Day 180 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Partisans claimed responsibility for the Assassination on Darya Dugina

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Partisans claimed responsibility for the Assassination on Darya Dugina

A Russian partisan organization claimed responsibility for Darya Dugina's death. The former member of the Russian Duma, Ilya Ponomarev, who currently lives in Kyiv, announced on the air of the opposition channel "Утро февраля " that he was authorized to read a statement by the National Republican Army, which is fighting against the power of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"We - Russian activists, military and politicians, now partisans and fighters of the National Republican Army, outlaw warmongers, looters and oppressors of the Russian people. We declare President Putin a usurper of power, a war criminal who changed the Constitution, started a fratricidal war between Slavic nations and sends Russian soldiers to a certain and senseless death," reads part of the organization's message.

According to Ponomaryov, the partisans are ready to carry out other attacks similar to the incident that led to the death of Darya Dugina.

She died after the car she was driving blew up due to an explosive planted in it. Darya is the daughter of Alexandr Dugin, a scientist and philosopher known for his close relationship with Putin and as the architect of the annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Warnings of a show trial against the defenders of Mariupol

Kyiv reports that the Ukrainian military has destroyed two S-300 missile launchers and hit the Kakhovsky Bridge again. Moscow reports a massive shelling with NATO ammunition from the Ukrainian side in the direction of Donetsk.

In his midnight address, Volodymyr Zelensky...