Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A man detained in Kyiv in January killed at least eight people. As reported on March 9 in the Telegram channel by the Ukrainian publication “Country. ua", his involvement has been established.
The maniac was detained on January 3 after the murder of a flower seller in the Goloseevsky district of Kyiv. The man confessed to his crime and said that he had stabbed the woman several times. The eighth person identified as killed was a man in the Dnieper region. The maniac killed him on September 5, 2019, when he tracked him down and hit him on the head with a stone.
As Regnum reported, in February, the bloody corpse of a deserter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was found in a non-functioning hospital in the Dnieper. During the investigation, it turned out that two previously convicted people were suspected of murdering the man, who were subsequently detained and interrogated.
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[LB] Ukraine has deployed significant forces to defend the area, while Russian forces are now attacking across open fields with little cover.
by Sergey Albul
The fighting appears to have returned to the inconclusive battles without significant advances that characterized much of the fighting on the front lines of the past year, The New York Times reported.
Does the NYT know for sure, or are their prize-winning fabulists making stuff up again?
"The capture of Avdiivka did not lead to the collapse of Ukrainian defense lines, the possibility for the Russians to get into open territory or even to make serious gains," said Thibaut Fouillet, deputy director of the US Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies, part of the French research center.
He added that there is no decisive action or breakthrough on the battlefield.
This is in contrast to the situation that arose after the capture of Avdiivka by the Russians in mid-February. While Ukrainian forces were retreating, Russia was advancing rapidly, partly due to the lack of strong Ukrainian defensive positions. Russian troops captured three settlements and took control of nine square miles (almost 15 sq km) of land, according to open maps of the battlefield.
But in the past 10 days, Moscow has seized just over a square mile of land (about 1.6 sq km), according to open maps. Its fighters were mired in battles in and around the villages of Berdychi, Orlivka and Tonenke.
Russian forces "appear to be trying to advance using small assault groups of infantry, but they are being destroyed in relatively open terrain west of Avdiivka," said Pasi Paroinen, an analyst at the Black Bird Group, a Finnish open-source community that evaluates satellite imagery and social media content from the battlefield.
Ukraine appears to have currently deployed some of its best troops and weapons to fight in the area west of Avdiivka.
Military experts say the continued defense in the area is likely intended to give Ukrainian units time to prepare and strengthen new defensive lines further west.
Russia's storming of Avdiyivka caused great human and material losses for its troops. British military intelligence said that the average daily number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in February, when Moscow directed a large number of forces to fight for Avdiivka, reached 983 people, which is "the highest figure since the beginning of the war."
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Ukrainian New York Crimes. A joke in print. Russian attrition has worked for many weeks with minimal lost of life. No hurry while the meat grinder is at work. Missiles, drones, aircraft pound outlying areas. Avidiivka was a sever blow with years of preparation. Nothing left beyond it to stop the Russians. Now the Western crazies occur. Send in troops.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:34 During the day, the Russians repeatedly shelled populated areas of the Donetsk region with artillery - one person was killed and four were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported. In particular, one person was killed as a result of an attack in the town of Chasov Yar, Bakhmut district, local residents of the village of Ocheretino, Pokrovsky district, the village of Elizavetovka, Maryinsky community, the village of Arkhangelskoye, Ocheretinsky community, and the city of Ukrainsk, Selidovsky community, were injured.
21:13 France is gathering an alliance of countries that are open to sending Western troops to Ukraine, writes Politico. The publication notes that on March 8, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejournet arrived in Lithuania, where he met with his Baltic colleagues and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. “It is not Russia that will tell us how we should help Ukraine in the coming months or years. This is not Russia’s business. Therefore, we decide among ourselves,” the French minister said after the meeting. According to Politico, at the ministerial meeting the possibility of foreign troops participating in demining the territory of Ukraine was discussed.
