
Third-country nationals from Ukraine no longer have the right to asylum in the Netherlands. They must leave the country by April 1 or apply for international protection.
In the past two months, Russians have increasingly been using guided aerial bombs in attacks on Sumy region. Yesterday, the occupiers launched 10 guided aerial bombs across the region.
During the night of March 4-5, 2024, as a result of a special operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate in cooperation with the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Russian patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet “Sergey Kotov” was destroyed.
Poland’s Prime Minister announced that he will insist on banning the import of Russian agricultural products into the EU
As a result of the Russian drone strike in Odesa on March 2nd, 20 people were affected, not 8 as previously known.
At border crossings, there are about 2,500 trucks waiting in queues. Overall, there are 9 checkpoints functioning on the border with Poland, 6 of which are blocked.
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) has confirmed the explosion of a railway bridge in the Samara region of the Russian Federation.
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) has succeeded in gaining access to the servers of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Now, the intelligence possesses a trove of secret official documentation from the Russian Ministry of War.
The Netherlands will provide a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which will include boats as well as landing craft. Funds will also be allocated for the purchase of ammunition.
On Friday, March 1st, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a bilateral agreement on security cooperation for the next 10 years.
Human Rights Commissioner Dmitry Lubinets stated that as of March 1, he had not received any official data from Russia regarding the possible deaths of Ukrainian prisoners of war during the crash of the Il-76 in the Russian Federation, but after the statement of the Russian ombudsman about the readiness to hand over the bodies, he will once again address this issue to the Russian side.
Ukraine has for the first time passed the winter using only gas from its own extraction.
Russian media reported that Russia is purportedly ready to hand over the alleged bodies of those killed in the crash of a military transport aircraft, Il-76, in the Belgorod region to Ukraine.
