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Ukraine has undertaken successful attacks on Russian military ships and other Black Sea targets in preparation for a "major operation in Crimea". Source: Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, in the War for the Sea: from Dnipro to Crimea documentary Quote from Budanov: "All this was in preparation for a major operation in Crimea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has heard a report by Kyrylo Budanov, Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), separately from other top military officials. Source: Zelenskyy's evening address on 11 March Quote: "Defence Intelligence Chief Budanov presented his report separately.
UK Defence Intelligence has noted that Ukrainian Defence Forces have started to build up defensive positions in several frontline areas at an accelerated pace. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review on Twitter dated 10 March, as reported by European Pravda Details: Ukrainian defensive positions include anti-tank obstacles called dragon's teeth, as well as ditches, infantry trenches, minefields and strong points, the review noted.
The Government is facing fury from armed forces veterans after a former SAS soldier was sentenced to jail for refusing to appear at the inquest of three members of an IRA 'death squad'.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliamentary) Commissioner for Human Rights, has stated that as of 1 March, he had not received any official information from Russia regarding the possible death of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) aboard the Il-76 that crashed in Russia.