20:47 Next week a bill will be submitted to the Rada on permission to mobilize convicts and prisoners, said Minister of Justice Denis Malyuska. He noted that there are thousands of prisoners and convicts who are ready to become full members of the Defense Forces.
“The military asked that we exclude from possible mobilization those who violated military discipline and committed crimes in the performance of military duty. They also do not want to see those who committed crimes against the state. Therefore, such categories will certainly not fall under mobilization... Not all commanders are ready to take in convicts and prisoners, but we will not and do not plan to impose such mobilized people on anyone. Most likely, these will be separate detachments," the minister added.
20:28 “Governor” of the occupied Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky announced a fire at an electrical substation in Pologi as a result of a UAV attack, power supply has been stopped, restoration work is underway.
20:12 Pope Francis called on Ukraine “to negotiate before the situation worsens.” Answering a journalist’s question in an interview with the Swiss television and radio company RSI about his attitude to a possible defeat for Ukraine, Francis said that he believes that the one who thinks about people and sees the situation, and who “has the courage to raise the white flag and negotiate,” is stronger.
"Today you can negotiate with the help of international powers. The word "negotiation" is courageous. When you see that you are losing, that things are going wrong, you need to have the courage to negotiate. You are ashamed, but how many deaths will this end? Negotiate in time, look for some country that will act as a mediator,” Francis said.
19:31 The United States was preparing for a possible Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine in 2022, CNN reports, citing anonymous sources in the White House. According to them, Washington was confident that after leaving Kherson, Russia would be ready to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. And although the United States did not have information about the preparation of strategic nuclear forces, the use of tactical weapons could be prepared in secrecy. Washington then paid attention to intelligence information and rhetoric from the Russian authorities about the alleged development of a “dirty bomb” by Ukraine. Since then, according to CNN sources, the risk of Russia using nuclear weapons has decreased, although the rhetoric of the Russian authorities has remained the same.
18:50 British Foreign Minister David Cameron spoke out against sending Western troops to Ukraine in any capacity. In particular, he is against sending instructors to Ukraine, who, in his words, “will become a target for Russia.”
15:07 Orban met with Trump and asked him to “come back and bring peace,” writes Reuters. According to the agency, the politicians discussed "a wide range of issues relating to Hungary and the United States, in particular the paramount importance of strong and secure borders to protect the sovereignty of each country." One CNN source described the meeting as "social" with no agenda; another source said it was "friendly."
14:53 The UK is offering assistance to Germany with the supply of Taurus to Ukraine, said British Foreign Minister David Cameron. In particular, he allowed a “ring exchange”: Germany would transfer Taurus missiles to Great Britain, and London would provide Ukraine with additional Storm Shadows. “We are ready to consider all options to achieve maximum effect for Ukraine,” Cameron emphasized.
13:19 The Russians fired artillery at Chasov Yar, Donetsk region - one person was killed, two high-rise buildings were damaged. Also in the morning, Ocheretino was under shelling - one person was wounded there, and private houses were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Vadim Filashkin.
12:51 Former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and Chief of the General Staff Sergei Shaptala were dismissed from military service, Ukrainskaya Pravda writes, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense. The publication ZN.UA writes that Zaluzhny passed a military medical commission back in the winter, where he was found unfit for military service, and in February he wrote a report on his dismissal from military service.
“Minister of Defense Umerov did not offer any significant military position adequate to Zaluzhny’s level of training and experience, just as President Zelensky did not offer it earlier. Under these conditions, General Zaluzhny decided to resign from military service in order to have the opportunity and right to do something else ", writes the publication.
12:18 The next meeting in the Ramstein format will take place on March 19 at an air base in Germany, the press service of the US Air Force in Europe reported. The meeting will be chaired by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
11:40 In the morning, the Russians attacked the Odessa region with an X-31 missile, which hit a field outside populated areas. No people or infrastructure were damaged, the Southern Defense Force said.
