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2024-03-09 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 8, 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] 22:12 Estonia, following other states, also intends to sign an agreement on security cooperation with Ukraine, said Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
21:57 Erdogan said during a joint press conference with Zelensky that Turkey is ready to host a peace summit with the participation of Russia. At the same time, he added that Ankara supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and the establishment of sustainable peace. In turn, Zelensky said that he does not see representatives of the Russian Federation at such a summit: “We don’t see how you can invite people who block, destroy and kill everything. We want to get a result - a just world for Ukraine. First, civilized countries will develop a plan, and only then representatives of the Russian Federation will be invited.”
Zelensky also said that the Ukrainian side handed over to Turkey a list of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars who are being held captive by the Russians or in captivity. Kyiv is counting on Ankara regarding the return of the Crimean Tatars.
In addition, the presidents signed an agreement to facilitate trade between countries. Zelensky also met with representatives of the Turkish defense complex and businesses, and joint projects were announced. In addition, Ukraine and Turkey will work on food security and security in the Black Sea region.
21:20 The world is again trying to advance negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. China advocates holding an international peace conference that will be recognized by both Russia and Ukraine. In parallel, Politico reported that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s reluctance to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons is a “calculated strategy” whose ultimate goal is for Ukraine to agree to peace negotiations with Russia, “better sooner rather than later.” Read more in the article Fear of the Russian Federation.
19:18 Ten more children from the temporarily occupied territories were returned to Ukraine, the Save Ukraine charity organization reported. In total, she managed to return 261 children from the Russian Federation and from the occupied territories to Ukraine.
18:59 Zelensky said that he began a meeting with Erdogan: “We are interested in strengthening bilateral cooperation and joint production with Turkish defense companies. We also need Turkey’s help in the release of our prisoners of war and all people, including Crimean Tatars, who are in Russian captivity.”
18:14 In Volchansk, Kharkov region, an enemy FPV drone hit a civilian car - according to preliminary data, two people were killed, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, an enemy UAV in Volchansk dropped ammunition on a special vehicle of rescuers who were returning from extinguishing a fire caused by Russian shelling. No personnel were injured, but the fire tanker was damaged, the State Emergency Service reported.
17:33 Based on open sources, the BBC Russian Service, together with the Mediazona publication and a team of volunteers, managed to establish the names of 46,678 Russian military personnel who died in the war in Ukraine since February 2022. Over the past two weeks, another 1,555 people have been confirmed dead, which was one of the highest increases during the entire period of a full-scale war.
16:47 Zelensky has already visited a shipyard in Istanbul, where he was shown the construction of an Ada-class corvette for the Ukrainian Navy. By presidential decree he was given the name Hetman Ivan Vygovsky.
16:39 Ukraine will receive the first tranche in the amount of 4.5 billion euros under the Ukraine Facility program for a total amount of 50 billion in March, and the second - for 1.5 billion euros - in April, said Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis.
16:10 Next week the European Commission will present to the EU member states a draft negotiating framework on Ukraine's accession for its further approval, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said during a visit to Kiev.
15:53 French President Emmanuel Macron never ceases to shock with his statements regarding the war in Ukraine. Thus, the French newspaper L'Independent reported that on Thursday Macron met with parliamentary parties and said that he was open to the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. What he meant and what the possible scenarios are - in the material Foreign troops in Ukraine.
15:21 In India, law enforcement officers exposed a large human trafficking network that lured young men to Russia with promises of work, and then send them to war against Ukraine, writes Reuters. Under this scheme, about 35 people were sent to the Russian Federation. Traffickers operated in several Indian states, recruiting people through social media and local agents.
15:06 As a result of yesterday's missile attack on Sumy, two people were killed, 26 were injured, six are in hospitals, the OVA reported. Rescue operations have been completed. The premises of the school, the central city hospital, the regional emergency medical care center, and the water utility were damaged.
