Yuri Zoria

NYT says Ukraine may deploy six of some 45 promised F-16 jets by July to counter Russian air support, as the country urgently needs more weapons amid a munitions shortage.

Czech President Petr Pavel indicates NATO troops can engage in support activities in Ukraine without breaching international regulations, following Macron's suggestion of deploying Western troops. Pavel emphasizes the distinction between combat and support roles, highlighting NATO's experience in training missions.

Ukrainian forces downed 15 of 25 Russian Shahed drones in Russia's overnight attack; three drones hit Kharkiv, causing damage but no injuries, while one struck an infrastructure facility in Odesa district, also without injuries, official sources said.

Reports suggest Ukrainian drone strikes overnight targeted a Russian aircraft plant in Rostov Oblast that refurbishes and modernizes A-50 radar planes, but ISW can't confirm the damage.

Russia's full-scale Ukraine invasion extinguishing religious freedom through church destruction, clergy arrests/killings, prompting church leader's appeal for unblocked US aid.

Polish farmers announce a temporary suspension of their blockade at one checkpoint on Ukraine's border, with all six border checkpoints blocked, indirectly benefiting Russia by disrupting Ukrainian trade amid ongoing tensions.

ISW says the Kremlin's increased focus on Moldova's Gagauzia and Transnistria pro-Russian regions aims to use them in information and hybrid operations to disrupt Moldova's EU accession process.

The US-led "Ramstein" contact group of around 50 nations backing Ukraine's defense will convene on March 19 to discuss fulfilling Kyiv's military needs amid Ukraine's artillery ammunition shortage.

Signaling a potential pivot away from Moscow, Armenia's foreign minister revealed the country is weighing an EU membership application driven by public pro-European sentiments.

France's FM said Ukraine didn't "ask us to send troops" yet, but nothing can be excluded in the near future. Baltic foreign ministers praise France for "out-of-the-box" thinking.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron confirms the proposal of a missile ring exchange with Germany, supplying Ukraine with additional Storm Shadow missiles in exchange for Germany's Taurus missiles, aiming to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities against Russian aggression.

As Ukraine repels a Russian suicide drone attack on three regions, Russia's shelling and bomb attack kill two civilians elsewhere.

Czech national security adviser Tomáš Pojar clarifies that funding for President Petr Pavel's initiative to supply Ukraine with 800,000 artillery rounds only covers the first batch, despite pledges from 18 countries.

After signing a bilateral defense and cooperation agreement with France, Moldova's President Maia Sandu cautions that Russia will pose a threat to the rest of Europe if it prevails in Ukraine.