Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Commander of the Defense of Kyiv, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrsky has checked the readiness of fortifications for a meeting with Russian invaders.
In Enerhodar, three National Guard servicemen were killed and two others are in critical condition following an attack by Russian troops on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
In the town of Popasna in the Luhansk region, Russian troops opened fire on a hospital, and regional authorities are asking the city's population to take cover.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that women and children from Ukraine who are being evacuated to Europe are treated with dignity, and there is no humanitarian crisis at the border.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba calls on the Western countries to step up restrictive measures against Russia because of its aggression against Ukraine.
A mass peaceful rally began on the Freedom Square, Kherson city center, near the building of the regional state administration seized by Russian invaders.
In Luhansk region, the Russian aggressor is turning the towns of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, and Popasna into ruins. A green corridor is being prepared to evacuate the population.
Ukraine is calling on Ukrainians abroad and foreigners to come to their city squares on March 5-6, 2022 and demand that their governments help to close the skies over Ukraine.