GrayBook: March 3

Here's what's happening in and around Ukraine on Thursday, March 3

Source: Institute for the Study of War

UKRAINE STRIKES STALLED RUSSIAN CONVOY. The massive Russian convoy north of Kyiv remains mired in place for the third day in a row. Ukraine has used the opportunity to strike the convoy with fighter jets, missiles, and artillery.

UNPRECEDENTED REFUGEE FLIGHT. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that over one million Ukrainians — over two percent of its total population — have fled the country in the past seven days, a move unprecedented in modern history.

RUSSIA CONTINUES ADVANCE IN THE SOUTH, EAST. The mayor of Kherson — a city of over 200,000 in southern Ukraine — confirmed that Russian forces had taken control of the city council building and had imposed a curfew on residents. As of this morning, Russian troops and their Donetsk proxies had surrounded Mariupol as well. Should Mairupol fall, Russia will have a land bridge linking Rostov-on-Don with Crimea.

UN OVERWHELMINGLY CONDEMNS RUSSIAN INVASION. Finally, nearly three-quarters of the UN General Assembly voted to condemn the Russian invasion yesterday. The only nations voting against the measure were Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Syria, and Eritrea.