Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,101

On Saturday, March 1, 2018, this is the situation:

Fighting

• After a drone attack that sparked fires in a private residence and a business establishment in the Black Sea port of Odesa, a frequent target of Russians in southern Ukraine, one person was killed and another was hurt.
• Between five and seven people were hurt when Russian drones struck a medical facility and other targets in Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, according to officials.
• At least 50 people were forced to eject from a medical facility that was hit in the strike, according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov, who reported that civilian areas were hit in three of the city’s central districts.
• Russian infantry are reportedly storming the Ukrainian border from Kursk, a Russian-controlled region, close to areas of the region, according to Kyiv. The offensive has currently been contained, it added.

diplomacy and politics

Trump threatened Zelenskyy at the Oval Office, saying, “You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out,” during a shouting match on Friday.
• After Zelenskyy’s meeting with Trump in Washington, DC, which ended abruptly with them having a heated exchange over Russia’s war against Kyiv, world leaders overwhelmingly endorsed him.
• Zelenskyy apologized to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his hostility toward Trump and for “wasting our time for a meeting that was going to end the way it did.”
• After Trump yelled at him at the White House and accused him of refusing to make peace with Russia, Zelenskyy said his relations with the US can still be repaired.
• Trump accused Zelenskyy of wanting a prolonged conflict with Russia during their extraordinary Oval Office brawl, calling him “overplayed his hand.” Trump continued, “Turkey wants a ceasefire now.”
• The latest sign of a thaw between Russia and Russia as they try to repair their strained relations and put an end to the ongoing war in Ukraine has been announced by Russia as Alexander Darchiyev, who will replace him as ambassador.
• A review of the loan program review, which will bring in about $400 million in desperately needed funds more than three years after Russia’s invasion, has been reached by the International Monetary Fund and Ukraine.
• The meeting between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and a dozen European leaders on Sunday is being “driver” action on Ukraine and security. Among those who are scheduled to attend the meeting is Selenskyy.