Good morning. It's Thursday, March 3, and we're covering the capture of a major Ukrainian city, an internal split at Ford, and much more. Have feedback? Let us know at [email protected].
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The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was overtaken by Russian forces yesterday, the first major city captured by Russia since its invasion of Ukraine began one week ago. The southern city is a strategic and economic hub, with access to the Black Sea and located near the mouth of the Dnieper River.
The capital of Kyiv and the second-largest city of Kharkiv continued to receive heavy shelling (see photos), including a downed missile that landed near Kyiv's central rail station. Despite the bombardment, reports say the Ukrainian front line held outside Kharkiv and a Russian convoy outside Kyiv remained stalled.
Ukrainian officials said yesterday more than 2,000 civilians had been killed since fighting broke out a week ago, a figure that hasn't been independently confirmed. More than 1 million of the country's nearly 44 million residents have fled the country; read on-the-ground accounts here.
Both sides have signaled the desire for a second round of cease-fire negotiations, which may take place as soon as today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said bombings must cease before talks resume.
Separately, the United Nations General Assembly voted 141-5 in a nonbinding measure to condemn Russia's actions. Thirty-five countries, including India, abstained.
Track Russia's advance here.
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Ford Motor is reorganizing itself and creating two separate divisions in-house: Ford Model e for its electric vehicles and Ford Blue for its internal-combustion engine vehicles. The automaker said yesterday it plans to spend $5B on electric vehicles this year—double its 2021 spend. It also aims to produce more than 2 million EVs by 2026, with investments expected to reach $50B.
Ford follows similar moves from other legacy automakers to invest in the global EV market—worth more than $200B in 2021 and projected to reach over $900B by 2030, according to analysts. About 6.6 million EVs were sold worldwide last year, up from 2.2 million in 2019.
Tesla dominates the space, accounting for more than half of all EVs sold, with startups and traditional automakers playing catch-up. Hyundai said yesterday it will invest about $16B toward electric vehicles by 2030. Toyota plans to invest $35B by 2030, and General Motors plans $35B through 2025.
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Israel's Supreme Court this week temporarily suspended the evictions of a number of Palestinian families from homes in an East Jerusalem neighborhood. The stay will remain in effect while the Israeli government conducts further assessment, a process that may take years to complete.
The evictions in the city's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, often described as a microcosm of the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict, were the catalyst for last year's 11-day war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The case centers on properties originally built by a Jewish organization but whose legal ownership became clouded as control of East Jerusalem shifted from Jordan to Israel via wars in 1948 and 1967. Others have argued the specific properties in question were never legally transferred (paywall, WSJ) by the Jordanian government and are therefore a private land dispute.
See an overview of the broader conflict here.
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