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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 9, 2025
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] 22.23 Since the beginning of the day, 140 combat clashes have occurred. The enemy carried out 55 air strikes, dropped 68 KABs, carried out 1,239 kamikaze drone strikes and 4,835 shellings of our troops' positions. This was noted in the General Staff report on Sunday, March 9.

20:34 Ukraine has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the manufacturer of IRIS-T systems, the German company Diehl Defence. The agreement envisages an expansion of supplies of missiles and air defense systems. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense on Sunday, March 9.

The memorandum provides for a three-fold increase in the supply of missiles and air defense systems.

18.34 Russian troops attacked the village of Gorsk in the Snovsk community in Chernihiv region at midday on March 8. A civilian was killed as a result of the shelling. This was reported by the head of the Koryukov RVA Pavel Miroshnichenko.

17.33 Since the beginning of the day, 95 combat clashes have occurred at the front. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines and destroying the plans of the Russians. This was reported to the General Staff on Sunday, March 9.

16.19 As a result of an enemy attack on the Zaporizhia region on March 9, a 16-year-old teenager was wounded. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov on Sunday, March 9.

15.37 Russian troops have once again struck residential areas of the central part of Kherson, using artillery systems from the temporarily occupied left bank. The enemy also continues to attack civilians with drones. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA Roman Mrochko on Sunday, March 9.

As a result of shelling by Russian troops, five civilians were injured. One of the victims suffered a mine blast injury and traumatic amputation of her legs.

14:57 Russian invaders have reduced the pressure in the direction of the city of Pokrovsk thanks to the effective defensive actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The occupiers are trying to change the tactics of the battles in the Donetsk region. This was stated by the representative of the operational-strategic group of forces Khortytsia Viktor Tregubov on the air of Yediniye Novyny.

13.26 Russia has carried out hundreds of attacks on Ukraine with various types of weapons in a week: more than a thousand bombs and hundreds of drones. This was reported on his Facebook page by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

12:45 One of the victims of the missile strike on Krivoy Rog on March 5 died in hospital on the morning of March 9. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration (OVA) Serhiy Lysak on his Telegram channel.

11.59 A sharp warming in March disrupted the logistics of Russian troops in the Kupyansk direction in the area of ​​the Oskol River. In particular, it complicated the rollback of forces, said Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Operational-Tactical Group of Forces (OTGV) Khortitsa, on the air of Yedinye Novyny.

9.58 Starlink is a key factor for the Ukrainian army and without it "the front line would collapse." This was stated by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the X network (Twitter) and he called for immediate peace after this statement.

9.29 Russian aggressors attacked Ukraine on the night of March 9 with 119 attack UAVs. Of these, 73 were successfully shot down. This was reported by the air force on its Telegram channel.

8.45 Ukrainian defenders hit two Russian drone control points and 18 areas with the occupiers' manpower. Over the past 24 hours, 167 combat clashes occurred on the front in Ukraine. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its morning report, published on March 9.

7.57 Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have lost 1,180 soldiers and three multiple launch rocket systems in the war with Ukraine. This is evidenced by data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on March 9.

7.46 Representatives of the Ukrainian underground carried out a successful operation to disrupt fuel supplies to a group of Russian invaders in the Zaporizhia region. The sabotage was carried out in the Dzhankoy district of occupied Crimea, the ATESH partisan movement reported on its Telegram channel.

7.27 The Kremlin is promoting a fake narrative that the EU countries and Ukraine are trying to prolong the war and escalate the situation. Moscow claims that they are trying to prevent Russia from making long-term preparations for war with the West. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War.

01:00 France said it would provide Ukraine with €195 million in military aid from interest on frozen Russian assets. The funds would be used to supply 155mm artillery shells and AASM air-to-air bombs used by Mirage 2000 fighters. France would also expedite the transfer of AMX-10RC light tanks and VAB armored personnel carriers previously used by the French military.

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Ukrainian General Staff on the activation of Russian forces in the Northern direction
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] In the Seversky direction, the Russians have already carried out 18 attacks, seven of which have already been repelled by Ukrainian soldiers.

The occupiers' units are trying to move forward in the areas of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye and in the direction of Serebryanka.


Since the beginning of the day, there have been 95 combat clashes on the front. Our defenders are stopping the enemy, holding the lines and destroying the plans of the Russians. This is reported in the General Staff report on Sunday, March 9.

