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There are approximately 5,000 people still living in Bakhmut, including 37 children, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration. He reported that the civilians who have stayed in Bakhmut are scattered in different locations and are refusing to leave. Some of them are even attempting to avoid evacuation. All of the children who remain in Bakhmut are with their parents.

Today, Rabbi Yonatan Markovich, the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv, arrived in Israel from Ukraine to visit Ukrainian soldiers who are receiving medical treatment and prosthetics at the Levenstein Medical Center in Raanana. Rabbi Markowitz, who was born in Uzhhorod and served in the Israeli Defense Forces, is especially passionate about this cause, as it is part of a project to support Ukrainian and Kyivan Jews in the Ukrainian Defense Forces. During his visit, Rabbi Markowitz spent time with the wounded soldiers and children who were evacuated from the war zone, offering them words of encouragement and support.

Missouri Republican: My bill would ban teaching about SCOTUS ruling on LGBTQ marriage - Raw Story -

Why not close the schools and ban teaching?
https://www.rawstory.com/dont-say-gay-bill-missouri/

A Republican Lawmaker Who's Pushing A Drag Ban Defended The Time He Did Drag "As A Joke" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lilkalish/texas-republican-representative-dressed-in-drag

Michigan Man Charged With Threatening To Kill All The State’s Jewish Elected Officials https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/michigan-ag-dana-nessel-and-other-jewish-officials-targeted-by-heavily-armed-man

Parents fight back against anti-trans fake news.

Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center. ‘I’m baffled.’ https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/parents-push-back-on-allegations-against-st-louis-transgender-center-i-m-baffled/article_a94bc4d2-e68b-535f-b0c7-9fefb9e8e9f4.html

On Feb 28, 1942: White Mobs Riot Against Racial Integration in Detroit http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/feb/28

Rail Workers Warned Us Corporate Greed Is Dangerous. It's Time to Nationalize the Railroads - Bucks County Beacon https://buckscountybeacon.com/2023/02/rail-workers-warned-us-corporate-greed-is-dangerous-its-time-to-nationalize-the-railroads/

France's Defense Minister Sebastian Lecorne has suggested that France may provide Ukraine with its Mirage fighter jets.

Nine people, including a minor child, were injured when Russian military forces used drones to launch strikes in the Beryslav district of the Kherson region. The strikes were aimed at a line of people waiting for humanitarian aid near a school, according to the regional prosecutors office. The exact number of victims is still being determined.

The State Duma Defense Committee's Viktor Sobolev has suggested that Russia should cease its diplomatic efforts and initiate a full-scale war against Ukraine.

Gee, you mean this isn't full-scale war? Russians are so funny.

It is alarming that the Bryansk Peoples Party has decided to take revenge on the Kursk Peoples Party for the explosions that occurred in the Suzhansky district today.

Infighting among Russians

The Kyiv City Blood Center has established the only long-term red blood cell bank in Ukraine. This bank will provide access to components of rare blood groups that may be needed urgently or in large quantities during emergencies. To make this possible, the shelf life of red blood cells has been extended to 30 years, which is much longer than the current maximum shelf life of 42 days. This will allow for the stockpiling of red blood cells of rare phenotypes. The necessary equipment was supplied to the Kyiv City Blood Center to equip the bank. This project was implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Parimatch Ukraine, and the Kyiv City State Administration.

An IL-76 A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft has taken off in Belarus. If a MiG-31K takes off after, an air alert will be declared in all regions.

In the Tula region of Russia, an incident occurred at 8 am when an explosion was heard. Afterward, a crater measuring half a meter in length was discovered in the forest, with the remains of several birds scattered around and the area covered in ash. Explosive experts are currently on the scene to investigate.

Kyiv has recently tested a new method of dealing with ice in some of its parks and squares, using granite chips instead of salt. The trial was successful, so this approach will be implemented on a larger scale during the next winter.

At 7 months old, the doctors at Okhmatdyt saved a baby boy from Zhytomyr region who had a split esophagus. He was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and underwent an operation to separate the upper part of the esophagus from the airways. After a month of rehabilitation, he was hospitalized again and underwent several surgeries to restore the patency of his own esophagus. The doctors also discovered a defect in the child's great vessels and performed a minimally invasive surgery to expand the areas of narrowing. After 6 months of intensive treatment, the doctors were able to recreate the child's own esophagus and he was able to eat for the first time. The boy is now going home to his 8 siblings. The Okhmatdyt doctors are proud of their success in saving the child's life.