{"id":48516,"date":"2022-03-03T23:10:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T23:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/03\/ukraine-invasion-live-updates-march-3\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:07:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:07:54","slug":"ukraine-invasion-live-updates-march-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2022\/03\/03\/ukraine-invasion-live-updates-march-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine invasion live updates: March 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Feb. 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into neighboring Ukraine under the guise of a \u201cspecial military operation.\u201d Sources on the ground in Ukraine are reporting live on Twitter, and Military Times is chronicling these accounts and will continue to provide live updates from trusted sources as the situation progresses. You can find previous updates since the start of the invasion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/02\/25\/live-updates-on-russias-invasion-of-ukraine\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>8:50 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>7:45 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>6:10 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>5:40 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>5:20 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>4:45 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>1:50 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>1:10 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>12:30 p.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>11:50 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>11:35 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>11:05 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>10:05 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>9:35 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>9:00 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>8:20 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>7:55 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>7:25 a.m. EST<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>7:00 a.m. EST; Mar. 3<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>6:40 p.m. EST; Mar. 2<\/b><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>You can catch up on updates from Wednesday\u2019s live feed <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/03\/02\/live-updates-from-ukraine-one-week-into-the-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>here<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> regulator tells IAEA there has been no change reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/radiation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#radiation<\/a> levels at the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Zaporizhzhia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zaporizhzhia<\/a> Nuclear Power Plant site.<\/p>&mdash; IAEA &#8211; International Atomic Energy Agency \u269b\ufe0f (@iaeaorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iaeaorg\/status\/1499562515340177416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Ongoing fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe &#8211; reports the power plant is on fire <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yalda Hakim (@SkyYaldaHakim) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SkyYaldaHakim\/status\/1499536056810672128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Canada to raise tariffs on Russian imports, send rocket launchers to Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/75Oggh0bEh\">https:\/\/t.co\/75Oggh0bEh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bEAJfI6iVj\">pic.twitter.com\/bEAJfI6iVj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Reuters\/status\/1499518801657970692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DHS announces the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. \u201cIndividuals eligible for\u00a0TPS\u00a0under this designation\u00a0must have continuously resided in the United States since March 1, 2022,\u201d per press release.<\/p>&mdash; Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GeoffRBennett\/status\/1499515702151159811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The BBC is reviving its use of shortwave radio to broadcast in Ukraine and in parts of Russia. The tactic, popularized during World War II, uses frequencies that can travel for long distances and be accessible on portable radios.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kAT4fvWUjB\">https:\/\/t.co\/kAT4fvWUjB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nytimes\/status\/1499509941010374658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Vladimir Putin for the first time personally acknowledged Russian losses in the war in Ukraine in a video televised on Russian state media on Thursday. He also claimed the military operation was proceeding according to plan.<br><br>Follow live updates: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NGBxrYwszM\">https:\/\/t.co\/NGBxrYwszM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FMX2Gkm4RJ\">pic.twitter.com\/FMX2Gkm4RJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nytimes\/status\/1499501136415543304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A defense official at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington D.C. told Military Times that they have already received more than 3,000 applications for U.S. citizens wanting to fight. <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mNJDK6nH0t\">https:\/\/t.co\/mNJDK6nH0t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MilitaryTimes\/status\/1499452297025310730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Estonian cargo ship sinks off Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa after explosion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KBgf4zQ7bx\">https:\/\/t.co\/KBgf4zQ7bx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCWorld\/status\/1499449852610162696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fUkraine, Russia agree to set up humanitarian corridors.<br><br>According to Ukraine\u2019s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, the two sides will together provide humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians and to deliver food and medicine to the areas with the harshest battles.<\/p>&mdash; The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KyivIndependent\/status\/1499445304696913926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ukrainian forces are attacking the 40-mile-long convoy that is attempting to converge on the capital city of Kyiv, the chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said.