For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA entry for this date and a HEINBERG entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Putin ally says Ukraine is ‘definitely Russia’, rules out talks with Zelenskiy. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said today that Ukraine was part of Russia and ruled out peace talks with the current Ukrainian leadership. In a . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian cluster munitions attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast kills civilian, by Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent  Russian forces struck the village of Rizdvianka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with cluster munitions, killing a civilian, Governor Ivan Fedorov said today. Settlements in . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces destroy another U.S.-made Abrams tank near Avdeyevka — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW, March 4. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed another US-made Abrams tank of the Ukrainian army in the Avdeyevka area near Donetsk over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. Units of Russia’s . . . READ MORE . . .

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Europe steps in as U.S. dithers: Czechia says more ammo will arrive in weeks, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  The first emergency deliveries of artillery shells bought by EU nations to compensate for the impasse in U.S. military support to Ukraine may reach the front line “within weeks,” a senior official in Prague said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 2  Russia says Ukraine attacked Crimea with 38 drones. From Reuters. RUSSIAN air defence systems destroyed all 38 drones that Ukraine launched at the Crimean Peninsula early on Sunday, Russia’s defence ministry said, after reports on Ukrainian and Russian social media of powerful explosions in the port of Feodosia. READ MORE . . .