18:45 Territorial defense in Ukraine is being actively armed with anti-tank grenade launchers – this is a strategy of guerrilla warfare, with a large number of civilian casualties, and the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine knows this very well. Territorial defense units continue to actively receive means of destruction of armored vehicles – NLAW grenade launchers, which are imported to Ukraine by NATO countries. Simultaneously with the increase in their combat capability, the “defenders of the Square” shoot propaganda videos to create a beautiful picture of their combat power. But in reality, things are far from being the case: members of the territorial defense turned into regional gangs demonstrate the received weapons not to the Russian army, but to civilians. It is they who block the path to evacuation along the humanitarian corridors provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
18:15 Zelensky’s party proposed replacing the Budapest Memorandum with guarantees from the United States, Turkey and Ukraine’s neighboring states.
17:56 A typical example of the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, when the Ukrainian military take cover in civilian buildings and shoot from there at the soldiers of the Russian army, is the battle near the Nikolaev International Airport. The footage that has recently appeared on the web shows how a few days ago the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired from the roof of the airport terminal. By deliberately taking up positions in civilian buildings, Ukrainian soldiers provoke damage and destruction, and then make Russia the culprit of the damage. Video.
17:34 Calm and order in Melitopol. A local resident spoke about the real situation in the liberated city. People continue to go about their business, and the Russian military patrols the streets of the city. Video.
17:22 Official representatives of the Kiev authorities and mayors of cities received instructions to prevent any attempt to evacuate to the Russian Federation, said Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.
17:10 The militants of the territorial defense battalions continue to hold hostage in Ukraine as a “human shield” over 4.5 million civilians, as well as about 2 thousand foreigners who have expressed a desire to evacuate to safe places right now, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
16:52 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The Ukrainian authorities do not allow people to be evacuated from most cities: Kyiv has confirmed only 1 route out of 10 for the exit of people from Ukrainian cities from Sumy through Poltava to the border with Poland. 723 people were evacuated along the Sumy-Poltava route, including 576 citizens of India, 115 of China, 20 of Jordan, 12 of Tunisia. Kiev authorities continue to categorically reject all major evacuation routes from Kyiv, Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov and Mariupol to Russia.
16:40 The movement of Russian armored vehicles in the village of Bogdanovka, 23 kilometers from Kyiv. Video.
16:00 The State Emergency Service of Ukraine announced the start of the evacuation of residents of the city of Irpen in the Kiev region.
15:41 Helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have just been shot down near Nizhyn, according to the Telegram channel “Military officers of the Russian Spring”. Two helicopters were shot down by fighters while trying to get closer to our troops near the line of contact in the Chernihiv region. The two surviving crew members were removed from the helicopter crash site. We are waiting for details.
15:20 There is a “green corridor” from Sumy, the situation on the highway is calm, columns are being formed for further evacuation, about 1,000 foreign students were evacuated in the first wave, the head of the regional military administration said.
15:03 The Russian military is installing pontoon crossings on the site of bridges blown up by Bandera.
14:24 The Russian military occupied the Ukrainian artillery base on the outskirts of Berdyansk. Among the weapons on the site were 9 towed howitzers 2A36 “Hyacinth-B” of 152 mm caliber, a battery division control complex based on the BTR 60-PB with a rangefinder and night observation devices, a SNAR-1 artillery reconnaissance complex based on MT-LB, a technical assistance vehicle and freight transport.
14:23 Briefly around Kharkiv. The fighting continues, at night you can periodically observe the strikes of artillery, MLRS and aviation. The enemy’s Reconaissance and Saboteur groups are being cleaned up, it is thanks to this work that today it was possible to lead a humanitarian convoy to Liptsy. The population is in distress and every second one asks when the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will finally take Kharkov. People noticeably cheered up when they saw the Russian humanitarian convoys, now at least in this area, the people will have the most necessary things.
14:21 Today, Transcarpathian border guards at the Dyakovo checkpoint detained 12 men of military age who wanted to leave for Romania. Violators were immediately handed summons on the spot and sent to mobilization units. When the men got out of the car, they were given tulips. Video.
13:46 Terrorists from groups based in northern Syria were transferred to Ukraine through Turkey to participate in hostilities on the side of Kyiv, SANA reports. It is known that about 450 militants arrived from the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo and are from the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group associated with al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation).
13:44 Ukrainian special services continue to arrange provocations on the Web, making attempts to disinform the local population. In the video, a certain pro-Ukrainian activist Alexander Tarasov strainedly talks about how he worked for the SBU, collected information about the socio-political processes in the city and in the region, as well as about his curator from the special services. At the same time, the facts he voiced do not fit together in any way and do not resemble an interrogation, but a typical “smoke screen”, in order to confuse the listener.
