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2024-03-05 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 4, 2024
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:45 Today, while extinguishing a fire in the Kramatorsk district of the Donetsk region, rescuers of the Slavic garrison came under repeated attack by a Russian drone. Two rescuers were killed and three were injured, said Interior Minister Igor Klimenko.
21:23 Ukraine and Spain have begun negotiations on concluding a bilateral security agreement, the Presidential Office reported.
21:19 The defense ministers and commanders-in-chief of Ukraine and Britain had a telephone conversation, during which they discussed the situation on the battlefield and defense cooperation. “We also discussed the possibilities of implementing naval forces and assets within the Coalition. Ukraine’s success in destroying the Russian fleet must be expanded. Therefore, we must increase the use of drones by Ukraine,” said Rustem Umerov.
21:12 Lithuania will join the Czech Republic’s initiative to purchase 800 thousand shells for Ukraine outside the EU, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said. At the same time, she did not specify exactly how much Lithuania will allocate for this initiative.
20:44 After a number of successful attacks on Russian boats and ships, the developers of Magura naval drones are planning to install air defense systems and, possibly, other destruction systems on them, Budanov said: “Now specialists are working to install air defense systems on an unmanned platform. I don’t "technician, but I understand that this task is quite complicated. After all, you need means of detecting a target, capturing an airborne object, a means of destruction - and all this needs to be placed on a fairly small platform. This is not an easy task purely technically, but it is real."
20:29 By his decree, Biden extended for another year the state of emergency introduced in 2014 after the start of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the associated sanctions restrictions against the Russian Federation.
20:15 Near Avdeevka, the Russians partially control the villages of Berdychi and Tonenkoe. At the same time, the Defense Forces managed to stop the enemy’s advance on this section of the front, said Dmitry Likhovy, spokesman for the Tavria group of troops.
20:37 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today he agreed and signed a number of necessary new personnel appointments for the Defense Forces. The President held a meeting on front-line issues and tasks with Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky and Chief of the General Staff Anatoly Bargilevich. “Despite all the deficits, the ability of our soldiers to destroy the invaders should not decrease,” the head of state emphasized.
Zelensky also held a separate meeting with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and discussed issues of weapons supply and fair provision for brigades. “Every combat brigade, every front-line unit should receive more of the available modern weapons... A separate conversation is about drones. Good content. In particular, regarding our long-range drones,” the president noted.
In addition, he heard a report from the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov: “We need a clear result in the destruction of Russian military infrastructure and logistics. A greater result. And it will be.” Another report was from the head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk, who reported on counteraction to Russian DRGs and collaborators. “There are good results in neutralizing these individuals,” Zelensky noted. There was also a report by the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Alexander Litvinenko, “regarding sensitive international areas and Russia’s existing plans. There is an understanding of what documents are on the enemy’s desk, what his next plan is. We will counteract.”
20:19 Victims of sexual violence during the war in Ukraine will receive reparations, said Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishyna. According to her, within a year, 500 victims will be able to receive a one-time payment of 3,000 euros on conditions of complete confidentiality. As of March 4, the Attorney General's Office is investigating 274 cases of war-related sexual violence.
19:43 The Ministry of Foreign Trade of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered an inspection of the Pretis weapons company after its 120-mm mortar shells were found in a photo from the battlefield in Ukraine, RTRS reports. According to some reports, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also used 82 mm mortar shells produced by BNT in Novi Travnik.
Since 2015, Bosnia and Herzegovina has banned the sale of weapons to conflict zones, and countries that buy them undertake not to transfer them to third states. At the same time, there are no guarantees that a NATO country will not export these weapons to Ukraine. However, the Bosnian authorities have reason to doubt that Pretis shells entered Ukraine through third countries, which is why they ordered an inspection of the weapons factory.
18:50 Zelensky, by his decree, replaced the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: instead of Dmitry Gerega, he became Alexander Yakovets.
18:34 Germany has long refused to transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine. But over the weekend, the issue of missile transfers took a new turn. Russian propagandists released an intercepted conversation between two German officers. The audio recording not only revealed gaps in the security of communications of the German military, but also actually refuted the arguments with which Scholz had previously explained the impossibility of providing Kyiv with these missiles. Berlin confirmed the authenticity of the conversation. Read more in the article The Great Scandal in Germany .
