Meanwhile in Ukraine

Two hundred families can breathe again. Ukraine brought 200 people home from Russian captivity.

This is what hope looks like up close: a voice on the phone, a door opening, a name answered.

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

A $30,000 Shahed is forcing the world to rethink air defense. FT: the Pentagon and Gulf countries want Ukrainian interceptor drones like P1-SUN because Patriots cost millions per shot. Ukraine built a cheaper answer — and now even Dubai wants it.

President Zelenskуy: Putin “lost his winter operation.” Russia hit energy in freezing temps, tried to split society and stop the army—“but the plan collapsed. With warmth returning, hope returns.”

And it won’t work in spring, summer, autumn, or any winter after this.

Imagine this headline a year ago.

Zelenskyy says the U.S. asked Ukraine for help countering Iranian Shahed drones—because Ukraine has the know-how. He agreed, but only if it doesn’t weaken Ukraine’s defense against Russia.

So… is JD Vance going to say thank you?

Best friends 💙💛

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Novorossiysk rattled. Ukraine fought off another mass wave overnight and is preparing for more Mirage 2000-5 jets. As the Iran war drains interceptor stockpiles and jolts energy, Ukraine’s air-defense clock is ticking.

Daily summary: Novorossiysk + night attack + what changes next.

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Novorossiysk burned overnight: Ukrainian drones hit five Russian warships and ignited a key oil terminal, Ukrainian sources say. As the Gulf burns and talks stall, Ukraine’s clock is air-defense missiles.

Daily summary: sea strike + energy shock + air-defense math.

“Free weapons” is a slogan.

U.S. aid isn’t a handout: a big share is spent in the U.S. replacing stockpiles and paying American factories/workers. And Ukraine once had the world’s 3rd-largest nuclear arsenal—gave it up under U.S./UK security assurances. Promises matter.

Our Heroes 🇺🇦

📸 27th Separate Artillery Brigade named after Petro Kalnyshevsky

Every day outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin, Chris—an Irishman—performs the Ukrainian National Anthem. No speeches. Just a steady reminder: Ukraine is heard. Solidarity is a habit.

Hero 💙💛

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Even in the midst of war, when everything is in chaos, we must not forget the most vulnerable — they rely entirely on human kindness to survive 🥹💙💛

Five Russian warships hit in port.

Ukrainian sources say a March 2 night drone strike damaged five Russian naval vessels in Novorossiysk, incl. “Yeysk,” “Kasimov,” and minesweeper “Valentin Pikul.” Enemy personnel losses were reported.

Trump said there is “tremendous hatred” between Putin and Zelenskyy. But it’s not symmetric: Putin is trying to destroy Ukraine as a state; Zelenskyy leads a nation refusing to disappear. One is aggression. The other is survival.

A train should mean safe passage.

Kuleba says a Russian drone hit an empty passenger train in Mykolaiv region, injuring a Ukrainian Railways worker. He says another drone targeted a Dnipro–Kovel train, but passengers were evacuated and no one was hurt.

Terror follows people onto the rails.

Russian sources say a helicopter with its crew was reportedly shot down in Russia’s Rostov region — likely “friendly fire,” possibly by Russia’s own air defenses. No official confirmation.

And the reflex is the same: blame Ukraine and Ukrainians — anything but the man who unleashed this bloody war.

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When your friend decides to try on your body armor 😀🐶

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When Hormuz closes, Ukraine feels it in the sky.

Hormuz has shut for days and Europe’s TTF gas price jumped 50%+. Ukraine’s defence minister warned of a Patriot-missile deficit — and the Middle East war is competing for the same interceptors.

Daily summary: energy shock + air-defense math.

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Two wars. One supply chain.

Hormuz is shut, European gas is up ~75%, and Patriot interceptors are being pulled from the same stockpiles Ukraine relies on. Russia pockets the windfall. Ukraine reports 460 km² liberated and a fresh IMF tranche.

Today’s daily summary: the collision and the cost.

Heroes 💙💛

Chaos spreads from the first border the world lets be erased. Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni told TG5 the Middle East explosions and drones over Cyprus follow the collapse of international law—and warned Europe against calling Ukraine “distant.” If law breaks in Ukraine, it breaks everywhere.

Travelling Without Moving

📷: 12th Special Forces Brigade

so either way the consumption is very high. And so yes, these are risks for us, certainly, in terms of quantity. We haven't received any signals yet about program cuts, but we ourselves, thank God, can think logically and understand what the risks might be", - Zelenskyy on Mon, Mar 2nd

"If there's a long war, there will be a shortage of air defense. Middle Eastern partners will have a shortage of air defense then. You see they're using air defense against Shaheds. This shows that, well, look, there aren't as many missiles as Iran has drones, probably,👇