11:24 The Russians fired artillery at the Krasnogrigoryevsk community of the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region - a 16-year-old teenager was killed, another person was seriously wounded, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. A private house, power line, and gas pipeline were damaged.
09:07 Russian public pages write that the night drone attack was aimed at military-industrial complex enterprises, in particular at the Beriev aircraft plant in Taganrog, where the A-50 is being repaired. As a result of the attack, an emergency worker was injured.
08:35 Air defense at night destroyed 12 of 15 Shahed-type strike drones that Russia attacked from the Crimean Cape Chauda and from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk and Poltava regions.
08:26 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 9:
personnel - about 423,160 (+850) people,
tanks - 6712 (+6),
armored combat vehicles - 12,823 (+25),
artillery systems - 10 428 (+53),
MLRS - 1012 (+1),
air defense systems - 707 (+3),
aircraft - 347 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 8041 (+43),
cruise missiles - 1919 (+0),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 13,683 (+85),
special equipment - 1666 (+10).
08:12 Over the past 24 hours, 63 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 22 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the Pobeda, Krasnogorovka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region. Another 15 enemy attacks were repulsed in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye.
In the Kupyansky direction, three attacks were repulsed in the Sinkovka and Kislovka areas of the Kharkov region; in Limansky - five attacks in the Ternov and Sporny districts of the Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - nine attacks in the Andreevka and Kleshcheevka areas; on Orekhovsky - eight attacks in the Rabotino district and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold positions.
07:49 In the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, a Russian kamikaze drone hit an industrial enterprise, and a fire broke out there, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
07:38 Republican congressmen in the United States are developing an alternative aid package to Ukraine, part of which is proposed to be provided in the form of a loan, NBC reports, citing sources. With this scheme, blocked Russian assets can be used as collateral.
06:07 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction and interception of 47 drones: one over the Belgorod region, two over the Kursk region, three over the Volgograd region and 41 over the Rostov region.
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[Korrespondent] A total of 58 military clashes occurred.
During the day, defense forces repulsed 21 attacks by Russian invaders in the Novopavlovsk direction.
During the day, the Defense Forces repelled 21 Russian attacks in the Novopavlovsk direction and 11 in the Avdeevsky direction. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Saturday, March 9.
A total of 58 military clashes took place at the front. Russian troops carried out three missile and 61 air strikes, and carried out 70 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
In the Kupyansk direction the enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) operations. In the Liman direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled six enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Terny and Spornoye, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to break through the defenses.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repulsed five attacks by the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka, Klishchievka, Andreevka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve its tactical position.
In the Avdeevsky direction, defenders repulsed 11 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Berdich, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye, Donetsk region.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the Russians in the Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense 21 times.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the invaders attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders six times in the areas of the settlements of Robotino and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region.
During the day, Defense Forces aircraft carried out strikes on eight areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated. Units of the missile forces inflicted defeat on the area where personnel were concentrated, electronic warfare stations and Russian air defense systems.
Let us recall that almost two-thirds of military clashes take place in the Tauride direction. Thus, during the day, Tavria troops carried out 45 military clashes with the invaders.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces repelled two counter-attacks launched by units of AFU 32nd Mechanised, 57th Mechanised infantry brigades near Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
Manpower and hardware of AFU 60th Mechanised and 103rd Territorial Defence brigades were hit near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), and Terni (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces captured more favourable lines and positions on the front line, and hit units of AFU 81st Airmobile, 79th Air Assault, 5th and 92nd Assault brigades close to Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Georgiyevka, Kleshcheyevka, Krasnoye, Kurdyumovka, and Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 31st Mechanised Brigade were repelled near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU has lost more than 300 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one Strela-10 SAM system. Moreover, one AFU ammunition depot was wipied out.
In Avdeyevka direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units captured more favourable lines and positions.