14:44 Zelensky said in an interview with the Italian publication Rai that the Greek prime minister was “very surprised” by the Russian strike on Odessa near him. According to the president, the ballistic missile struck 300-400 meters from them. She was released from the territory of Crimea, so no one had time to go down to the shelter. “I don’t know who this blow was to. In any case, it’s something incredible when we have a prime minister of another state. I’m not talking about myself, I’m talking about some kind of respect for the leaders of other states, for the people other states. You see that from Russia, from Putin there is simply no way to hit him with a ballistic missile when the Prime Minister of Greece is visiting. He was very surprised, but I was not," Zelensky noted.
14:32 Luxembourg will join the Czech Republic’s initiative to purchase 800 thousand artillery ammunition for Ukraine, Defense Minister Yuriko Bekes said.
13:47 British Defense Minister Grant Shapps recorded a video from the center of Kiev in which he called for support for Ukraine: “I am in Kiev to sound the alarm, because what would it mean if we allowed a dictator like Putin to take over a democratic country? What would you do?” talked about our values of freedom and democracy?
13:28 On March 7, the air force worked on Russian aircraft at a distance of more than 150 km, said commander Nikolai Oleshchuk. According to him, the result of the combat work is currently being verified. Oleshchuk also said that the enemy continues to attack Ukrainian positions with guided bombs, but no longer dares to fly too close: “After significant losses - A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft and Su-34/Su-35 fighters - the occupiers significantly reduced the number of airstrikes with KABs. But there are still no AWACS aircraft in the Sea of Azov and in other directions, which reduces the enemy’s ability to conduct radar reconnaissance.”
13:24 As part of the Czech initiative, it was possible to raise funds for the purchase of 300 out of 800 thousand shells for Ukraine, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said: “We managed to raise enough money to purchase the first batch of 300 thousand artillery shells. However, our goal is to give much more ".
13:03 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called for an end to discussions about the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine: “Nobody really wants ground troops in Ukraine. There is a discussion about this now, so we must stop it at this stage.” He also said that long-range Taurus missiles will not decide the outcome of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and Berlin will not supply them because it does not want to be a party to the conflict.
12:51 Russia has begun mass production of the heaviest glide bomb - the one and a half ton FAB-1500-M54, Bild reports. According to the publication, about 50 Ukrainian soldiers die at the front every day, most of them precisely because of the use of gliding bombs by the Russians, including the FAB-1500-M54.
12:18 National Security Advisor Tomas Pojar, who coordinates the Czech initiative to purchase shells for Ukraine, said that the money has been collected only for the first batch. This is how he commented on the statement of President Petr Pavel that Prague has already collected the entire amount for the purchase of 800 thousand artillery shells outside the EU. “The President probably talked about the first delivery, we don’t have the whole initiative yet,” Poyar explained.
11:57 France will encourage its arms companies to produce military equipment and ammunition in Ukraine, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said: “Three French companies will establish partnerships with Ukrainian companies, in particular in the sectors of unmanned and ground vehicles, to produce spare parts on Ukrainian soil and, perhaps in the future, ammunition."
11:45 Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said that he arrived in Kiev: “It is a great honor to return to Ukraine, which is courageously repelling the brutal and illegal aggression of Russia, as well as to again express strong support for the European Union. Ukraine, its people, have already done their a clear choice, no matter what the Kremlin suggests. Their future is in Europe."
11:11 French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said that Macron’s words about the possible sending of the military to Ukraine were misinterpreted: “Various hypotheses were discussed, but not sending the military to participate in hostilities, as some interpreted it.” According to him, Paris invites the allies to explore new options for helping Kyiv in addition to the transfer of weapons, but without complicity in hostilities. In particular, he mentioned “schemes or routes for a military presence for demining, for training Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian soil.”
11:07 Chinese Special Representative for Eurasia Li Hui held “frank and friendly” negotiations with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities in Kiev, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. The department noted that Li Hui arrived in Kyiv as part of the second round of shuttle diplomacy to promote a political settlement of the “Ukrainian crisis.”
