The town of Bakhmout, the epicenter of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, is “practically surrounded” by Russian forces, said the leader of the paramilitary group Wagner, Friday, March 3. “There is only one road left” to get out of it, Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video posted on Telegram. He called Volodymyr Zelensky to order Ukrainian troops to withdraw from the city. Follow our live.
US to announce new aid to Ukraine on Fridaythe White House said. “It will mainly include ammunition for the systems that the Ukrainians already have”, said the spokesman for the US executive for national security issues, citing in particular the Himars rocket launcher systems. John Kirby, however, did not want to give more details.
Scholz received in Washington. This announcement of new aid will coincide with the visit to the White House of the German Chancellor. This meeting between Olaf Scholz and Joe Biden is intended to “reaffirm the deep bonds of friendship” between the United States and Germany, specified the American presidency. In particular, they must discuss the conflict in Ukraine.
Partial evacuation of Kupiansk ordered. “Mandatory evacuation of families with children and residents with reduced mobility has begun in the community of Kupyansk, due to the constant shelling of the territory by Russian forces”, said the military administration of the Kharkiv region. This city had, before the war, nearly 30,000 inhabitants.