LPR's People Militia: Ukrainian troops have left equipment, weapons, and combat docs while retreating

Due to the shelling of the Ukrainian army near Donetsk, a gas pipeline was pierced

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Putin's phone call with Erdogan – highlights:

🔸 Russia's president informed his Turkish counterpart about the course of the special military operation to protect Donbass, explained the main goals and objectives, stressing that it is going according to plan;

🔸 The Russian side is ready for dialogue with the Ukrainian authorities and with foreign partners to resolve the conflict, Putin said;

🔸 Putin: Russia will not tolerate any attempts to drag out the negotiation process used by the Ukrainian security forces to regroup their forces;

🔸 Putin said that suspending the special operation is only possible if Kiev ceases hostilities and fulfils Russia's requirements;

🔸 Russia's president hopes that representatives of Ukraine will show a more constructive approach during the next round of negotiations

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⚡️ Ukrainian lawmaker Kiva suspected of treason and attempt to violate territorial integrity - prosecutor general

⚡️ Blinken believes keeping diplomatic relations with Russia important

⚡️ Vatican willing to do 'anything' for peace in Ukraine - Pope Francis

⚡️ Macron, Putin spoke for 1 hour 45 minutes, reports say

⚡️ At 15.50 Ukrainian troops shelled the settlement of Dokuchayevsk, fired 16 mortars, DPR says

⚡️ DPR head: Ukrainian military planned to attack Crimea, Donbass in the spring

⚡️ Black pillars of smoke seen over Mariupol, Sputnik correspondent reports

⚡️ Polish government’s spokesman says Ukrainian aviation is not operating from Poland

❗ DPR head Pushilin: Laptop with intelligence about Donbass and Crimea marked with NATO found at Right Sector’s* HQ, this is direct evidence of alliance's help

* - terrorist group banned in Russia

❗ Putin tells Macron about 'attempted provocation' around nuclear power plant by Ukrainian radicals

❗ Blinken says discussed increasing pressure on Russia with EU and NATO allies during his visit to Europe

US is discussing halt to purchase of Russian oil with European allies - Blinken

Putin's phone call with Macron – highlights:

🔸 Zaporozhye NPP is operating normally, the radiation level is normal;

🔸 Russian Armed Forces control Chernobyl nuclear power plant in order to exclude the possibility of provocations by Ukrainian neo-Nazis or terrorists;

🔸 Kiev is not fulfilling agreements on humanitarian issue. Despite ceasefire regime for exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha, Ukrainian nationalists did not allow evacuation;

🔸 Putin asked Macron to "work with the Kiev authorities" in order to comply with the norms of international humanitarian law;

🔸 Russian side expressed its readiness to continue dialogue with the Ukrainian side on condition of fulfilment of Russian requirements

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Blinken will meet with Macron in Paris on Tuesday evening, reports say citing State Department

❗ Russian Interior Ministry: About 1,700 people detained at unauthorised rally in Moscow, about 750 in St. Petersburg

❗ Due to continuous shelling, from 8 March women, children, and elderly will be evacuated to Russia - Gorlovka authorities

❗ US and Europe maintain proposal to Russia to resolve Ukrainian crisis through talks - US envoy to UN