In addition, manpower and hardware of AFU 24th, 27th, 47th, and 53rd Mechanised, 59th Mechanised Infantry brigades were hit close to Ocheretino, Novosyolovka, Pervaya, Toretsk, Novgorodovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade were repelled near Druzhba and Shumy, as well as seven counter-atacks launched by 78th air assault, 47th, 53rd Mechanised, and 59th Mechanised Infantry brigades, which were repelled near Berdichi, Tonenkoye, Pervomayskoye, Orlovka, Petrovskoye, and Severnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Up to 450 Ukrainian troops, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, and 18 motor vehicles were neutralised.
During the counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicle, as well as one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar station were neutralised.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved tactical situation, and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of AFU 127th Territtorial Defence and 72nd Mechanised brigades near Rovnopol and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as repelled one enemy attack close to Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 140 Ukrainian troops, one U.S-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, and four motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit two U.S.-made M777 artillery systems, one French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one 100mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun, and one Nota electronic warfare station.
In Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 65th Mechanised, 128th Mountain Assault, 15th, 23rd National Guard brigades close to Rabotino, Novopokrovka, Zherebyanka (Zaporozhye region), and Nikopol (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 55 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, as well as one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one Khortitsa electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces eliminated one S-300 SAM system close to Pokrovsk (Donetsk People's Republic), ammunition depots of AFU 43rd Artillery, 3rd Assault, 47th Mechanised brigades, one UAV control post of the AFU 126th Mountain Assault Brigade near Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region), as well as manpower and military hardware in 127 areas.
Air defence systems intercepted one Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 close to Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic).
Three U.S-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and one U.S.-made Hammer aerial guided bomb were shot down.
Moreover, 197 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Yasinovatoye, Novoandreyevka, Yakovlevka (Donetsk People's Republic), Zmiyevka, Kremennaya, Zhitlovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Shevchenkovo, Zhovtnevoye (Kharkov region), Pologi, Kopani, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Novaya Mayachka, Chaplinka (Kherson region).
In total, 577 airplanes and 267 helicopters, 14,855 unmanned aerial vehicles, 484 air defence missile systems, 15,409 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,235 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,332 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 19,549 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 03/09/2024 to 00:00 03/10/2024.
A total of 38 facts of armed attacks by the UFU were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
Three civilians were reported injured. incl. two dots
DAMAGED:
Three residential buildings
Three cars
Two civil infrastructure facilities
A total of 10 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction
A total of 27 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction
One artillery attack in the Yasinovat direction
A total of 130 units of various ammunition were fired.
22:10 The front bird is broadcasting: Khar'kov direction (area of Kupyansk settlement) 09.03 22:00.
It is reported that our armored units fired at enemy positions and fortified positions with cannon guns. It is also reported that in the area of the settlement of Tabaevka was hit by several enemy infantry fighting vehicles and one ZSU.
20:41 Sumy region 09.03 20:30.
Tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces identifies enemy positions for high-precision strikes.
It is noted that Russian aviation is actively working throughout the week.
Among the landowners, the following were damaged and destroyed: radars, self-propelled guns, and air defense systems.
19:50 The “arrival” of enemy drones was recorded at the electrical substation that supplies the city of Pologi and part of the Pologivsky district in the Zaporozhye region. The substation caught fire and power supply was cut off. There were no casualties. This was announced by the head of the region, Evgeniy Balitsky.
“At the moment, operational services are working on site to eliminate the fire, after which specialists from the Tavria-Energo enterprise will begin restoration work. The situation is under control, all forces are involved in restoring critical infrastructure,” the governor of the Zaporozhye region wrote in the Telegram channel.
18:52 In the Kupyansky direction, the Russian Armed Forces have expanded control north of Sin'kovka, reports the Divanny General Staff.
18:10 Situation in the Zaporozhye direction:
In the Verbovoy area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ artillery activity has noticeably increased today, either due to good weather and the possibility of airborne fire correction, or they are replenishing their reserves. In general, their increased artillery activity did not prevent our fighters from “squeezing out” the enemy from the next stronghold north-west of the village.
