03/08/2023
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 01:45 Russia: Belarus revises military doctrine +++
According to Russian agency reports, Belarus is working on a new military doctrine due to the “escalation of global political tensions”. It is intended to order the implementation of measures “aimed at protecting independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty and the constitutional order from external and internal threats in the context of the escalation of global geopolitical tensions,” reports the Tass agency citing an order to that effect by the Belarusian Security Council. Details of the content of the new military guide are not known.
+++ 01:04 Klingbeil: Germany has not taken Eastern Europe’s fears into account for a long time +++
The SPD chairman Lars Klingbeil wants to win new confidence in the countries of Eastern Europe. “The fear that Russia will expand the war beyond the borders of Ukraine is driving people in Eastern and Central Europe,” Klingbeil told the editorial network Germany (RND). “Germany hasn’t paid attention to this for too long. That was a mistake. It’s about building trust again.” At a conference in the Polish capital of Warsaw today, the SPD leader wants to make proposals for a partnership policy, the RND reports.
+++ 23:05 Zelenskyj honors one of the youngest “heroes of Ukraine” +++
In his evening video message, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored all Bakhmut’s defenders as “heroes”. He expressly mentions the commander Dmytro Kozyubajlo, who became known in Ukraine under his combat name “Da Vinci”, who was killed near Bakhmut today. The 27-year-old is “one of Ukraine’s youngest heroes,” said Selenskyj. “One of those whose personal history, character and courage became forever the history, character and courage of Ukraine.” Kozyubajlo has been fighting for the independence and dignity of the Ukrainian people since 2014.
+++ 21:55 Number of Ukrainian children in German schools continues to increase +++
The number of registered Ukrainian students at German schools continues to rise. The federal states report a total of 206,015 children and young people from Ukraine in schools for the ninth calendar week from February 27 to March 5, which ended on Sunday, according to the Conference of Ministers of Education in Berlin. Compared to the previous week, the number increased by 1778. At this point in time, a total of 204,237 children and young people had been counted. The KMK data refer to general education schools and vocational schools.
+++ 20:56 Scholz expects war to last “even longer” +++
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is preparing for the fact that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine could last for a long time. “We have to fear that this will take longer, although of course we wish it would be different every day,” said the SPD politician at a question and answer session with citizens in Cottbus, Brandenburg. According to Scholz, the war was associated with “incredible losses” on both sides. Russia alone has lost between 30,000 to 40,000 and 100,000 soldiers. “Both would be unimaginable amounts,” he says. As a consequence of the new threat situation, Scholz advocates closer integration of the Bundeswehr and the armaments industry, for example to prevent ammunition shortages.
+++ 20:16 NATO Secretary General urges more support for Ukraine +++
Shortly before a meeting of EU defense ministers in Sweden, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is urging additional military aid for Ukraine. The urgent need to increase and maintain support was discussed, the Norwegian says on the sidelines of talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm. “It’s become a war of attrition, so it’s also a battle for logistics.” It is important that production is now increased. In this context, Stoltenberg welcomed the fact that EU countries are working on joint procurement of ammunition. At NATO there has been joint procurement for years.
+++ 19:45 ntv team gives insight: How are videos from Ukraine verified? +++
After a clip purporting to show the killing of a Ukrainian soldier by Russian forces went viral, the man’s identity and location are being sought. In this case, however, identification is more difficult from a number of perspectives, as Sergej Maier from the ntv verification team explains.
You can read earlier developments in the Ukraine war here.