RUSSIAN ELECTIONS DAY TWO: Belgorod is Going Through Some Things:

In other news, the death toll in yesterday’s Odesa attack stays at 20 and another oil refinery is ablaze in Samara.

UPDATE: A SECOND oil refinery is on fire in Samara.

RUSSIAN ELECTIONS DAY ONE: Looks like it’s going well…

→ Charity Tweet of the Week: Kharkiv National Guard

To be honest, the folks at Animal Rescue Ukraine could use some help as well.

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: ‘Just genocide, zero military objectives.’

→ Drone strike hits another oil refinery in Russia, several wounded

Drone strikes targeted Russia’s oil refineries for the second day in a row on Wednesday, with one sparking a fire and injuring several people after it struck a facility in the Ryazan region, officials said.

FULL COURT PRESS: In the run-up to Russian elections, we’re seeing multiple actions within the RF: Drone Attacks in nine Russian regions, two fuel depots ablazeAir defense active in KurskFighters of the Siberian Battalion call on Russians for liberation, start offensives in KurskBoth Freedom of Russia and Siberian Battalion fighters are carrying out operations on Russian territoryFire breaks out at a thermal power plant near St. Petersburg.

More News Updates because It Is That Kind of a Day: Dramatic footage of a Russian IL-76 crashing near IvanovoClaims of a drone strike hitting a Belgorod administration buildingand the Vatican states that Russia should cease all aggression before negotiating with Ukraine.

ORBAN: TRUMP WILL STOP FUNDING UKRAINE IF ELECTED.

→ 20 Days in Mariupol wins first Ukrainian Oscar!

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!

→ Lavrov in Turkey: No to Peace Talks, sets sights on Moldova

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov publicly rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent offer to host a negotiation platform for Russia and Ukraine. Lavrov attended the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey on March 1 and responded to a question about Erdogan’s offer by stating that there are no current dialogue initiatives that consider Russian interests.