In the Rabotino area, the pace of the offensive on our side slowed down a little, but due to the difficulty of clearing: we have to clear the trenches that the enemy dug like a labyrinth along Rabotino, then just carry out the clearing, and at the same time enemy drones are preventing us from working
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18:05 From the South Donetsk direction, NGP intelligence reports:
The Russian Armed Forces began a powerful artillery barrage in the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka, massive attacks from field artillery and MLRS are being carried out on enemy targets.
17:41 Among the air defense systems destroyed by the Iskander strike in Donbass are two American Patriot air defense systems, a source in the security forces told RIA Novosti.
16:44 Personnel consequences of a strike on the S-300 division of the Ukrainian Armed Forces west of the city of Pokrovsk in the Donbass.
As a result of the precise strike, three S-300PS air defense missile launchers, a target illumination and missile guidance radar, and two Ukrainian Armed Forces escort vehicles were hit.
15:49 Paratroopers of the Russian Armed Forces twice hit the Stryker armored personnel carrier transferred to Ukraine along with its crew in the Artemovsk direction -video.
15:06 According to the operational lines of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC on March 9, as of 15:00, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Air Forces of the cities of the Republic:
n.p. Red Partisan:
– as a result of the release of high explosives from a UAV, the Krasnopartisan School of Yasinovataya on the street was damaged. Gagarin.
n.p. Gorlovka:
artillery attack at 10:00:
– MBU “Palace of Culture “Nikitovsky” on the street. Academician Korolev.
Dropping airborne explosives from a UAV:
– the car is damaged.
Kalininsky district:
– as a result of the release of high explosives from a UAV along the street. Kalashnikov's car was damaged.
14:50 Armed Forces tank destroyed by direct hit from Krasnopol
Aerial reconnaissance of the 238th Artillery Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces discovered the movement of an Ukrainian Armed Forces tank to a prepared position in the Krasnogorovka area. The identified target was fire from a 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer. A Krasnopol guided missile was used, which was guided using an Orlan-30 UAV. As a result of the hit, the tank with full ammunition was destroyed.
13:52 Personnel destruction of the S-300 air defense missile system launcher of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ??the settlement of Pokrovsk (DPR)
As a result of a precise strike by the Iskander OTRK, the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed.
13:20 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The Russian Armed Forces hit a Vampire MLRS combat vehicle in the Avdeevsky direction;
Russian air defense shot down a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Krasnoarmeysk in the DPR within 24 hours;
The Russian military repelled two attacks and seven counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevsky direction in a day;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day in the Avdeevsky direction amounted to more than 450 military personnel, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored vehicles were destroyed;
Russian air defense shot down 197 drones in one day, and also intercepted three HIMARS projectiles and a Hammer guided bomb;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 300 military personnel, a tank and the Strela air defense system in the Donetsk direction in one day;
The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed in the Pokrovsk area in the DPR;
The Russian Armed Forces destroyed ammunition depots of the 43rd Artillery, 3rd Assault, and 47th Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
13:17 Limansk and Seversk directions, situation as of March 9, 2024:
In the Liman direction, the most active military operations are taking place in the area of the settlement of Terny. Just the other day, our fighters reached the outskirts of the settlement and even tried to enter it, but were unable to gain a foothold there. The enemy is attempting counterattacks. In Serebryansky forest (Kremensky forests), positional battles are already traditionally taking place.
In the Seversky direction, units of the Russian Armed Forces again storm Belogorovka. There are successes in the east and northeast of the settlement. For the RF Armed Forces, the situation is complicated by the fact that the main height in this area, namely the chalk quarry dump, is controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the situation is complicated by the fact that aviation and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces strike the positions of militants of the Kyiv regime, practically making it impossible to carry out rotation and delivery of ammunition.
13:10 A man born in 1974 was wounded as a result of artillery attack by militants of Ukrainian formations on Golaya Prystan. This was announced by the Governor of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo.
