The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] the_kyiv_independent@writeworks.uk

A day with drone unit defending Ukraine's south -- Putin doesn't plan for peace, planning for more war -- Russian missile strike on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia -- Russia shifting missile & drone strike tactics after failed campaign against infrastructure -- 65% of Europeans support Ukraine joining EU in next few years -- and more

ICC prosecutor says Russia treats children like spoils of war -- Russia strikes Odesa with missiles -- China shipping drones to Russia worth millions -- Evidence suggests Putin has not been able to secure no-limits bilateral partnership with China -- and more

Russian ex-president threatens missile strike against Hague after Putin arrest warrant -- Explosion in Crimea destroys Russian Kalibr missiles -- Avdiivka may soon become second Bakhmut -- Collaborator who oversaw torture in Kherson Oblast confirmed dead -- Ukraine receives Leopard tanks from Norway -- and more

Germany will have to arrest Putin if he enters its territory -- Russia tacitly acknowledges its forces are unlikely to seize Zaporizhzhia -- Russia damaged or seized more than 1,700 fire trucks, hundreds of fire stations during full-scale war -- Ukrainian forces likely conducted localized counterattack southwest of Bakhmut -- and more

Explosions reported in occupied Sevastopol -- Ukrainian, US top defense officials discuss Kyiv's weapon supply needs ahead of spring counteroffensive -- Russia likely to raise conscription age to bolster troop numbers -- Civilians wounded by cluster munitions in Kostiantynivka -- Russian army has not changed in 100 years -- and more

Ukraine needs more advanced aircraft than MiG-29s -- Celebrated tank brigade braces for harder battles in Donbas -- ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin, Russia's Bakhmut offensives lowest since January -- Several EU countries to sign deal to send artillery shells to Ukraine -- and more