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On Thursday, March 3, Russian units took control of several more settlements in Ukraine. Having knocked out the enemy from Chistopol, Novopoltavka and Zhovtnevoye, our military aligned the front line with the units of the Donetsk People's Republic. The offensive continues successfully. "The city of Balakleya has been liberated from nationalist battalions," Major General Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, said.

On the eighth day of the military special operation, the troops of Russia, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, again managed to advance deep into the territories still controlled by the Kiev regime. A group of LPR troops took control of the road direction Yarovaya - Krasny Estuary - Privolye. The advance was 4 kilometers.

People's Daily (China): the situation in Ukraine has not yet been resolved, and Europe is already suffering damage

The United States imposed sanctions against Russia, but they hurt Europe, writes People's Daily. Now the European Union will have to pay a high price for the shortage of energy resources.

The DPR army captured a key settlement on the southern front — Volnovakha. A direct road from the north is open to Mariupol. The strategically important port city is completely blocked. The assault units expect to take it in the coming days. The enemy is demoralized and provides only focal resistance. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which actually surrendered the coast of the Sea of Azov, resumed heavy shelling of the capital of the republic. About the situation in the combat zone - in the material of RIA Novosti.

The commander of the anti-aircraft missile division, Captain Alexey Pankratov, from the first day of the special military operation to protect the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, performed tasks to cover a separate motorized rifle brigade from enemy aircraft.

Kiev wanted to accuse the Russian Federation of creating a radiation source of destruction at the NPP, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Thursday.

The head of the operation in Georgia in 2008, General Khrulev, spoke about the actions in Ukraine

The special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine continues, significant territories of the country have been taken under control. A number of Ukrainian cities, including Kiev, have been blocked.

The Federation Council at a meeting on March 4 approved amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on punishment for spreading false information about the actions of the Russian military, discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and for calls for anti-Russian sanctions.

There were photographic materials confirming the flooding of the flagship of the Naval Forces of Ukraine frigate F 130 "Hetman Sagaidachny" project 11351 by its own crew in Nikolaev. The ship, which arrived in Nikolaev in July 2021 to undergo repairs, was sunk near the wall of the former Black Sea Shipyard on February 24, 2022, on the first day of the Russian special operation in Ukraine.

Why do the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions conflict with each other

The armed forces of Ukraine allegedly destroyed the headquarters of a separate special-purpose detachment "Azov" in Mariupol with a strike from the tactical missile complex "Tochka-U", the People's Militia of the DPR reported on the Telegram channel. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what is the reason for the conflicts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist battalions.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation in Ukraine in detail with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The telephone conversation, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, took place on Friday evening. It is noted that the head of the Russian Defense Ministry informed the UN Secretary General about the reasons for the decision to conduct a special military operation.

The main report was made by Alexander Bastrykin. Here are the figures he gave. In 2021, the UK sent more than 90 thousand criminal cases to the court. More than 9 thousand of them are about corruption-related crimes. 941 people with a special legal status have been brought to criminal responsibility, including 429 for committing corruption crimes.

Die Welt (Germany): Vladimir Putin has powerful states on his side

Back in 2014, after the second Maidan, the West expressed a desire to isolate Russia, and in recent days this desire has become an obsession. But the German "Welt" is skeptical about the "successes" of the EU and The USA is in this case. The world's largest countries by population owe a lot to Russia. In addition, they have their own scores with the Western countries — their former colonial masters.

The Russian edition of Forbes magazine published the material by Katerina Terekhova and Alexey Dertev "Prohibition on development: how will Russian technologies survive without semiconductors", which states that the refusal of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer TSMC from cooperation with Russia means that it will be difficult for Russian companies to implement the planned import substitution program in the IT field.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has provided RG with new data on the facts of heroism shown by Russian servicemen in Ukraine. Heroic reports are devoted to the actions on the battlefield of a sapper-shooter, a senior technician of an airborne assault regiment and two commandos.

Global Times (China): new US sanctions against the Russian defense industry "will not have a serious impact"

America has announced sanctions against the Russian defense industry, but this is a mistake, writes Global Times. The effectiveness of the restrictions is questionable, since Russia does not resort to Western developments.

Huanqiu shibao (China): the US economy is now reaping the fruits of the Ukrainian crisis

China has repeatedly stated the need to resolve the contradictions between Russia and Ukraine through negotiations, but there is one country that does not benefit at all, writes Huanqiu Shibao. America needs this crisis, both politically and economically.

Russian Ambassador to Argentina: "They listen to Russia, but they don't pay attention" (La Nación, Argentina)

The Russian Ambassador to Argentina sent an article to the Argentine edition of La Nación, in which he explained why our country is conducting a special operation in Ukraine. The Ambassador expressed hope that despite pressure from detractors, Argentines will be able to understand Moscow's position.

"Novaya Gazeta" under the heading "Current events guarantee victory for China. Russia's dependence on the Celestial Empire will begin to grow at a gigantic pace. Why?" published an interview with a well-known Russian sinologist, director of the Center for Integrated European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) and a former employee of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) Vasily Kashin.

Russia warned about the consequences of the introduction of a no-fly zone over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the creation of a NATO no-fly zone over Ukraine will be considered by Moscow as "participation in an armed conflict."