The victim was hospitalized at the Skadovsk Central City Hospital in a condition of moderate severity. Doctors provide him with all the necessary assistance.
12:55 Ukrainian Telegram channels report about explosions in the Kharkov region and Krivoy Rog
12:34 Pacific Fleet naval infantry continue to break forward in Novomikhailovka.
Our attack aircraft act in a coordinated manner: without panic, they clearly carry out their tasks.
One of the last battles was difficult - the group made a passage through three minefields for about one kilometer. And the KMT-7 roller trawl withstood 10 anti-tank mine explosions.
11:50 Personnel destruction of the UAV control center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village. Bogdanovka.
11:08 In the Tonenkoye area, our troops have advanced significantly from the rural cemetery, cutting off the street. Central in the west of the village. Thus, the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants remaining in the village find themselves in an operational environment.
10:55 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group:
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
During active operations, two attacks by formations of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade in the Vladimirovka region were repelled, and enemy attempts to reinforce forward positions in the areas of Shevchenko, Staromayorsky and Priyutny were thwarted.
Within 24 hours, units of the Vostok group destroyed two armored combat vehicles, six units of automotive equipment, three aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles and up to 180 military personnel.
10:10 Frontline summary on the morning of 03/09/2024:
On the Zaporozhye Front, there were oncoming battles in the village of Rabotino. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not giving up attempts to dislodge Russian troops from the populated area, but they cannot achieve success. LBS has not changed significantly.
The Donetsk front continues to be the site of the most active military operations. The Russian Armed Forces continue to fight their way through Novomikhailovka. In the area of ??the village Victory is oncoming battles.
In Georgievka, the Russian Armed Forces are trying to build on yesterday’s success on both sides of the reservoir.
In Krasnogorovka, with the support of long-range weapons, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance from the southern side of the city.
In the Nevel'skoye area there are oncoming battles. As a result of the assault operations, Russian troops managed to advance from the north-eastern side of the village. Pervomayskoe.
In Orlovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance, clinging to the western outskirts located on the heights, which allows them to actively fire on Russian troops from long-range weapons. Ukrainian reserves also continue to arrive here. The situation is similar in the Semyonovka and Berdychi areas, where fierce oncoming battles continue.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, continue assault operations in the area of ??Kleshcheevka and Bogdanovka. LBS remains unchanged. In Ivanovskoe (Krasnoe), the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to counterattack. No result.
On the Lugansk front, Russian troops, with artillery support, continue assault operations near Yampolevka and Ternov. The last settlement has minor successes of the RF Armed Forces, but the LBS has not changed significantly.
09:52 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Staraya Zburevka three rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan three rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha five rounds;
-- n.p. Sagi three rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Kakhovka, n.p. Proletarka, n.p. Peschanivka, n.p. Aleshki, firing a total of 16 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:15 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:
Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions in the Kupyansk direction.
Motorized rifle units, in cooperation with artillery, repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Lake Liman.
The artillery units of the group carried out fire strikes on over 220 objects, including temporary deployment points, platoon strongholds, artillery positions, concentrations of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
During the counterbattery fight, the control center for unmanned aerial vehicles in the Tabaevka area was destroyed.
The group's air defense systems destroyed six unmanned aerial vehicles, including three Valkyries, two Furies and Leleka-100.
Enemy losses in the Kupyansk direction amounted to up to 50 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles and four cars.
08:50 Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried outshellingresidential areas of the DPR.
In the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, a private residential building was damaged as a result of a direct hit by an artillery shell fired by the enemy.
In addition, the Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, were shelled by the Ukrainian forces, in which the enemy used 155mm caliber artillery, including with a cluster warhead.
At the same time, Ukrainian militants carried out a kamikaze UAV attack in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
In total, 3 residential buildings were damaged by DPR shelling.