18:07 Macron said that France does not plan to send troops to Ukraine in the near future: “In response to a question asked about sending troops, I said that nothing is ruled out... This does not mean that we are considering the possibility of sending French troops to Ukraine in the near future, but we are opening the debate and thinking about everything that can be done to support Ukraine."
17:38 Ukraine will not renew the contract with the Russian Federation for gas transit, but is ready to provide a service to European partners if any of them acts as a transit country for their own gas, Shmygal said. In turn, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said that the EU does not intend to talk with Moscow about continuing the transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine. According to her, the EU will do everything to refuse Russian gas.
16:51 On March 3, the Russians struck Kupyansk for the first time with KABs with cluster charges, said the head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov. “This increases the affected area and poses an even greater threat to civilians. That is why we are bringing the issue of forced evacuation of families with children to the Regional Defense Council,” he added.
16:44 Ukraine has created five joint ventures with Western arms manufacturers, Shmygal said: “We are working very closely with the leaders of the world arms market. We can already talk about five concluded contracts and the creation of five joint ventures in Ukraine in cooperation with Western arms manufacturers, our partners ".
16:02 The Ukrainian market is already ready to produce more than 1 million drones, Shmygal said. According to him, the government is now allocating significant funds for the purchase of weapons from Ukrainian manufacturers, and 50% of the funds are used for drones. "In 2024, we took quite significant steps to strengthen our own weapons production. The President set a goal of 1 million drones. We understand that business and the market in Ukraine are already ready to produce more than a million drones. We, of course, will buy everything that ours can make business in order to transfer this to our Defense Forces,” the prime minister noted.
15:55 In the Dniprovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, air defense forces shot down an X-59 aircraft missile, the Air Command reported.
15:24 Belgium declared 1.7 billion euros in income from frozen Russian assets. These funds are partially distributed in support of Ukrainian refugees, and the country is ready to finance Ukrainian needs, including defense, with part of this profit, Shmygal said.
15:01 Zelensky said that he held a conference call and heard the minister and representatives of the Ministry of Defense about the actual receipts of weapons and ammunition, as well as planned receipts in March. Heard the commander-in-chief on the operational situation in the main directions, the audit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the rotation of brigades and personnel decisions within their boundaries. There were also reports from intelligence services, the SBU and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the president, the grain corridor “continues to demonstrate good dynamics - we are approaching the mark of 30 million tons of cargo, of which more than 8 million tons were exported in February alone.” Alternative routes also continue to develop - along the Danube and through Moldova.
14:48 Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said that one person at the front should be supported by eight working people. According to him, the government is now working on a new reservation system: “We have already calculated the payment of taxes. But in general, the ratio should be as follows: no less than one to eight. That is, eight working people should provide for one person who protects and risks his life on front."
14:21 Scholz ruled out the possibility of supplying Taurus missiles to Ukraine if German soldiers need to be involved in their operation: “You cannot create a weapons system that will have a very wide coverage, and then not think about how you can exercise control over the weapons system.” .
13:17 Medvedev called peace negotiations with the current Ukrainian authorities impossible, and negotiations with the “new leaders” of Ukraine, in his opinion, will be possible - “if Kiev recognizes the realities that emerged as a result of the special operation.”
12:48 Ukrainian and Russian public pages reported the liquidation in Ukraine of the intelligence chief of the Russian Espanyol battalion, Vyacheslav Subbotin, with the call sign Weekend. Russian media write that he died on March 3 “during a combat mission.”
12:01 On March 1, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired two missiles at the Russian Gvardeyskoye airbase in occupied Crimea. According to Astra sources, three Russian servicemen were wounded, and the airfield taxiway was damaged.
11:57 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that the territories on both banks of the Dnieper are “an integral part of Russian historical strategic borders.” According to him, “it is important to realize” where and how Russia’s borders are delineated now and “what they may be in the future.” At the same time, he emphasized that “Russia does not need someone else’s land, but it will not give up its own.” And Ukraine, in his opinion, “is, of course, Russia.”
