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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the seven Ukrainian nationals who had been held in Budapest have been released.

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Zelensky visited the Donetsk region and said Russian forces are planning an offensive this spring on parts of the region currently held by Ukrainian troops.

During the visit, Zelensky also presented state awards to Ukrainian servicemen.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

Kidnapped Ukrainian Ihor Komarov was found dismembered on a Bali beach after a $10 million ransom demand.

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The Kremlin says the war involving Iran has boosted global demand for Russian oil and gas, as disruptions in the Middle East shake energy markets.

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Kyiv warned Ukrainians and businesses of risks in Hungary after what it described as the kidnapping of Ukrainian citizens and the seizure of property belonging to a Ukrainian state bank.

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The European Commission said Zelensky’s remarks about Orbán are “not acceptable.”

“In particular regarding Zelensky’s comments, we as the EU Commission clearly state that such wording is not acceptable.There must be no threats toward EU member states,” a deputy spokesperson for the Commission said.

The second phase of the 500-for-500 prisoner-of-war exchange between Ukraine and Russia is underway, with 300 Ukrainian servicemen and two civilians returning home from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Poland will temporarily restrict air traffic along its eastern border from March 10 to June 9, 2026, citing the need to ensure national security.

Representatives of Ukraine’s National Bank are heading to Hungary to clarify the situation with the detention of Oschadbank cash couriers, the NBU said.

Deputy Governor Oleksii Shaban has traveled to Budapest with a team.

Hungary has given Ukraine three days to restore oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, State Secretary at Hungary’s Energy Ministry András Czepek said.

300 more Ukrainians have returned home from Russian captivity in the second stage of a prisoner exchange.

Yesterday, during the first stage, 200 Ukrainians were freed. In total, 500 Ukrainians have returned home over the two-day exchange.

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Hungary “amid arbitrary actions by the Hungarian authorities.”

“Ukrainian consuls have still not been permitted access to seven Ukrainian citizens taken hostage in Budapest. The Hungarian side has not provided any explanation. We demand their immediate release and prepare next actions, including at the EU level,” Ukraine Foreign Ministry stated.

Key member states signal they will NOT back plans to fast-track Ukraine into the bloc by 2027 as peace talks with Russia falter.

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Kyiv accuses Hungary of “taking hostages and stealing money” after seven employees of Ukraine’s state-owned Oschadbank were detained while transporting cash between Austria and Ukraine.

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Fox News used footage of Ukraine’s STING interceptor drone while praising US AI “superweapons” allegedly used in Iran, prompting a response from the drone’s Ukrainian developers.

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Ukraine’s team will boycott the Winter Paralympics ceremony in Verona in protest — joined by the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.

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Trump to meet arms makers to accelerate weapons production.

As the US rebuilds weapons stocks after Iran, NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte says support for Ukraine will continue.

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‘Why Give Putin Such Gifts?’: Zelensky says Russia wants Ukraine to leave Donbas to regroup for future offensives, warning withdrawal could trigger a new large-scale invasion.

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Ukrainian Navy downs Russian anti-submarine Ka-27 helicopter over the Black Sea.

Russia’s Defense Ministry and other officials have not commented on the reported shootdown.

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About 800 Patriot missiles were used in just three days of fighting in the Middle East — more than Ukraine has had during the entire war, Zelensky said.

A Russian Black Sea Fleet frigate carrying Kalibr cruise missiles was hit during a Ukrainian drone strike on the port of Novorossiysk on March 2, a source in Ukraine’s Security Service told Kyiv Post.

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Ukrainian drones launched a large-scale overnight strike on Russia’s Saratov region on March 4, with explosions reported near an oil refinery and other facilities, according to Russian officials reports.

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Another 200 Ukrainian soldiers have returned home from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Among those freed are defenders of Mariupol, as well as fighters from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.

After a drone strike in the Middle East, Europe is already mobilizing warships and debating troop deployments.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has been fighting a full-scale war in the center of Europe for three years — and troops are still only a topic for discussion.

Sweden has urged citizens to withdraw cash in case of war, recommending that people keep at least 1,000 kronor (about $95) on hand and have bank cards from different banks, Bloomberg reports.

The Pentagon and at least one Gulf state are exploring buying Ukrainian-made interceptor drones to counter Iran’s Shahed drones.

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The EU will ask international partners to help close a €30 billion funding gap for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

The issue is expected to be raised at a late-March EU summit in Brussels after Hungary blocked a €90 billion loan package for 2026–2027 over a dispute involving the Druzhba oil pipeline.