08:17 The situation Military Chronicle reports from the Zaporozhye direction:
Fighting in the Rabotino-Verbovoye area almost always develops according to the same pattern: Ukrainian Armed Forces reserves arrive from Orekhov, Russian artillery begins to work, after which Russian infantry and tanks fly into the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions.
Ukrainian troops roll back to another stronghold, after which everything repeats.
Despite the feeling of lethargy and positionality of the battles, their intensity gradually increases.
08:12 Artillerymen of the 305th Brigade of the Vostok group destroyed an enemy cannon with an accurate hit from Msta -video.
08:01 Crews of 152mm 2S5 "Gyacinth-B" howitzers of the "West" group of troops struck a rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Kupyansk direction.
The movement of Ukrainian Armed Forces units is monitored by unmanned aerial vehicle operators around the clock. They immediately transmit the coordinates of the targets to the artillerymen for firing.
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[Regnum] Since the end of 2022, the United States has been preparing for the possibility that Russia could allegedly strike Ukraine with tactical or combat nuclear weapons. CNN reported this with reference to two high-ranking sources from the White House administration.
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The US should have made plans to respond best if there were signs of preparation for an attack and the strike itself.
“From late summer to fall 2022, the U.S. National Security Council convened a series of meetings to develop contingency plans related to the use of nuclear weapons,” the officials explained.
The channel’s interlocutors added that the corresponding decision was made based on an analysis and study of the situation around Ukraine as a whole. At the same time, the material noted that the United States has never found intelligence indicating that Russia is taking measures to mobilize nuclear forces for such an attack.
CNN also learned that American leaders have reached out to India, China and conveyed their concerns to Russia. In particular, Secretary of State Antony Blinken directly notified the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov about them.
As Regnum reported, former US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on July 6, 2023 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. According to him, this is extremely unlikely.
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern allowed the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. But not from Russia, but from the United States, to try to avoid defeat in the conflict, because this would mean losing the elections.
The United States has no information that Russia plans to use nuclear weapons, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing for journalists on February 29.
On October 5, Putin outlined two reasons for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons: a retaliatory measure and a threat to the state. He clarified that in this case we are even talking about the use of non-nuclear weapons against Russia, which nevertheless threaten the existence of the country.
The Russian leader said that he does not see any need to change Russian nuclear doctrine in terms of the grounds for using such weapons. According to the head of state, no one in their right mind would think of using it against Russia.
The President recalled that Russia's military doctrinedoes not involve a preventive nuclear strike, but only a retaliatory strike. If an aggressor decides to use nuclear weapons against a country, then retaliation will be inevitable.
On February 29, Putin, in his address to the Federal Assembly, called the accusations against Russia in the West about its alleged deployment of nuclear weapons in space a hoax. The head of state emphasized that in this way they are trying to drag Moscow into negotiations on Ukraine on terms favorable to Washington.
The Russian leader noted on February 20 that Moscow has always opposed the militarization of space and the placement of nuclear weapons in it. The President clarified that Russia is not doing anything in space that other states are not doing in it.
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[Regnum] The Iskander operational-tactical missile system (OTRK), according to preliminary data, destroyed three launchers of the American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) near Pokrovsk (DPR), security forces told reporters.
“With the help of the Iskander OTRK, three launchers of the American Patriot air defense system were previously destroyed near Pokrovsk,” the security forces specified, as quoted by TASS.
In addition, it is noted that as a result of the strike, Western specialists who were part of the Patriot crews as mercenaries were eliminated.
As Regnum reported, on March 9, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov said that the Russian military destroyed the S-300 air defense system in the Pokrovsk area. Aviation, drones, missiles and artillery were used to carry out the strike.
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video with footage of the destruction of the S-300 launcher of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk area. The department clarified that the target was destroyed with the help of Iskander. After the missile hit, a powerful explosion occurred, which was shown on video from different distances.
On January 7, British analyst Alexander Mercouris reported that missile strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces on strategic targets in Ukraine led to the destruction of two Patriot installations. He noted that the actions of the Russian military shocked Western politicians.