The border areas of Ukrainian settlements suffered from Russian artillery shelling, including Ulanovo, Turya, Svobodnoye in Sumy Oblast; Karpovichi, Yanzhulovka, Tymonovichi and Bleshnya in Chernihiv Oblast.

In the Kharkov direction, the Defense Forces repelled three enemy assaults on troops near Volchansk. In addition, the enemy launched air strikes with guided bombs on the areas of the settlements of Borovaya and Kazachya Lopan.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance towards our positions in the areas of Lozovaya, Petrovpavlovka and Zagryzovoye three times during the day.

The aggressor also increased the number of attacks to nine in the Liman direction. Attacked near the settlements of Balka Zhuravka, Novolyubovka, Mirnoye, Ivanovka and Yampolevka, 11 battles are ongoing.

The invaders have become more active in the Seversky direction, having carried out 18 attacks today, seven of which Ukrainian soldiers have already repelled. The occupiers' units are trying to move forward in the areas of Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye and in the direction of Serebryanka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders are repelling the enemy's attack, three more clashes have already ended, the enemy is conducting active operations in the areas of Chasovy Yar, Grigoryevka and in the direction of Stupochki and Belaya Gora.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy tried to advance 13 times in the areas of Toretsk, Druzhba and Dachny. Currently, six combat clashes are ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy initiated clashes of varying intensity 20 times. Our defenders repelled 17 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Elizavetovka, Luch, Dachenskoye, Kotlino, Nadeyevka, Preobrazhenka, Andreyevka and Ulakly. Three more clashes are currently ongoing. Enemy aviation struck Pokrovsk, Nadeyevka, Otradnoye and Zverevoy with UABs.

One attack in the Novopavlovsk direction was repelled by Ukrainian defenders near Skudnoe.

In the Gulyai-Polye direction, in the areas of Novopol and Privolnoye, two combat clashes have now ended, and four more attacks by the invaders are continuing. The settlements of Gulyai-Polye and Shevchenko were subjected to air strikes with UABs and unguided rockets.

In the Orekhov direction, the invaders advanced three times near Stepnoye and Shcherbaki, one battle continues. Novoandreyevka was subjected to NAR strikes.

The enemy did not conduct active offensive operations in the Dnieper direction.

In Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled 15 attacks by the invaders, six combat clashes are still ongoing. In addition, the enemy carried out 12 air strikes, dropping 13 UABs, and also carried out 257 artillery shellings, including ten from a multiple launch rocket system.

While in other areas there were no significant changes in the situation.

Let us recall that over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have lost 1,180 soldiers in the war with Ukraine, as well as three multiple launch rocket systems.

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The situation in Kursk region is getting worse - DeepState
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] Analysts reported probable advances of Russian troops in Kursk region.

The biggest problem is the enemy's fire control over all logistics of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in Kursk region from Ukrainian territory.

Russian troops captured Martynovka, Malaya Loknya and the outskirts of Kurshchyna. There are many shots of the enemy continuing to advance. This was reported by DeepState analysts on Sunday, March 9.

"Unfortunately, today there are many shots from Kursk region, where the enemy continues to advance. There is simply no desire to comment on anything. The main thing now is the lives of those who carry out their tasks to the last," the statement says.

Let us recall that the General Staff recently stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces Command is in control of the situation in the Kursk Region of the Russian Federation, and the information about a massive breakthrough of the Ukrainian border by Russians in the Sumy Region is not true. At the same time, it is confirmed that Russian assault groups have moved along a gas pipeline branch with the aim of gaining a foothold in the vicinity of Sudzha.

Earlier it was reported that Russian troops continue to try to break through to the Ukrainian border in the direction where the Defense Forces are conducting an operation in the Kursk region. The occupiers are trying to enter the territory of Ukraine to cut off logistics routes, but these attacks are not massive.

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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (9 March 2025)
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of two motorised infantry brigades of the AFU close to Kazachya Lopan and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, nine motor vehicles, and four artillery guns. One communication station was neutralised.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades and one airmobile brigade of the AFU were hit near Monachinovka, Zagoruykovka, Kondrashovka, Kupyansk, Podvysokoye, Gorokhovatka (Kharkov region), and Serebryansky forestry.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 255 troops, 10 motor vehicles, two Western-made field artillery guns, one Polonez and one Nota electronic warfare stations, and one ammunition depot.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Formations of three mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one guard brigade of the AFU General Staff, one territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades suffered losses close to Shcherbinovka, Rozovka, Dronovka, Druzhkovka, Grigorovka, Dyleyevka, Seversk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 250 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, six field artillery guns, and two materiel depots.

Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences. Formations of four mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, two jaeger brigades, one assault regiment of the AFU, two naval infantry brigades, and one national guard brigade were hit close to Ulyanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Zverevo, Kotlino, Shevchenko, Uspenovka, Udachnoye, Petrovskoye, Novopavlovka, Dimitrov, Mirolyubovka, Alekseyevka, and Sribnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 580 troops, two M-113 armoured personnel carriers, and one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, two French-made VAB armoured personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, and four artillery guns.

As a result of active and decisive operations, the Vostok Group of Forces units liberated Konstantinopol (Donetsk People's Republic).

Strikes were delivered at formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one naval infantry brigade near Bogatyr, Fedorovka, Veseloye, Voskresenka, Dneproenergiya, and Razliv (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 145 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, one motor vehicle, and three field artillery guns, to include one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system.

The Dnepr Group of Forces' units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Novonikolayevka, Davydov Brod (Kherson region), Pyatikhatki, and Pavlovka (Zaporozhye region).

Up to 80 troops, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, to include one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, one U.S.-made HIMARS and one U.S.-made MLRS launchers, one Israeli-made RADA RPS-82 radar station, one electronic warfare station, three ammunition depots, and one materiel depot were eliminated.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged clusters of AFU manpower and hardware in 143 areas during the day.

Air defence systems have shot down one JDAM guided bomb, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 228 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 99 of them outside the special military operation zone.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,877 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,090 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,525 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,390 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,630 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

More from the Russian Ministry of Defense
Report by Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (9 March 2025)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

The Sever Group of Forces' units liberated Lebedevka (Kursk region) and Novenkoye (Suy region) during the offensive.

The Russian Armed Forces inflicted damage on units of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the AFU near Agronom, Bogdanovka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Vtoroy Knyazhy, Kositsa, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Rubanshchina, Sudzha, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Yuzhny. Two counter-attacks were repelled.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower and hardware close to Bondarevka, Pervy Knyazhy, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Martynovka, Mirny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Novenkoye, Obody, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region).

Within the past 24 hours, AFU losses amounted to more than 350 troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, five armoured personnel carriers, 19 armoured fighting vehicles, 29 motor vehicles, six field artillery guns, one mortar, one electronic warfare station, one Israeli-made RADA radar station, 11 UAV command posts, and one ammunition depot. Six AFU servicemen surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 65,930 troops, 387 tanks, 300 infantry fighting vehicles, 264 armoured personnel carriers, 2,163 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,370 motor vehicles, 528 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 120 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 54 units of engineering and other materiel, including 22 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress

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Current information on the situation on the front line on March 9 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 19:40 The Russian army has liberated the village of Martynovka in the Kursk region, the cleanup is ending, –MAP.

18:42 Around 17.30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.

17:43 Around 16:50 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.

17:31 Governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo reported, that the enemy fired from the HIMARS MLRS at the market in Velyki Kopani. There are dead and wounded among civilians.

16:55 Around 16:05 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.

15:30 The Russian flag is raised over Constantinpol in the DPR.

The servicemen of the assault units of the "East" group of forces carried out a mop up and consolidated their positions in the village. Strike drones and artillery were deployed to support the assault units and destroy enemy positions.

14:35 FPV drone crews of the North group of forces destroyed a pickup truck and an ATV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region, –video.

13:40 In the Sudzhansky district, under the blows of our troops, Ukrainian soldiers left their positions in the Kubatin farm and are running for Ivashkovsky, our fighters are working on the fleeing militants, -video.

13:10 Units of the "East" group of forces, as a result of active and decisive actions released the settlement of Constantinpol in the Donetsk People's Republic.

12:48 During aerial reconnaissance, the crew of the Merlin-VR UAV revealed an accumulation of camouflaged enemy equipment and shelters.

The detected targets were destroyed by precise artillery strikes from the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group.

12:05 During offensive operations, units of the North military group liberated the village of Lebedevka in the Kursk region and the village of Novenkoye in the Sumy region.

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 350 servicemen, one tank, one mortar, two infantry fighting vehicles, five armored personnel carriers, 19 armored combat vehicles, 29 cars, six field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, a RADA radar station, as well as 11 unmanned aerial vehicle control points and an ammunition depot in the Kursk direction.

