Identity of Ukrainian defender executed by Russians re-established
The Ukrainian defender executed by Russian troops after saying ‘Glory to Ukraine’ has proved to be Oleksandr Matsievskyi, a Ukrainian serviceman from the Chernihiv region’s Nizhyn.
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08 March 2023
Ukraine’s Air Force inflicts 12 strikes on Russian position in past day - General Staff
The Russian Federation has not abandoned its intentions to occupy Ukraine and continues its full-scale armed aggression.
SBU specops unit destroys Russia’s massive flamethrower using drone
The Special Operations Center A of the Security Service burned the Russian heavy flamethrower system Solntsepiok as it was firing off another salvo.
EU allocates another EUR 2B for military aid to Ukraine
The European Union has increased by EUR 2 billion the budget of the European Peace Fund, which has been financing defense assistance to Ukraine.
In Mariupol, Russians start using new markings on military hardware
In the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, Russian invaders are now using new markings on their military equipment – a triangle on top of an infamous “Z”.
Germany hands Ukraine two more Gepard self-propelled guns with ammo
Ukraine’s Armed Forces have received from Germany another two Gepard self-propelled guns and other defense assistance.
EU to allocate EUR 1B to compensate for immediate delivery of ammunition to Ukraine
EU defense ministers have agreed to a proposal to provide Ukraine with immediate military aid, including 155mm and 152mm artillery shells, with EUR 1 billion to be allocated from the European Peace Facility for the reimbursement of the delivery.
Ukraine's defense forces preparing 'zugzwang' for Russians - Syrskyi
Ukraine's defense forces are doing they can so that Russian invaders find themselves on the battlefield in a zugzwang situation.
Ukrainian forces hit enemy equipment in Enerhodar
Soldiers with the Ukrainian Armed Forces have hit enemy equipment in the temporarily occupied city of Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region.
9,000 Ukrainian soldiers to undergo training in Germany this year
At a meeting of EU defense ministers in Sweden, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that a total of 9,000 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will undergo training in Germany by the end of the year.
Zelensky: Seizure of Bakhmut will ‘open road’ to other key cities in eastern Ukraine
In the case of establishing control over Bakhmut, Russian troops will have an “open road" to other key cities in eastern Ukraine.
Naval Forces’ units eliminate 22 Russian soldiers in past day
Units of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 22 Russian invaders in the past day, March 7.
Air defense forces destroy two Russian kamikaze drones at night
On the night of Wednesday, March 8, Ukrainian defense forces destroyed two enemy drones of the Shahed-131/136 type.
Ukraine hopes to receive million artillery rounds from EU - defense chief
Ukraine hopes to receive as soon as possible air defense equipment and additional ammunition from its EU partners, in particular, a million 155 mm caliber shells, which will allow the nation to stop the Russian onslaught and to plan a counteroffensive to liberate the occupied territories.
Enemy retreats in Kharkiv region following failed assault - region’s chief
In Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, Russian troops shelled at least 18 settlements in Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, and Kupiansk districts over the past day, and made an unsuccessful offensive attempt toward the village of Hryniakivka.
Threat of missile strikes remains despite Russia keeping no carriers off Crimea coast - army spox
The threat of missile attacks remains in place across Ukraine, even though the Russians keep all of their missile carriers at their naval bases.
One wounded as Russian army launches 61 attacks on Kherson region in last day
Russian troops attacked the Kherson region 61 times on March 7, firing 309 shells from heavy artillery and Grad multiple launch rocket systems.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine climbs to 155,530
Ukraine's defense forces eliminated about 155,530 Russian soldiers between February 24, 2022, and February 27, 2023, including 700 in the past day alone.
Enemy shells community in Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery
Russian troops shelled the Marhanets community in the Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery early on March 8.
Ukrainian forces repel more than 100 enemy attacks in Donetsk region
Russian invaders are concentrating their main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtar sectors.
Barbarity and atrocity: State Department reacts to footage of execution of Ukrainian soldier
The U.S. has seen footage of the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier and believes that this is additional evidence of barbarity and atrocities committed by Russian forces in the Kremlin's brutal war against Ukraine.
US considering mounting Western air-to-air missiles on Ukrainian MiGs - media
The U.S. military is studying whether it is possible to integrate advanced Western air-to-air missiles with Ukraine's Soviet-era fighter jets.
Up to 4,000 civilians remain in Bakhmut
As of March 7, there were less than 4,000 civilians, including at least 38 children, in Bakhmut, Donetsk region.
07 March 2023
Canada preparing to send Ukraine hundreds of high-tech drones - media
The Government of Canada is finalizing negotiations on the supply of hundreds of modern reconnaissance drones to Ukraine.
Ukraine’s CinC Zaluzhnyi discusses with allies further arms supplies, strengthening air defenses
The top military leadership of Ukraine, the United States, Great Britain, Poland, and NATO discussed continued arms supplies to Ukraine and the strengthening of the embattled nation’s air defense.
U.S. sees no signs suggesting Belarus preparing direct attack on Ukraine
The U.S. has received no intelligence that could confirm Belarus’s readiness to take direct part in hostilities in Ukraine, but at the same time the regime of Alexander Lukashenko keeps providing the country’s territory as a bridgehead for the Russian forces.
Blast rocks occupied Berdiansk, mayor in exile says
An explosion was reported on Tuesday in the temporarily occupied town of Berdiansk in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region.
Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Kotsyubailo dies near Bakhmut
The legendary Hero of Ukraine, Dmytro Kotsyubailo, also known as "Da Vinci," has died in a battle near Bakhmut.
Ukrainian president thanks soldiers defending Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked a number of brigades, national guardsmen, border guards, marines and intelligence officers who are defending the Ukrainian Donbas.
Enemy continues attacks on Bakhmut – Ukraine's General Staff
Russian occupation forces are concentrating their offensive action in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk sectors.