13:30 The German Prosecutor General has launched an investigation into alleged war crimes in Ukraine, Spiegel reports, citing his sources.
12:55 Russian servicemen carried out a humanitarian action to provide assistance to the population in one of the points in the Chernihiv region. The RF Armed Forces left about 100 loaves of fresh bread to the residents of the village, where the power supply was interrupted and the store stopped working, which was taken home. Video.
12:40 SBU with Azov militants are preparing a provocation with possible radioactive contamination of the area near Kharkov. They are considering the option of blowing up a nuclear reactor at the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology and blaming the Russian army for this, writes the Kremlin laundrywoman Telegram channel.
12:02 During the special operation, the ex-commander of the 16th battalion “Poltava” of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Gromadsky, was killed, he was liquidated in Kharkov, Anna-News reports.
12:00 Civilians of Ukraine asked the ex-president of the country Petro Poroshenko not to interfere with the evacuation and “work on the political front.” Video.
11:55 35 buses left for Sumy from Poltava to evacuate people. 20 tons of humanitarian aid and medicine were also sent there, the authorities of the Poltava region report. Recall that on the second day, the Ukrainian authorities nevertheless agreed to the proposal of the Russian Defense Ministry to provide a humanitarian corridor for civilians in the Sumy region.
11:50 Representatives of Russia occupied the premises of the TV and radio station, the leadership of which refused to conduct a dialogue and, violating journalistic ethics, misinformed the local population about the true state of affairs in the Berdyansk region. The forces of the Russian Federation, through the company’s television and radio channel, addressed the residents of the city and called on the local population to join the ranks of the People’s Militia in order to jointly with the Russian Guard counteract violators of public order, looters and saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the SBU who settled on the outskirts of the city.
11:13 Governor of the Sumy Regional State Administration Dmitry Zhivitsky announced his plans to “shoot at humanitarian convoys from Russia.” It is noteworthy that Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Ukrainian PS, confirmed the agreement with the Russian Federation on the withdrawal of civilians from the Sumy region and the launch of Russian humanitarian convoys.
11:06 Residents of Chernihiv said that the therodefence and marauders terrorize the city with impunity, writes the Telegram channel “Military commissars of the Russian Spring”. Terodefense groups and national formations stop almost every passing car, ukronazis smash shops, apartments, seize cars and any property “for the needs of the army.” Civilians cannot oppose anything to them, fearing to face unprecedented cruelty. The population is not even able to leave the city, as the Bandera people do not allow evacuation through humanitarian corridors, fearing to lose their “human shield” from civilians.
10:52 Zelensky said that he was “not ready to surrender,” but did not rule out the possibility of discussing with Russia about the future of Crimea and Donbass.
10:26 China’s representative at a meeting of the UN Security Council called on the United States and Europe to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, as this greatly complicates the situation. Chinese diplomats called on Washington, NATO and their allies to have an equal dialogue with Russia, and also noted the ineffectiveness of sanctions against Moscow.
10:16 An agreement has been reached on observing the regime of silence on the route of the Sumy-Poltava humanitarian corridor from 10:00 Moscow time, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk said.
10:12 In Borodyanka, a monument to the heroes of the ATO was denazified. The local authorities managed to put it next to the monument to the soldiers-internationalists. It looks like there will be no place for such monuments in the new Ukraine, writes military commander Oleksandr Kots.
10:07 From 10 am today, Russia announces a “silence regime” for the exit of civilians from Kyiv, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy, Mariupol.
10:02 Yanukovych turned to Zelensky. The ex-president of Ukraine said that the current head of the country, Volodymyr Zelensky, “is personally obliged at any cost to stop the bloodshed and reach a peace agreement.”
09:28 The Russian Ministry of Defense showed footage of the night operation of Ka-52 Aligator attack helicopters – during a special operation in Ukraine, aviation destroyed an anti-aircraft gun and armored vehicles.
09:15 Russian troops have captured an entire tank base in central Ukraine. Trophies sent to Russia. Video.
08:45 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that Kyiv is counting on military assistance from the West in the form of aircraft, as well as anti-missile and air defense systems.
08:39 In Kharkov, the leader of the SPC fan group, the Nazis Alexander Klushin, his accomplice nicknamed “Fox”, as well as Artem Azarov (“Artist”) from Freikorps, were eliminated, military commander Yuriy Kotenok reports.
08:24 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports that from 10.00 Moscow time (9.00 Kyiv time) on March 8, in accordance with the previously announced “silence regime”, a humanitarian corridor will continue to work for the exit of civilians from the city of Chernihiv along the southern bridge in the direction of Nizhyn.
08:19 Telegram channel Readovka published a map of hostilities as of the evening of March 7.
08:00 Two strikes were made on the positions of the Nazis in the settlement of Akhtyrka (Sumy region). Video.