11:36 The head of the Nikolaev OVA, Vitaly Kim, called the information from Russian sources about alleged preparations for an attack on the south of Ukraine as stuffing. “A month ago I said that this information campaign would be active starting in March,” Kim noted.
11:25 NATO is conducting military exercises for the first time on Finnish territory near the Russian border. From March 4 to 15, the Nordic Response 2024 maneuvers will take place, in which more than 20 thousand military personnel will take part. It is planned to use about 50 ships, including submarines and frigates, and more than 100 fighters and helicopters. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already stated that the exercises “are demonstratively provocative in nature.”
10:37 As a result of one of the most massive UAV attacks on Feodosia in Crimea, on March 3, four drones fell on the territory of the Marine Oil Terminal, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra. The main fuel pumping pipeline was damaged and a fire broke out. This tank farm has already been attacked in December and November last year. In addition to the oil depot, the road surface of the Tavrida highway was damaged.
10:21 As a result of the drone attack on Odessa on March 2, 20 people were injured, three of them remain in the hospital, the Department of Health of the Odessa Regional State Administration reported. 12 people died. Among the victims is a pregnant woman.
09:59 From the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion until December 31, 2023, France provided Ukraine with military equipment totaling 2.6 billion euros, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. The list of 50 items mentions, in particular, 30 Caesar artillery installations, six Mistral MANPADS, 160 reconnaissance drones. At the same time, the number of Crotale, Aster and SCALP missiles transferred has not been specified.
09:13 After the drone attack on the Leningrad region on March 2, the next morning, an aircraft-type drone was found on the territory of the oil and gas company Petersburg Oil Terminal in St. Petersburg. As reported by the opposition Russian publication Astra, the UAV was equipped with an explosive charge weighing about 20 kg. There was no explosion and there were no casualties. This is already the second UAV crash on the territory of the St. Petersburg oil terminal. The first was recorded on January 18. This is the largest Russian terminal for transshipment of petroleum products in the Baltic region.
09:08 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense confirms the fact that the railway bridge over the Chapaevka River in the Samara region of the Russian Federation was blown up. According to intelligence data, the railway line was used by Russia to transport military cargo, including engineering ammunition produced by the Polymer JSC plant in Chapaevsk. Considering the nature of the damage to the railway bridge, its use in the next few weeks is impossible, according to the GUR.
09:00 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 4:
- personnel - about 417,950 (+1150) people,
- tanks - 6648 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 12,660 (+21),
- artillery systems - 10 210 (+22),
- MLRS - 1004 (+1),
- air defense systems - 698 (+2),
- aircraft - 347 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 7845 (+2),
- cruise missiles - 1916 (+1),
- ships/boats - 25 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 13,374 (+42),
- special equipment - 1621 (+1).
08:52 Over the past 24 hours, 78 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the enemy tried more than 30 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction (in the Krasnohorivka, Georgievka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region). Another 20 enemy attacks were repulsed in the Avdeevsky direction in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 11 attacks in the Sinkovka and Tabaevka areas of the Kharkov region; in Limansky - five attacks in the areas of Belogorivka, Luhansk region, Ternov and Verkhnekamensky, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - five attacks in the Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - three attacks in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces are holding their positions; the enemy has not carried out offensive actions.
08:47 Cyber specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense gained access to the servers of the Russian Ministry of Defense as a result of a DDoS attack. Now the Ukrainian intelligence service owns the information security and encryption software that the Russian agency used, as well as an array of secret official documentation. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the information received allows us to establish the complete structure of the system of the Russian Ministry of Defense and its units.
08:40 The conditions for organizing a meeting between Orban and Zelensky “are not yet ripe,” said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó.
08:28 In the Samara region of the Russian Federation, an explosion occurred on the Zvezda-Chapayevsk railway section - Russian media reported that a support for a bridge across the river was blown up, train traffic was stopped.
08:11 On the evening of March 3, the Russians launched a ballistic missile attack on an open area on the outskirts of the Shevchenko community in the Mykolayiv region. The façade of the building of the agricultural enterprise was damaged, but no people were injured, said Vitaly Kim, head of the OVA.
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