18:25 Food reserves in Mariupol will only last a few days – Basurin.
18:11 Anyone who knows what a “combat operations log” is should understand what information has come into our possession. All those who ordered the shelling of our settlements, including with MLRS, will suffer the punishment they deserve.
17:41 Consequences of the shelling of a kindergarten in Donetsk by the Ukrainian armed forces today.
16:50 The International Red Cross said that the second attempt to evacuate 200,000 civilians from Mariupol failed again. This proves once again that the Nazis are holding on to a human shield of civilians
16:10 A civilian was wounded as a result of the shelling of the AFU in the Kievsky district of Donetsk, on Polygraphicheskaya Street. The victim has been hospitalized.
A direct hit was recorded in kindergarten No. 392, located at 11 Aristova Street.
In addition, houses in Kuibyshevskyi district, Nizhneangarskaya street, as well as in Petrovskyi district, Katasanov and Hugo streets were damaged.
15:44 The Ukrainian armed forces are holding children in a boarding house in Slovyanogorsk. This was reported to RT by a resident of the Donbas village of Mykolaivka. According to her, about 27 people are being held there. A similar situation occurred earlier in Volnovakha – children from there were taken to Kramatorsk.
15:33 AFU destroyed kindergarten No. 392 in the Kievsky district of Donetsk for the second time. In 2015, the WFU shelled and destroyed this kindergarten. In 2020, the kindergarten was fully restored and received 165 little pupils.
15:23 Ukraine has again disrupted the humanitarian corridor from Mariupol and Volnovakha, refusing to guarantee their safety. Azov fighters said they drove around the city of Mariupol today and announced that people should not come out of bomb shelters and evacuate. This once again confirms the information that the National Security Forces are disrupting evacuations to keep more civilians in the city who serve as a deterrent.
15:21 Rumblings can be heard in Lysychansk and Severodonetsk, social media reports.
15:19 Russian Emergencies Ministry has started delivering around 300 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Donbass residents.
15:02 Artillery shelling of the village of Aleksandrovka on the southwestern outskirts of Donetsk has left 5 civilians wounded with varying degrees of severity.
15:00 A civilian was wounded as a result of shelling by AFU.
14:54 Putin tells Erdogan: suspension of special operation to protect Donbas possible only if AFU stops fighting and meets Russian demands.
14:26 Ukrainian military fires eight mines at Luhanske village in Donetsk people’s republic.
14:24 Evacuation from Donetsk officially stopped, but people are trying to move deeper into the city due to shelling – Basurin.
13:28 Evacuation from Mariupol has started, more than 300 civilians have been evacuated through humanitarian corridors. This was reported by the DPR Defence Headquarters.
12:50 As of 6 March 2022, 45 settlements formerly under FATA control have been liberated, according to the DNR Territorial Defence Headquarters.
12:40 DNR forces are already mopping up in parts of Mariupol, Pushylin said.
12:28 Ukrainian forces have tried to announce the evacuation of citizens from Mariupol towards Zaporizhzhya, but provocations are possible along this direction, Pushylin said.
12:13 Ukrainian troops retreating are abandoning expensive equipment also supplied by the West as part of military aid to Ukraine. The most telling among such samples are Archer thermal imaging scopes, which our servicemen detect in large quantities at the positions of the Ukrainian security forces – the LNR People’s Militia.
11:36 An operative line from the DPR Emergencies Ministry received information about shelling in Chervonogvardeyskiy district of Makiivka, which resulted in a fire in Altayskaya Street, 57, 53, 49.
11:34 As a result of the shelling of the AFU Kievskiy district of Donetsk, damage was recorded at addresses:
– 134 , 136 Sobinova Street (a gas pipeline was broken);
– Kyivskyi av. 36 , 36g.
11:12 DPR reconnaissance personnel crushed an AFU convoy heading for Mariupol. Three Uragan multiple rocket launchers were captured with the letters “Z” on them, but the typical colouring of the Ukrainian armed forces’ equipment was retained.
11:11 The DPR People’s Militia reports that there are reports of Azov fighters preventing civilians from leaving Mariupol.
11:10 Sparta fighters continue to clean up Volnovakha. The day before, they defeated the 15th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:08 The Mariupol City Council said that the evacuation of civilians will begin at 12:00. The evacuation will be carried out from three locations by buses, and it is also possible to leave the city in private vehicles, the Ukrainian city authorities said.
11:00 Azov militants have planted around 10,000 mines in residential areas of Mariupol, Eduard Basurin, an official spokesman for the DPR said.
10:50 Ukrainian armed forces shelling Vodyanoye (Donetsk city, Kyiv region): 8 shells of 152 mm calibre were fired.
10:40 Ukrainian armed forces shelling Krasnogorovka – Donetsk city, Abakumov mine settlement area): 2 rounds of 122 mm calibre shells fired.
10:16 Ukrainian armed formations struck with BM-21 Grad. 15 rockets were fired at Opytne village – Donetsk, Kyiv district.
10:15 A grouping of troops from the Luhansk People’s Republic, continuing its offensive, took control of the settlements of Rubtsy, Karpovka, Makiivka, Novolobovka, Lipove, Sredne, Zelena Dolyna, and Zakablukhovka.
9:21 13 DPR civilians were wounded over the past 24 hours.
8:52 Shelling of Marinka – Donetsk, Trudivska mine settlement: 3 shells of 122 mm calibre were fired.
08:45 Ukrainian Armed Forces shelling Krasnogorovka – Donetsk (Abakumov’s settlement): 2 shells of 122 mm calibre were fired;
8:43 Three civilians suffered mine and blast injuries as a result of overnight shelling in Oleksandrivka settlement:
– A woman born in 1955: wounds to her left hand and left shin with the presence of foreign bodies;
– A 54-year-old man: multiple shrapnel wounds to the face, chest and forearm;
– Female, 80 years of age: shrapnel wounds to both legs and fracture of the femoral neck. The victims were taken to medical facilities.
In addition, a direct hit by a Ukrainian shell was recorded in kindergarten No. 35 at 162 Shkolnaya Street: the wall, roof and windows were damaged.
Houses in the private sector were damaged:
– Gorkiy Street: direct hit to a house, a load-bearing wall was destroyed, windows were damaged;
– 163 Shkolnaya Street: direct hit to the roof.
08:40 The AFU opened fire on Novotroitskoye – Dokuchaievsk: 10 120mm mines fired;
8:33 Humanitarian corridors will reopen in Mariupol and Volnovakha on Sunday morning – Basurin.
8:04 It’s been loud in Donetsk since morning. Arrivals are reported across the western part of the city.
07:30 VFU opened fire on Peski – Veseloye: 7 120 mm mines fired.
01:33 Shelling Novotroitskoye – Dokuchaievsk: 10 120 mm mines fired.
00:30 Shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces from Avdevka to Spartak: 6 mines with a calibre of 120 mm fired.