Visit of European Parliament President, trenches in Crimea, case of shooting of civilians: last night's highlights
The President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola arrived in Ukraine on a visit, the occupiers are digging trenches on the Crimean coast, and the case of the shooting of civilians by the Russian military in Kyiv Oblast was brought to court. Here's what you may have missed from the previous night.
Visit of President of European Parliament
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola arrived in Ukraine on the evening of March 3.
"Good to be back in Ukraine. With those brave people who inspired the world. With those heroes who refuse to give in. With those who sacrificed everything for our values. With Europeans whose home is in our European Union," Metsola wrote.
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk discussed with Metsola Ukraine's path to full membership in the EU.
Occupiers' trenches in Crimea
Russian occupiers have dug approximately 200 km of trenches along the coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea to protect themselves from a potential Ukrainian landing, reported Vladyslav Nazarov, spokesman for Operational Command "South".
The case of shooting of civilians
The case of a Russian serviceman suspected of killing two civilians in March 2022 in Kyiv Oblast has been sent to court. This crime was recorded by the company's video surveillance cameras.
Intelligence from UOC-MP priest
The SBU has detained a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in Sumy Oblast, who is suspected of collaborating with Russians.
According to the special services, the rector of a church in Shostka district was collecting intelligence on the deployment of the Defense Forces.
Strike on a high-rise building in Zaporizhzhya
As of 10 p.m. on March 3, rescuers unblocked the bodies of seven dead residents of a building in Zaporizhzhya that was hit by a Russian missile attack on March 2.
Since the start of the rescue operation, the SES has managed to rescue 11 people and evacuate 20 more.
Situation near Bakhmut
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said that the situation in the Bakhmut area is difficult but under control.
Currently, soldiers of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Kholodnyi Yar" are in Bakhmut. Iryna Rybakova, a spokesperson for the 93rd Brigade, who is currently in Bakhmut, confirmed to us that the brigade continues to defend the settlement. The Ukrainian Army reported that intense fighting is taking place in and around the town.
Other news:
- The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has decided to extend the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes.
- The Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova, Nicolae Popescu, said that Moldovans will decide on their own how they will call their native language, and no country in the world has the right to interfere in this. This is how he commented on Moscow's statement about the "rejection of the mother tongue" in Moldova.
- The European Union warns Hungary against moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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