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*[[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
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**[[Battle of Bakhmut]] |
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***Heavy street fighting takes place between [[Russian Ground Forces|Russian]] and [[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian troops]] in [[Bakhmut]]. The city's deputy mayor Oleksandr Marchenko says "not a single building" has remained untouched by fighting, and that the city is "almost destroyed".[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64846666 (BBC News)] |
***Heavy street fighting takes place between [[Russian Ground Forces|Russian]] and [[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian troops]] in [[Bakhmut]]. The city's deputy mayor Oleksandr Marchenko says "not a single building" has remained untouched by fighting, and that the city is "almost destroyed". [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64846666 (BBC News)] |
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***In a rare high-level visit to the [[Donbas]], [[Minister of Defence (Russia)|Russian Defence Minister]] [[Sergei Shoigu]] is filmed inspecting troops near [[Bakhmut]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/mar/04/russia-ukraine-war-live-ukraine-fortifying-bakhmut-as-russian-encirclement-looms (''The Guardian'')] |
***In a rare high-level visit to the [[Donbas]], [[Minister of Defence (Russia)|Russian Defence Minister]] [[Sergei Shoigu]] is filmed inspecting troops near [[Bakhmut]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/mar/04/russia-ukraine-war-live-ukraine-fortifying-bakhmut-as-russian-encirclement-looms (''The Guardian'')] |
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*[[Kivu conflict]] |
*[[Kivu conflict]] |
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Revision as of 18:19, 4 March 2023
March 4, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Heavy street fighting takes place between Russian and Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut. The city's deputy mayor Oleksandr Marchenko says "not a single building" has remained untouched by fighting, and that the city is "almost destroyed". (BBC News)
- In a rare high-level visit to the Donbas, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is filmed inspecting troops near Bakhmut. (The Guardian)
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Kivu conflict
- Burundi deploys 100 troops to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to help the country fight insurgency from militias, including from M23. (AFP via The East African)
Disasters and accidents
- Six people are killed and several others are injured after a fire and subsequent explosion in an oxygen plant in Sitakunda, Bangladesh. (Reuters)
- Twenty-one people are injured after a bus crashes in Corps, France. (AP)
Law and crime
- Six people, including Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo, are killed by unknown gunmen in his home in Pamplona, Philippines. (AFP via The Bangkok Post)