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⚠️The city of Kherson and the temporarily occupied Oleshky are under fire.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has confirmed the identity of the Ukrainian serviceman who was killed after shouting "Glory to Ukraine!" The SBU has identified the serviceman as Oleksandr Ihorovych Matsievskyi, a sniper from the 163rd Battalion of the 119th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense of Chernihiv Oblast. Oleksandr was called up for military service in March 2022 and was reported missing near the village of Krasna Hora in Donetsk region at the end of December. It was determined that he was shot dead on December 30, 2022 and his body was returned home in February 2023.

President Zelensky bestowed the title of Hero of Ukraine upon Oleksandr Matsiyevsky. All hail the Hero!

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced that Poland will be releasing documents that reveal Russia's corrupt influence on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). He stated that evidence of Russian involvement in the corruption of MEPs from multiple countries, not including Poland, has been found. This comes as a reminder of the corruption scandal that occurred in the European Parliament in December 2022, when Qatar and Morocco attempted to sway economic and political decisions through bribery.

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Luxembourg has donated 14 armored ambulances to Ukraine, which are designed to protect against small arms fire and artillery shell fragments. These ambulances will be sent to the frontline in the near future.

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Reuters: #Nicaragua orders closure of Holy See embassy in Managua and of its own embassy to the #Vatican after Pope Francis compared the Nicaraguan government to a dictatorship.

Around 50 thousand Russians were killed or wounded and up to 200 tanks were destroyed near Bakhmut, which prevented them from attempting to retake Kyiv, according to Defense Express.

The enemy continues to suffer losses. For example, on March 11, around 30 bodies of the deceased were brought to the morgue in Enerhodar. The Russian military is taking steps to replenish their losses in personnel. On March 10, new troops from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug arrived in Yalta, Donetsk region. It has been observed that the enemy personnel have low morale and are unwilling to participate in combat operations, according to the General Staff.

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The Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tkachenko, has announced that the Kyiv Cave Monastery will be conducting an audit of the museum's valuables to determine what remains after the departure of the UOC-MP. He also warned that any representatives of the UOC-MP who are found to have sold any of the movable property will face criminal charges. As a reminder, the agreement for the free use of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra by the UOC-MP will end on March 29, 2023, and this applies to all premises rented by the UOC in the Lavra.

The Czech volunteer movement is continuing the Gift for Putin project, which is collecting funds to purchase heavy weaponry for the Ukrainian Defense Forces. The next gift they are providing is the RM-70 Vampire Multiple Launch Rocket System, which comes with missiles for every day of the year.

The enemy is attempting to take control of Bakhmut from both the north and south, but they have been unsuccessful - the city remains firmly under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We salute the brave Ukrainian soldiers who are defending the Bakhmut Fortress!

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This is what happens when oil oligarchs purchase a state government.

With wind and solar now cheaper than fossil fuels, politicians intervene to force all Texans to pay for expensive, polluting gas.

Story by KUT’s Mose Buchele, who does excellent reporting on Texas energy issues:

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On March 9, Russia launched a series of attacks, beginning with drones to detect air defense, followed by missiles of various classes, including six Kinzhal missiles. Natalia Gumenyuk, spokeswoman for the South Command, stated that Russia was checking to see if Ukraine had MIM-104 Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems prior to the attack, as the preliminary information that Ukraine was already equipped with Patriot systems was of great importance.

Russian Patriarch Kirill has expressed his concern to Pope Francis and the United Nations Secretary General about the expulsion of Russian priests from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery that has been in existence since the 11th century and is considered the cradle of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian civilizations. He argued that there was no legal basis for the termination of the contract with the monastery and accused the Ukrainian authorities of disregarding human rights and freedoms.

Poor Baby. That's what happens when priests act as spies for Russia.

Merab Dvalishvili, a Georgian professional mixed martial artist, shouted 'Glory to Ukraine!' after defeating Russian Pyotr Yan in the UFC.

The commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhiy Nayev, has reported that Russian troops are rotating in Belarus, but the threat of an offensive from the north is low. Border guards and military personnel are keeping a close watch on the enemy's movements.

British intelligence reports that despite the significant casualties suffered by Russian troops in Ukraine, the elite population of Moscow and St. Petersburg remain largely unaffected.

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