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Looks like Putin's ideologist Dugin has completely lost the plot. He's now claiming Zelensky's secret master plan is to provoke a Hungarian-Ukrainian war so NATO troops end up occupying Ukraine.
Ukraine's central bank chief showed the freed cash transport workers after their release from Hungarian detention.
Also, Ukraine's General Staff reports strikes on a Ka-27 helicopter, an Iskander missile system location, a Pantsir-S1, a Tor and an S-300 launcher, an ammo depot in Kherson region and a surveillance post on a Black Sea drilling rig.
Ukraine's General Staff says overnight strikes hit Russian ammo depots, logistics sites, a fuel depot near Mariupol, a command post near Hulyaipole and a drone control point in Belgorod region.
Ukraine's FM Sybiha says all seven Ukrainians detained in Budapest have been released and have crossed back into Ukraine.
Ukraine's General Staff confirmed hits on two more Russian ships. The March 2 strikes on Novorossiysk naval base damaged Black Sea Fleet frigates Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov.
Zelensky, Syrskyi and Palisa visited the 12th "Azov" Brigade of the National Guard. A blurred DeepState map is visible in the background.
Moscow has been largely offline for almost a day after operators were told to shut down mobile internet in parts of the city, Kommersant reports. No mobile internet in central Moscow. Operators blame "external restrictions" or "planned maintenance."
Ukrainian banking officials are briefing EU and US ambassadors on the Hungary incident right now, FM Sybiha says. He sees "Russian handwriting" in it, linking Hungarian officials' Moscow trips to a chain of provocations.
Ukrainian strike drones hit the Yevpatoria aircraft repair plant in Crimea on Feb 25, damaging two workshops now used for drone maintenance. A Be-12 Chaika also seen in the photos was likely destroyed back in September 2025, Dosye Shpiona reports.
Zelensky arrived in Donbas and visited Druzhkivka, Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.
The Hungarian government released video of the seizure of Ukrainian bank couriers.
Russian occupiers from the 79th Regiment show off a flooded bunker where they have to sleep, rest and prep for missions. Knee-deep in water, constant dampness and cold.
Photos of the cash seized from Ukrainian couriers in Hungary are out. Oshchadbank says the money was being moved from Austria for Ukrainian citizens and businesses. Deputy NBU chief Shaban is en route to Budapest. Meanwhile, Hungary gave Kyiv three days to restart Druzhba.
Ukrainians welcomed back another 300 defenders from Russian captivity.
Trump envoy Witkoff promises "more progress" on the Russia-Ukraine war in coming weeks.
Russian milbloggers suddenly got very nervous. They're reporting that Ukrainian fighters have started deploying fixed-wing UAVs carrying two FPV drones each.
"They ate the zebras, they stole the money," Polish FM Sikorski says on Hungary seizing Ukrainian cash transport workers. He's referencing the 2025 scandal when zebras vanished from Orban's family estate, hinting they were eaten.
Ukraine won't tolerate this state banditry, FM Sybiha says. Kyiv reserves the right to sanction those behind the detention of Ukrainians in Hungary. The grab was part of Orban's election campaign blackmail, he added. Ukraine's National Police has opened criminal proceedings over the abduction.
Meanwhile, all seven Oshchadbank couriers have been deported. Ukraine's central bank chief sent his deputy to Budapest to sort things out.
Hungary's FM Szijjártó wants Ukraine to explain the cash transports, wondering aloud if this is "Ukrainian military mafia money." He claims $900M, 420M euros and 146kg of gold moved through Hungary since January.
SBU drones struck the Yevpatoria aircraft repair plant and two Pantsir-S2 systems near Dzhankoi airfield in Crimea, Ukrinform reports. A Mohajer-6 drone, a ZU-23 gun, two fuel trucks and a Forpost control station were also hit.
Ukraine's ombudsman Lubinets says Russians likely kidnapped 19 Ukrainians from a border village in Sumy region. Contact was lost, then their interviews showed up on Russian TV. Lubinets is demanding their immediate return.
The second stage of the Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange just wrapped up, 300 for 300.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry urged citizens to avoid traveling to Hungary, saying it "cannot guarantee their safety" given Hungarian authorities' actions.
Trump booted Tucker Carlson from MAGA after he called the Iran strikes "absolutely disgusting and evil." Tucker "lost his way" and "isn't smart enough to get it," Trump said.
Hungary says it detained Oshchadbank couriers for alleged money laundering, claiming a former Ukrainian intel general ran the operation. FM Sybiha says consuls still have no access to the detainees and no explanations were given.
Ukrainian USF operators hit four Russian air defense systems overnight in occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Magyar's Birds took out a Buk-M3 and an S-300V, while USF pilots destroyed a Pantsir-S1 and a Tor-M1 using Ukrainian-made FP-2 drones.
Putin tasked political operatives and GRU with rigging Hungary's April vote to keep Orban in power, VSquare reports. The operation is run by Kremlin domestic policy chief Kiriyenko out of Russia's Budapest embassy.
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