Russian forces continued their offensive in the Komar direction and have made significant progress northwest of Velyka Novosilka.

Russian forces advanced from the intersection of four treelines, reaching the southern outskirts of the village of Burlatske, gaining a foothold on a treeline perpendicular to the one that leads up to Burlatske.

They also advanced down the other treelines that run off the intersection, capturing some positions in the west, while reaching new areas on the tactical heights in the east, where more treelines were captured, as well as a forest plantation in the low-lying ground.

+ ~9.26km² in favour of Russia.

I always find it funny how people *want* to find things to complain about, whether that be with politics, geopolitics, or to do with one person. I've noticed this more and more over the course of the war in Ukraine.

Something to keep in mind, especially when reading the news.

The IDF announced that they will be sending a platoon of Merkava IV tanks from the 188th Armored Brigade to the west bank city of Jenin.

The centre-right CDU party has won the 2025 snap German Federal Elections with 28.6% of the vote, as Olaf Scholz has conceded defeat. The far-right AFD party came in second with 20.8%, while Olaf Scholz's centre-left SPD part came in third with 16.4%.

However, SPD has ruled out forming a coalition with CDU, and CDU has ruled out forming a coalition with AFD. This suggests that there could be a political crisis in Germany in the near future, as none of the major parties want to work with each other.

To win a majority, you need 316+ seats out of 630 in the Bundestag. If CDU and AFD were to form a coalition, then they would form a majority of 340 seats. If CDU were to form a coalition with SPD, they would fall short by 5 seats at 311, meaning that a minor party would have to join their coalition to pass the 316-seat threshold.

The war in Ukraine has now been ongoing for three years.

The IDF announced that they have once again increased the operational readiness in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip.

This comes as Israeli forces returned approximately 600 Palestinian prisoners to their cells in the occupied parts of the West Bank, in violation of the hostage and ceasefire agreement with Hamas and their allies.

Zelensky: "I am ready to resign from the presidency for peace or Ukraine's accession to NATO."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded the complete evacuation of southern Syria from the military forces of the "new regime" (HTS).

He added that he will not allow HTS to attack the Druze community in southern Syria, and that the new Syrian government would not be allowed to deploy their forces south of Damascus.

"Israeli troops will stay in these newly occupied territories for "an unlimited period of time… We will not allow [HTS] forces or the new Syrian army to move into territory south of Damascus," he added.

The IDF announced that a decision has been made to lift all restrictions for communities in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon, allowing for residents to return to their homes on March 2nd.

A Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile targeted a Ukrainian S-300 air defence system in a forest near the village of Velykyi Bobryk, Sumy Oblast.

The S-300V SAM launcher was destroyed, along with a multi-channel missile guidance station (MSGN) for the S-300.

As many as 20 Ukrainian soldiers were reportedly killed, although this is unconfirmed information.

Israeli special forces are once again raiding the city of Qabatiya. Clashes are ongoing with Palestinian armed groups from the Jenin brigade’s Qabatiya company. At least one explosive device has been detonated.