On 4 March, Russian authorities plan to impose martial law throughout all territories of Russia to prevent protests and create the necessary reserve of troops to continue the war with Ukraine.
About 3,000 people remain in the frontline town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, where fighting is taking place between Ukrainian defenders and the Russian occupying forces.
The mayor of Kherson, Igor Kolykhayev, who had previously negotiated with the Russian invading forces about further rules governing life in the city, has announced that there is a growing threat of looting.
President Vladimir Putin stated that for the death of a Russian soldier in Ukraine, the soldier's family would receive nearly 7.5 million rubles and additional payments.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he is ready to talk to Vladimir Putin on equal terms about any issues that are of concern to the Russian government.
During their second round of talks, the Russian and Ukrainian sides have reached an understanding on the joint provision of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians from the sites of the fiercest fighting.
The State Border Guards Service of Ukraine released audio messages from a crew member confirming that the civilian ship “HELT”, under the Panamanian flag, had been destroyed by Russian troops in Ukraine's territorial waters.
In Chayka village, near Kiev, a shell hit a warehouse for the manufacture and storage of spray foam. A fire now blazes in the warehouse and the administrative building.
The enemy has hacked some websites of regional authorities and local governments, and uses them to spread misinformation about an alleged “surrender and signing of a peace treaty with Russia.”
On March 1 and 2, the Russian occupying forces fired on surgical and sanitary departments of the Vasilevsky Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Hospital, killing three people.
Russian troops have blockaded Kherson in southern Ukraine, creating a humanitarian crisis in the city. Local authorities are asking for a ‘green corridor’ to be designated in order to deliver supplies of medicine and food.
The mayor of the Ukrainian city Energodar, Dmytro Orlov, said that about 100 units of Russian troops have entered the city. Residents are trying to resist, and the battle continues at the checkpoint.
Russian invaders are relentlessly shelling the town of Manhush west of Mariupol in the Donetsk region. A woman was killed in the shelling of Mayorsk. Krasnohorivka near Donetsk was also hit by Russian missiles.