11:30 Ukrainian Armed Forces militants en masse surrendered on the Kursk front

Stormtroopers of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment captured 13 militants of the "elite" 80th Lviv Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in battles in the area of ​​Cherkassky Porechny in the Kursk region.

11:26 Information is received that on March 8, 2025, servicemen of the 51st Airborne Regiment were released from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the settlement of Lebedevka in the Kursk region.

11:20 Personnel of the engineering and sapper unit of the North group of forces liquidated remnants of unexploded submunitions, explosive objects and shells discovered during work in the Khar'kov direction.

10:10 Frontline report for the morning of 03/09/2025

Zaporizhzhya Front. Active fighting in several areascontinuesremain above average, but there have been no reports of any major advances.

Donetsk Front. Heavy fighting continues here in several directions. Russian troops continue to develop the offensive in the direction of Bogatyr and Razliv. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance, holding the line, but have not yet decided on serious counterattacks.

In Constantinpol, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting for the western outskirts of the settlement. Fierce fighting continues in several areas in the Pokrovsk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are pulling their most combat-ready units here, conducting counterattacks.

Chasovoyarskoe direction. Russian troops continue assault operations in the western part of the city. No serious changes in the LBS are known. Long-range weapons are actively working on both sides.

Kursk Region. Here, Russian troops have entered the final stage of liberating Sudzha. They are attacking from several directions, the Russian Armed Forces are putting pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Ukrainians are pulling back closer to Sudzha, trying to withdraw the most combat-ready units. But this cannot yet be called a flight, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the defense, putting up fierce resistance. There are tactical successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Malaya Loknya, from where Ukrainian troops are moving in the direction of Kazachya Loknya.

The Russian flag has been raised over the settlement of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Fierce fighting in Martynovka. In Samaya Sudzha, the Russian Armed Forces defeated a column of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

9:01 Ukrainian soldiers fired upon civil infrastructure of Nova Kakhovka

As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out in a residential building. Gas supply to houses on Nekrasov Street, 3, 5, 7 was cut off

8:42 In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on March 8 to 07:00 Moscow time on March 9, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 88 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles :

  • 52 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,

  • 13 UAVs over the territory of the Lipetsk region,

  • Nine UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region,

  • Eight UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,

  • Three UAVs over the territory of the Astrakhan region and

  • one UAV each over the territories of the Krasnodar region, Ryazan and Kursk regions.

8:05 Footage of brutal mobilization in Ukraine is spreading online, –video.

7:30 Information is received about the destruction of a column of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the western part of Sudzha, –video.

1:10 Kursk region. Assault on Sudzha. 09.03

Armed Forces of Ukraine lost supply trucks heading to help the military in Sudzha

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Remains of Red Army soldiers found in Zaporizhia region
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] During search operations in the Zaporizhia region, employees of the Investigative Committee of Russia found the remains of Red Army soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War. This was reported on March 9 by the press service of the department.

The events were held jointly with the Zaporizhzhya regional branch of the All-Russian public movement "People's Front "For Russia" and members of the search squad "Southern Front".

“During search operations in a forest 70 m from the road leading to the urban-type settlement of Akimovka in the Melitopol urban district, the remains of three Red Army soldiers were discovered,” the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported on its Telegram channel.

In addition to the skeletal remains, the search participants found the soldiers' personal belongings: belt buckles, a sapper shovel, and fragments of uniforms.

Forensic examinations will be carried out to establish the cause of death, after which the remains will be reburied.

As reported by the Regnum news agency, in May of last year, the remains of 49 Red Army soldiers who died in 1943 during the assault on the German fortified line "Wotan" were buried in the Zaporizhzhya region. The fortified area, considered impregnable by the fascists, was stormed by the Red Army for more than five months. More than 200,000 Red Army soldiers died on this land. All the soldiers whose remains were found by the regional search party remained nameless.

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Home Front: Politix
JD Vance says he was confronted by pro-Ukrainian protesters while walking with toddler daughter
[NYPOST] Vice President JD Vance said Saturday he was confronted by pro-Ukrainian protesters while he was out walking with his 3-year-old daughter.

''Today while walking my 3 year old daughter a group of 'Slava Ukraini' protesters followed us around and shouted as my daughter grew increasingly anxious and scared,'' Vance posted Saturday afternoon on X.

