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[Korrespondent] 22:57 Zelensky said that he had a “long and substantive” telephone conversation with Macron: “We discussed the current situation on the battlefield and the results of the International Conference in Support of Ukraine, which recently took place in Paris. He thanked for the strong defense package of February 16, as well as "for the personal leadership of the French President on the issue of creating a coalition of long-range weapons, new initiatives and all statements in support of Ukraine. In addition, we exchanged views on the expected results of our upcoming meeting in Ukraine in the near future."
Also, the Ukrainian president, in an evening video message, commented on the statement of the Pope: “When Russian evil began this war on February 24, all Ukrainians stood up for defense. Christians, Muslims, Jews - everyone... This is what the church is - with people. half a thousand kilometers - somewhere there to engage in virtual mediation between the one who wants to live and the one who wants to destroy you."
18:18 Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in the Polish parliament that “some countries” of NATO have already sent their military to Ukraine. At the same time, he stated that he would not name them, “unlike other politicians.” “There are already soldiers from NATO countries in Ukraine. I would like to thank the countries that take this risk. They themselves know who it is,” Sikorsky noted.
17:49 Russian media report, citing sources, that the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Nikolai Evmenov, was dismissed, and Alexander Moiseev was appointed in his place.
15:25 OSINT analysts from Frontelligence Insight suggest that as a result of a drone attack on the Beriev aircraft plant in Russian Taganrog on the night of March 9, another A-50 aircraft could have been damaged. Satellite images indicate that an A-50 aircraft, which was stationed there nine days before the attack, disappeared near the buildings. Experts believe the A-50 may have been undergoing internal repairs at the time of impact. And visible damage to the building gives reason to believe that the plane that was inside was damaged.
13:38 The Russians struck Mirnograd in the Donetsk region at night not from the S-300 air defense system, as previously reported, but with new UMPB D-30SN aerial glide bombs, said Dmitry Likhovy, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces: “This is an improved aerial bomb, which is already being replaced "The classic old FABs, converted into KABs. They have additional planning functions and additional power plants. So, unfortunately, we need to prepare for new challenges and new air defense missions in the fight against these improved aerial bombs."
12:56 At night, the Russians fired three S-300 missiles at a residential neighborhood in Mirnograd, Donetsk region - 12 people were wounded, including a 16-year-old teenager, said the head of the OBA Vadim Filashkin. At least 17 multi-storey buildings were damaged. In addition, at night the enemy attacked Dobropolye with suicide bombers, killing two people. Another person died as a result of artillery fire from Chasov Yar.
11:56 At night, the Russians fired S-300 missiles at a residential neighborhood in Mirnograd, Donetsk region - 11 people were wounded, including a 16-year-old teenager, the prosecutor's office reported. At least 17 multi-storey buildings and 27 cars were damaged.
09:29 During the day, Russian drones attacked two Ukrenergo substations in the southern and central regions, the company reported. No people were injured, consumers did not lose power.
09:25 On the evening of March 9, the Russians shelled the village. Volokhovka, Chuguevsky district, Kharkov region, one person died, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
09:18 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 10:
- personnel - about 424,060 (+900) people,
- tanks - 6731 (+19),
- armored combat vehicles - 12,850 (+27),
- artillery systems - 10,466 (+38),
- MLRS - 1015 (+3),
- air defense systems - 709 (+2),
- aircraft - 347 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 8082 (+41),
- cruise missiles - 1919 (+0),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 13,752 (+69),
- special equipment - 1672 (+6).
08:43 Over the past 24 hours, 73 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the Russian army tried more than 30 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region. Another 16 enemy attacks were repulsed in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye.
The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kupyansk direction. In the Liman direction, seven enemy attacks were repelled in the Ternov and Spornoye areas of the Donetsk region; in Bakhmutsky - six attacks in the Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - eight attacks in areas east of Levadnoye, Rabotino and west of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold positions.
08:27 In the Odessa region, a drone hit a building at an industrial facility - rescuers quickly extinguished the fire, no people were injured, the Southern Defense Forces reported.
08:16 In the Nikolaev region, an enemy drone hit an open area outside the settlement of the Snigirevskaya community of the Bashtansky district - a power line was damaged, two settlements were de-energized, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
08:01 In the Vinnytsia region, during a night attack, debris from a downed drone damaged an infrastructure facility. A fire broke out and has already been extinguished, said Sergei Borzov, head of the OVA.
07:45 In the Dnepropetrovsk region, a Russian missile hit an enterprise in the Novomoskovsky district, one person was injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. Rescuers have already put out the fire. In addition, in the Nikopol region, an infrastructure facility was damaged as a result of shelling. A fire occurred and the fire was quickly extinguished.
07:38 Air defense at night destroyed 35 of 39 Shahed-type attack UAVs , which Russia attacked from the Crimean Cape Chauda and from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Kirovograd, Nikolaev, Dnepropetrovsk, Cherkassy, Odessa, Kherson, Khmelnytsky, Vinnitsa, Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions. In addition, the Russian Federation launched a strike with four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in the Kharkov and Donetsk regions.
07:32 Governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoyt said that the drone “fell and caught fire” on the territory of an oil depot in the Kursk region. In addition, according to him, as a result of a direct hit by a shell on a residential building in the village of Kulbaki, one person was killed and one was injured.
Meanwhile, the “authorities” of occupied Gorlovka stated that as a result of the drone attack, allegedly employees of the Nikitovsky bread plant were injured; four victims are known.