Russian forces introduce compulsory 'cadet classes' taught by pro-Russian locals without pedagogical education in Kherson region – General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff reported this on March 2.

These classes are 'taught' by pro-Russian locals without pedagogical education, so to comply with Russian law, they are automatically enrolled in pedagogical universities in Russia on a part-time basis.

“These students are required to wear uniforms and take additional classes in 'patriotic' education. Due to the shortage of teachers, pro-Russian locals without pedagogical education are hired. Most of them are over 50 years old. To legalize them, according to Russian law, they are automatically enrolled in part-time studies at specialized Russian universities,” the report says. 

The General Staff also said that the enemy has intensified 'filtration' measures in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

It is noted that representatives of the FSB arrived in the settlements of Pishchanivka and Poima, Kherson region. Massive searches of residential premises are being conducted, phones are being checked, and the occupying forces are focusing on people whose relatives have left for the unoccupied part of Ukraine.

AFU launched 13 airstrikes on Russian military position over the day

Ukrainian aviation launched 13 strikes on the invading Russian troops' military positions over the day, and missile and artillery units hit one enemy munitions depot.

Russia launched 24 airstrikes and 3 missile attacks

The General Staff reports that during the day, the Russian enemy launched 24 air strikes on the Ukrainian troops' positions and 3 missile attacks on the cities of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region and Zaporizhzhia. As a result, residential buildings were damaged and there were civilian casualties.

The enemy also fired more than 55 times from multiple rocket launchers, in particular at the civilian infrastructure of Ulanove, Sumy region.

Near the state Ukrainian border with Russia and Belarus, the situation hasn't changed significantly. The enemy holds its units and continues to equip positions, but no offensive groups have been detected.

At the same time, the Russian Federation continued shelling the entire border line with mortars and artillery: 4 settlements in the Sumy region and over 15 villages and towns of the Kharkiv region were attacked. 

Other Ukrainian regions that came under Russian fire:

• In the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, the Russian enemy conducted unsuccessful offensives near 3 settlements. Over 17 localities of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions came under artillery fire. 

• In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy continues its offensive, storming the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian defenders repelled the attacks near 3 settlements, however, 10 more came under fire. 

• In the Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions, the Russian forces continue to attack the Ukrainian troops' positions. They launched unsuccessful offensives on 3 settlements. 15 villages and towns came under enemy fire. 

• In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy is holding the line, and in some areas continues to try to create conditions for an offensive. Over 40 settlements came under artillery fire. 

On the night of March 2, the invading Russian forces fired a missile at Zaporizhzhia, damaging a residential building and causing at least three deaths.