''I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone,'' he continued. ''Nearly all of them agreed.''

Vance said it was a ''mostly respectful conversation, but if you're chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you're a s— person.''

''Slava Ukraini'' is a battle cry for the Ukrainian armed forces, meaning ''Glory to Ukraine.''

While the vice president didn't specify what he talked to the protesters about, the Trump administration has cut off funding in the last week for Ukraine and stopped intelligence sharing with the country after a tense Oval Office exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald Trump
...The Hero of Butler, Pennsylvania...
and Vance.
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#1  Wait, do we no longer have a Secret Service?

I'm more than a little outraged that this took place.
Posted by: Crusader || 03/10/2025 0:25 Comments || Top||

#2  Maybe the protesters WERE the Secret Service detail.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 || 03/10/2025 7:17 Comments || Top||

#3  Maybe the protesters WERE the Secret Service detail.

I wish we lived in a world where that was funny and not a distinct possibility.
Posted by: SteveS || 03/10/2025 10:38 Comments || Top||



Science & Technology
Geologist predicts Baikal will become a freshwater ocean
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] A constantly widening crack runs through the Eurasian lithospheric plate, which reaches Lake Baikal, and tectonic processes in hundreds of millions of years will lead to this reservoir turning into a freshwater ocean. This was stated on March 9 by geologist Stanislav Zavatsky.
In hundreds of millions of years? Whew! I was worried about getting everything packed up this weekend!
"It will really be comparable to the ocean. If the plates continue to move away from each other, it will occupy all of Eastern Siberia, Central Siberia and up to the Urals. But the Urals will no longer exist, it will already be eaten away by erosion," Life.ru quoted him as saying.

The geologist noted that this process will be a unique phenomenon for the planet and will affect the ecological situation on Earth. He also added that such global changes occur cyclically approximately every 600 million years.

Earlier, Australian scientists from Curtin University predicted that in a few hundred million years the Pacific Ocean will disappear, and the continents will unite into a new supercontinent – ​​Amasia. Zawacki agrees with this scenario. According to his forecast, Antarctica will shift north and probably split into two parts.

He explained that such changes are associated with the rotation of the earth's core, which generates convective currents that affect the movement of lithospheric plates.

"Our core is very hot and rotates rapidly. This is what provides tectonic activity, which is absent, for example, on Mars," Zawacki said.

The scientist also expressed skepticism about plans to change the climate of Mars, noting that without an active core and magnetic field, the planet would not be able to hold on to an atmosphere. He called plate tectonics a gift to Earth, providing the dynamics that facilitate the development of life.

As reported by IA Regnum, earlier scientists from the University of Southampton in the UK found out that North and South America continue to move away from Europe and Africa. They are moving in different directions due to processes inside the mantle. It was established that South America and Africa completely separated from 80 million to 100 million years ago, and Europe and North America - approximately 60-55 million years ago.

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#1  reminds me of a story, perhaps apocryphal,

A scientist was giving a lecture on astrophysics to a senior audience. After the lecture, a woman went up to the scientist and asked,

woman - "How long did you say we have until the Sun dies out?"

Scientist - "about 8 billion years"

woman - "Oh that's a relief I thought you said 8 million years"
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  Troops kill B'Haram chief bomb maker, eight others in Sambisa
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  ISWAP ambushes Boko Haram, kills 20 in fierce Borno clash
Wed 2025-03-05
  Hezbollah naval commander killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon
Tue 2025-03-04
   Israeli forces reportedly operating some 13 KMs from border in Syria’s Daraa province
Mon 2025-03-03
  Somali, U.S. Forces Conduct an Airstrike against Al-Shabaab in Hirshabelle State
Sun 2025-03-02
  US kills senior Hurras al-Din leader in northwest Syria
Sat 2025-03-01
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Fri 2025-02-28
  DRC: deadly explosion at M23 rally wounds dozens, rebel leaders say
Thu 2025-02-27
  IDF strike kills senior Hezbollah member involved in weapons smuggling to terror group
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  Shin Bet foiled terror plot by West Bank cell to use 100 kilogram mine against IDF
Tue 2025-02-25
  Morocco says it foiled major Islamic State plot
Mon 2025-02-24
  Sudanese army ends RSF''s two-year siege of El Obeid
Sun 2025-02-23
  US officials: Yemen’s Houthis fired missiles at US fighter jet and drone this week, but missed


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