We discuss how the conflict between the United States and Israel with Iran will affect Ukraine with military expert Sergei Migdal and political scientist Georgy Chizhov.

Markaryan in court The Moscow City Court sentenced blogger Arsen Markaryan to four years and six months in prison in the case of the rehabilitation of Nazism, the court's press service reports . The case was considered in a special manner due to the fact that the blogger admitted guilt and agreed with the charges.

Frames of the previous exchange Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war. The Russian Foreign Ministry reported this. It is alleged that on March 5, 200 Russian military personnel returned to Russia. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned to Ukraine. He published photos and videos of them. Zelensky noted that the United States provided assistance in implementing the exchange.

Tatiana Lazareva The Moscow Magistrate's Court sentenced TV presenter Tatyana Lazareva in absentia in the case of violating the procedure for the activities of a "foreign agent", the Moscow prosecutor's office reports . Previously, Lazareva was sentenced in absentia in the case of justifying terrorism to 6.5 years in prison. Based on the totality of the sentences, the magistrate sentenced the TV presenter to seven years in a general regime colony.

Meeting in Anchorage Moscow, while condemning US military actions against Iran, remains committed to cooperation with the United States on ending the war in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced this on March 5. Russia sharply criticized the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, calling them aggression. At the same time, it did not announce its refusal to cooperate with the United States on other issues. President Vladimir Putin has not yet spoken out about the latest events.

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Krasnodar Regional Court The Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced Romanian citizen Adrian-David Kercho to 15 years in a maximum security colony on charges of espionage. The intelligence services believe that he tried to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine and transferred data on the location of air defense systems in Sochi to the Ukrainian special services.

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One of the buildings destroyed by air strikes. Tehran, March 4, 2026 Iranians are gripped by fear and hope as the United States and Israel continue their massive bombing campaign aimed at inflicting maximum damage on Iran's theocratic regime. At the same time, Iran is carrying out air strikes on neighboring countries, primarily Israel. Air strikes starting on February 28 killed most of the Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Donald Trump US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Axios that he should be personally involved in choosing Iran's next leader. Trump has admitted that the most likely successor to slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is his son Mojtaba Khamenei. At the same time, the American president made it clear that he considers such an outcome unacceptable. "Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We need someone who will bring harmony and peace to Iran," Trump said.

Arseny Turbin at Navalny's grave The Supreme Court of Russia rejected the cassation appeal against the sentence of 17-year-old Arseny Turbin, reports Sibir.Realii. In 2024, Turbin was sentenced to five years in prison for participation in a terrorist organization in connection with his anti-war position. The turbine was 15 years old at that time. The cassation court meeting was held behind closed doors at the request of the convict’s mother, Irina Turbina, reports the “Word to Defense” project.

Ruslan Tsalikov Former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov was detained. According to the Investigative Committee, a criminal case has been opened against him under a number of articles, including the creation of a criminal community. Tsalikov served as First Deputy Minister of Defense since 2015 and left it in June 2024, shortly after Sergei Shoigu was dismissed.

Nakhchivan Airport On March 5, the territory of Nakhichevan airport - the capital of the autonomous Nakhichevan Republic within Azerbaijan - was attacked by a drone. Azerbaijani media claim that an Iranian Shahed-type drone fell at the airport. Videos are being circulated online showing the flight of a drone and its explosion at the airport. The footage also shows a fire. According to some reports, there were several drones.

Zarema Musaeva The Shali City Court of Chechnya re-sentenced Zarema Musayeva, the mother of Chechen oppositionists Yangulbaevs, in the case of an attack on a FSIN employee. She was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in a penal colony, which is one month less than the sentence that Musayeva was given in this case last summer. The verdict was reported by the Team Against Torture.