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Russia launches missile strike on Odesa during Zelensky's meeting with Mitsotakis
The Russian army launched a missile strike on Odesa early on March 6 when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the port city.
Five people killed in Russian missile strike on Odesa port infrastructure
The investigation is currently ongoing. Details about the destruction of the port infrastructure and the exact number of victims will be given later, he added.
Britain prepared to loan Ukraine all frozen Russian assets in UK – Cameron
Britain is prepared to loan Ukraine all frozen Russian central bank assets in the UK on the basis that Russia will be forced to pay reparations to Ukraine at the end of the war.
Ukraine, Greece preparing bilateral security agreement
"Together with Greece, we have begun preparing a bilateral agreement on security commitments – our cooperation in the field of security. I hope that our teams will soon prepare the agreement for signing," Zelensky said.
Germany joins Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine
German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit characterized the Czech initiative as "very good," which makes it possible to purchase shells outside the EU with "financial means to be agreed on a bilateral basis."
Defense
Air defense needs, fight against enemy: Zelensky, Mitsotakis meet with military in Odesa
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have listened to information from the military command regarding the security situation in Odesa and discussed the bolstering of air defenses, notably in the Odesa region.
War
At least 27 invaders injured after patrol ship Sergei Kotov was destroyed – intelligence
“According to updated data, at least 27 crew members of the Russian ship Sergei Kotov, which was destroyed near the Kerch Strait, sustained injuries of varying severity,” the report says.
Russia hid social support statistics to cover up war losses - ISW
The Russian government reportedly hid data on recipients of social support services in 2022, likely to obfuscate casualties suffered in the first year of the war in Ukraine or to cover up the government's inability to pay promised social support to vulnerable populations.
Economy
Ukrainian PM, ex-Finnish PM discuss cooperation in seizure of frozen Russian assets
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, a strategic councilor at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, have discussed cooperation in the confiscation of frozen Russian assets.
Politics
Ukraine's Yermak, Finland's Marin discuss Ukraine's EU, NATO membership prospects
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak has met with former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who is a member of the International Working Group on Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, and discussed the battlefield situation and the prospects for Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO.
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