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[ColonelCassad] It's amazing to see how coordinated these attacks are from Paris, from the German generals, they are a mirror image of what Lloyd Austin said before all this happened. Arms dealer Austin, as we all know, said that if Ukraine loses, then NATO will inevitably go to war with Russia.
First, this is false because NATO is already at war with Russia. This is a NATO war against Russia using Ukraine as cannon fodder. But at least Austin didn't turn on the brightest light bulb in the room. At least he finally let the cat out of the bag.
And the cat actually jumped out screaming. Because then Macron redoubled his efforts and for the first time announced that NATO troops were on the territory of Ukraine. Everyone knows that NATO advisers, mercenaries and even some special forces are on the territory of the country. Everyone knows this. But obviously the European public, who have been completely brainwashed, does not know this.
And, of course, it is worth mentioning the four German dunces, the guys whose password is 1234, who are surprisingly high-ranking officers. This isn't a bunch of idiots, okay? There are a bunch of idiots, but they are of a higher rank.
Including the high command of the German Air Force. And they said, “Okay, we can go there. We can use Taurus. We'll send them 50 Taurus or something else." They bombed the Kerch Bridge, and considered that they had the opportunity to deny their guilt. That is, they advertised the act of war, assuming that Russia would simply abandon it. “Okay, let's look at this and, okay, let's do nothing.”
This is another red line that will be crossed and that's okay. And then when they started Operation Spin, they changed the subject. Nobody really discussed anything. “The evil Russians are cheating us. The evil Russians are hacking us. They want to cause a split in NATO.” There was just all this nonsense.
There is currently no substantive discussion of what this war actually means for the collective West. Doesn't exist in Britain or, let alone in Britain, of course, especially in Britain. Because the British, they have what a 300-year difficult period to get into a fight with Russia.
Not in France. In Germany - no. In Italy - no. And the rest don't count. The rest are Chihuahuas. So the problem is that we're now crossing another red line because it's becoming possible, okay? Missiles hitting Russian infrastructure in Russia, and they think there will be no consequences.
You know, the other day I posted something just for fun. There are only three categorical imperatives in life: death, taxes and idiots who think they can attack the Russians and there will be no consequences. And they will never learn. That's exactly what they do. This is Barbarossa 2.0 in slow motion before our eyes. This is completely absurd.
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[Regnum] France has begun work on creating an alliance of countries ready, if necessary, to send their military personnel to Ukraine. Politico reported this on Saturday, March 9, citing sources.
“France is creating an alliance of countries open to the potential sending of Western troops to Ukraine, thereby deepening its confrontation with a more cautious Berlin,” the material says.
It is noted that on Friday, the head of the French Foreign Ministry, Stephane Sejournet, met in Lithuania with his counterparts from Ukraine and the Baltic countries to discuss the idea that foreign troops could help the Ukrainian side in areas such as demining territories. The head of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba was also present at the meeting.
As Regnum reported, on February 26, French President Emmanuel Macron said that at the summit of the leaders of the European Union and NATO, the possible dispatch of military personnel to the Ukrainian conflict zone was discussed. At the same time, he noted that the meeting participants were unable to agree on this due to disagreements that arose. Later, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the leaders of some EU countries, including Germany, Poland and Slovakia, said they denied the existence of such plans.
On March 7, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called on Western allies to send military training missions. In his opinion, a larger number of Western instructors will make it possible to more effectively train Ukrainian military personnel.
Press Secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov expressed confidence that if Western countries send military forces to Ukraine, a conflict between Russia and NATO will be inevitable. At the same time, he emphasized that the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance need to carefully weigh their decisions and understand how well they correspond to their interests.
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[Regnum] A man detained in Kyiv in January killed at least eight people. As reported on March 9 in the Telegram channel by the Ukrainian publication “Country. ua", his involvement has been established.
