The German Defense Ministry confirmed on Saturday, March 2, that a secret Luftwaffe conversation had been intercepted. The statement came after a recording of officials discussing classified material about the war in Ukraine was allegedly leaked on social media. “We cannot say with certainty whether any changes were made to the recorded or transcribed version distributed on social networks,” the ministry spokesman told AFP. Previously, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the opening of an investigation into a “very serious” leak within the army. Follow our live stream.
The Westerners were again put under pressure by Volodymyr Zelensky. After Russian attacks that left several people dead, Ukraine's president on Saturday reiterated his call for his Western allies to equip Kiev with more air defense systems. “We must strengthen the Ukrainian air shield to better protect our people from Russian terrorism,” the Ukrainian head of state said on social networks.
At least seven people have been killed in Russian drone strikes. Attacks on the Black Sea port city of Odessa killed five people, including a child, and destroyed a nine-story building overnight, officials said. Ukrainians. At the same time, bomb attacks killed a 76-year-old man in the Kharkiv region near the Russian border and another person in the Kherson region, according to regional authorities.
Thousands of people attended Alexei Navalny's funeral in Moscow. In large numbers with flowers, some in tears, the supporters of Vladimir Putin's main opponent, who died in prison on February 16, chanted “No to war!”, “We will not forget you!” or even “We will not forgive!” According to specialized NGO OVD-Info, police carried out “at least 67 arrests in sixteen cities” on Friday, including six in the Russian capital.