10:39 The IAEA Board of Governors adopted a resolution on returning the Zaporozhye NPP to the control of Ukraine. The document calls on Russia to remove all unauthorized personnel, including military personnel, from the station.
10:20 The United States has joined the International Coalition for the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia, the Presidential Office reported.
09:56 The Office of the President confirmed that Zelensky will visit Turkey today, where he will meet with Erdogan to discuss the Peace Formula, the organization of the Peace Summit, the safety of navigation in the Black Sea, global food stability, as well as the release of Ukrainian prisoners and political prisoners held by the Russian Federation. State leaders will pay special attention to joint projects in the defense industry. Zelensky will visit shipyards where the construction of corvettes for the Ukrainian Navy is underway and will meet with representatives of Turkish defense companies.
09:27 Canada has joined the Drone Coalition and will strengthen Ukraine’s capabilities in the field of drones, the country’s government announced.
09:09 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 8:
- personnel - about 422,310 (+880) people,
- tanks - 6706 (+11),
- armored combat vehicles - 12,798 (+19),
- artillery systems - 10 375 (+25),
- MLRS - 1011 (+2),
- air defense systems - 704 (+3),
- aircraft - 347 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 7998 (+35),
- cruise missiles - 1919 (+0),
- ships/boats - 26 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 13,598 (+66),
- special equipment - 1656 (+9).
08:43 At night, the Russians fired at Chuguev, Kharkov region, from the S-300 air defense system, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. A hit to the ground within a residential area was recorded. As a result of the shelling, seven people were injured, including a three-year-old child and a 16-year-old teenager. A nine-story residential building, a shopping center, a bank, a store, and a hotel were damaged. In addition, at night the enemy attacked Kupyansk - two people were killed and one was injured. Private houses and cars were damaged.
08:28 Over the past 24 hours, 86 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 27 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the Georgievka, Pobeda, Krasnogorovka, Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region. Another 23 enemy attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Tonenkoye, Orlovka, Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansky direction, two attacks were repelled in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region; in Limansky - 13 attacks in the areas of Belogorivka, Lugansk region, as well as Ternov, Sporny, Razdolovka, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutskoye - six attacks in the Andreevka and Kleshcheevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - two attacks in the Rabotino district and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - three attacks.
08:10 In the Odessa region, as a result of a night attack, an infrastructure facility was damaged, the buildings of which have been mothballed for a long time. A fire occurred in an open area, which was quickly extinguished. There were no reports of casualties, the Southern Defense Force said.
07:29 Air defense at night destroyed 33 out of 37 Shahed attack UAVs that Russia attacked from the Crimean Balaklava, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Kirovograd, Odessa, Kherson, Nikolaev and Kharkov regions. In addition, at night the enemy attacked the south and east of Ukraine with one S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile and two Kh-59 guided aircraft missiles.
07:18 The Russian Ministry of Defense allegedly announced the destruction by air defense of one drone over the territory of the Belgorod region and 15 over the Volgograd region.
05:00 Putin does not plan to stop in Ukraine, but Ukrainians are capable of stopping his “march of aggression” in Europe, Biden said in his speech to the US Congress: “Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide them with weapons. That’s all what Ukraine is asking for. They are not asking for our soldiers. Not a single one of our soldiers is in Ukraine, and I am determined to keep it that way. But now aid to Ukraine is being blocked by those who want to step away from world leadership... My predecessor, former president ", says to Putin: do whatever you want. The former president said this. He supported the Russian leader. This is terrible and unacceptable."
“We must answer the challenge to Putin. History is watching us. We cannot put Ukraine, Europe and the entire free world at risk. I told Putin very simple things: we will not retreat, we will not fall,” the US President said.
03:21 The UN Security Council will meet on March 8 to discuss Russian strikes on Odessa. The meeting will be held at the initiative of Ukraine and will begin at 22:00 Kyiv time. At the meeting on the topic “Supporting the peace and security of Ukraine” a number of humanitarian issues in Ukraine will also be discussed.
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