<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Wgxc6DaHP\">https:\/\/t.co\/8Wgxc6DaHP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1499433922987532288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russian President Vladimir Putin tells French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Ukraine &#39;demilitarisation&#39; will be achieved<br><br>Follow the latest: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1I1zxcLPKy\">https:\/\/t.co\/1I1zxcLPKy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCWorld\/status\/1499377169000194049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DOD Ukraine Brief 3\/3\/2022:<br><br>-Russia has committed 90% of pre-staged combat power<br>-480+ missiles fired at Ukraine<br>-Mariupol under Ukraine control, risks becoming isolated<br>-Can&#39;t yet confirm use of thermobarics<br>-No evidence of IED use<br>-&quot;Not ready&quot; to assess Kherson&#39;s status<\/p>&mdash; Task &amp; Purpose (@TaskandPurpose) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TaskandPurpose\/status\/1499419902771347458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Majority of Russian missile launches coming from inside Ukraine, more than half of total, as Russian moves in mobile systems, U.S. defense official<\/p>&mdash; Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/phildstewart\/status\/1499414755165020164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ukraine Receives Fresh Supplies Of Bayraktar Drones And Eye-Popping Numbers Of Anti-Tank Weapons <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4RCNzCtmRk\">https:\/\/t.co\/4RCNzCtmRk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/StqGjMrWSH\">pic.twitter.com\/StqGjMrWSH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Forbes (@Forbes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Forbes\/status\/1499415699168583690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video verified by The New York Times shows the bombardment of Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. As smoke cleared from the attack \u2014 which hit near apartments, pharmacies and a hospital \u2014 people are seen running in the street.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J1MhFcNCnm\">https:\/\/t.co\/J1MhFcNCnm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S2l2MBkxaF\">pic.twitter.com\/S2l2MBkxaF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nytimes\/status\/1499414309645991957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: White House seeks new $10B Ukraine fund with half for Pentagon via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reporterjoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@reporterjoe<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WU9PvLYvPn\">https:\/\/t.co\/WU9PvLYvPn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joe Gould (@reporterjoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/reporterjoe\/status\/1499410021679042571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russian forces are ramping up assaults on civilian areas of Ukraine a week after invading the country. As Russia begins laying siege to major Ukrainian cities, the war is entering an increasingly brutal phase. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vcKKAQtdhe\">https:\/\/t.co\/vcKKAQtdhe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nytimes\/status\/1499410540376080389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonLemire\/status\/1499412715752005634\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonLemire\/status\/1499412715752005634<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UKRAINE-RUSSIA LATEST: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RxY0n0UwvB\">https:\/\/t.co\/RxY0n0UwvB<\/a><br><br>&#8211; Zelenskyy warns Putin: &#39;You will repay everything you did against Ukraine&#39;<br>&#8211; Russia freezes supplies of rocket engines to U.S.<br>&#8211; 1 million refugees have fled Ukraine in a week: UNHCR <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DDJR47xODy\">pic.twitter.com\/DDJR47xODy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\/status\/1499398651356930052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moldova will imminently send a request to the EU to begin membership talks, joining a bid earlier this week by Ukraine and plans by Georgia to also start the process <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ro5xpubXOm\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ro5xpubXOm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/business\/status\/1499399465723064327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rolling thunder of artillery rounds all day long over Kyiv now.<br>The battle rages high.<\/p>&mdash; Illia Ponomarenko \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@IAPonomarenko) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IAPonomarenko\/status\/1499387778165096452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ukraine&#39;s Zelenskiy says defence lines holding against Russian attacks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j0CiDqAwmx\">https:\/\/t.co\/j0CiDqAwmx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6CMMD3jYk4\">pic.twitter.com\/6CMMD3jYk4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Reuters\/status\/1499385421721128969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Despite Russia facing a tougher resistance than expected during the first week of its military offensive in Ukraine, US and European officials warn that the darkest days of the invasion lie ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BcB8ElpY7S\">https:\/\/t.co\/BcB8ElpY7S<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1499383343837859841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rocket launchers for air defense. Javelin antitank missiles. Stinger surface-to-air missiles. 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They say they have not eaten for 3-4 days and that their commanders have not organized their documents. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KWKsIAm81c\">https:\/\/t.co\/KWKsIAm81c<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Neil Hauer (@NeilPHauer) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeilPHauer\/status\/1499359471684001794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fPeace talks between Ukraine and Russia are set for later today.<br><br>Ukraine will ask for humanitarian corridors, to evacuate those injured and provide people will food.<\/p>&mdash; Oleksiy Sorokin (@mrsorokaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mrsorokaa\/status\/1499361429891211270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today: volunteers making camouflage netting for soldiers. Apart from the brave service of Ukraine\u2019s soldiers, civilians across the country are doing whatever they can to help in their nation\u2019s defense. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kxDtXWl9ZS\">pic.twitter.com\/kxDtXWl9ZS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nolan Peterson (@nolanwpeterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nolanwpeterson\/status\/1499356394180395008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per UK Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Mariupol \u201cremain in Ukrainian hands,\u201d despite heavy shelling by Russian Forces. \u201cSome Russian forces have entered the city of Kherson, but the military situation remains unclear,\u201d MOD statement says.<\/p>&mdash; Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NatashaBertrand\/status\/1499306801631838208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Zelensky this morning said foreign fighters have begun to arrive in Ukraine to help battle the Russians. \u201cUkraine is already greeting foreign volunteers. (The) first 16,000 are already on their way to protect freedom and life for us, and for all,\u201d he said.<\/p>&mdash; Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NatashaBertrand\/status\/1499351747571113984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The war in Ukraine is affecting civilians on a large scale, satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show. Captured on Sunday and Monday, some images show burning and destroyed homes. Others show long lines of people outside grocery stores. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JkxUjnGcd2\">https:\/\/t.co\/JkxUjnGcd2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nytimes\/status\/1499342592433082373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Russian military said it fully controlled Kherson, a strategic city in Ukraine. 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