Timeline: day 9 of Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression
Today, March 2, and the 9th day of Russia's military attack on Ukraine. We're telling about all the current news. The article will be constantly updated.
What is today?
Key points.
Losses of Russian army personnel as of March 4 is 9,166 people.
A team of investigators from the International Criminal Court in The Hague has left for Ukraine to investigate a collective international lawsuit against Russia over its war crimes.
At least three assassination attempts have been made on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the past week.
This was reported by The Times.
Does Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad ibn Salman al-Saud want to be a mediator between Zelenskyy and Putin?
NATO rejects calls for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, Stoltenberg said.
The IAEA has denied Russia's accusations against Ukraine of allegedly developing nuclear weapons.
17:23 – People's Deputy Nestor Shufrych was detained by the 206th Battalion while trying to photograph the positions of the Armed Forces.
The Verkhovna Rada intensified the fight against the aggressor country's propaganda and provided for criminal liability. Draft laws have been passed banning the production and distribution of information products that promote the aggressor state, and on strengthening criminal liability for such actions.
UN Commissioner for Human Rights: Russia has killed 200 Ukrainian civilians since the start of the new invasion.
Bellingcat investigator Hristo Grozev says Russia has resources left for the war until Sunday, after which it will collapse.
Russians turned on the "lying machine." Fakes
As previously warned, Russia has begun to spread a bunch of fakes. They hacked the websites of several local communities, launched fakes in their media, spread fakes through Ukrainian channels about the humanitarian catastrophe in Berdiansk, "dispersed" fake lists with personal data and photos of alleged members of the secret subversive groups, tried to order topographic maps from topographers, saying in pure Russian it's for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and distributed fakes about tags on Google Maps. All this happened yesterday.
Be attentive! The Russians launched an ad on Facebook under the guise of SBU messages. Under no circumstances should you follow the links in the publication.
SBU exposes hostile agents in Ukrainian cities:
- In the Cherkasy region, a hostile agitator was exposed, who spread the propaganda of the aggressor country and panic on social media. Through her "letters," she shook up the situation in the region, spread fakes about the activities of public authorities, and provided distorted data on martial law.
- An agent of the Russian special services was detained in Dnipro, who was distributing materials approving the Russian aggression against Ukraine and inviting civilians to unite around the ideas of the "Russian world."
Locals from Kherson report that Russian television has arrived and is "filming 'happy liberated residents of the Kherson People's Republic,'" KAMAZ trucks with a humanitarian cargo were brought together with actors (happy schoolchildren with briefcases, they were filmed today)," but in the evening it turned out the occupiers didn't succeed. Residents took to the streets and told the Russians where they needed to go (where the Russian ship went).
CERT-UA reports on the mass sending of malicious software to the e-mails of government officials and citizens of Ukraine.
Probably, Putin is afraid of Zelenskyy, because Moscow didn't support Zelenskyy's proposal for direct talks with Putin.
The NATO Secretary-General said that Putin had underestimated the strength of Ukraine's Armed Forces, emphasizing the role of many years of training and support for NATO.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warns: Russian occupation forces are moving to intensify information and psychological operations
Industry
Russians' attack on ZNPP
At night, the Russians fired on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, resulting in a fire in the building of the training center. For a long time, rescuers couldn't enter the ZNPP territory to put out the fire. There have been several conflicting allegations of enemy shelling of the unit.
At around 6 am, rescuers managed to enter the ZNPP territory and put out the fire. However, ZNPP, unfortunately, was captured by Russian troops.
After the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate announced this, a video appeared where the mayor of Enerhodar, lowering his eyes, said that the fire was extinguished at the station, there were no civilian casualties, and urged city residents not to provoke the Russian military. Energoatom has already stated that the appeal was "recorded under the barrel of a machine gun." It can be seen that the official reads the text from the paper and looks unnatural.
The attack on the Zaporizhzhia NPP was another reason for Zelenskyy to appeal to the world community to close the skies over Ukraine. Zelenskyy also spoke with US President Biden at night, during the shelling of ZNPP.
Currently, the radiation background is normal, according to the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration. Only the fourth power unit is working.
11:31 – Energoatom reported a powerful explosion in Enerhodar.
12:30 – Russian vehicles arrived in Enerhodar
The IAEA will urgently inspect nuclear power plants in Ukraine. This will be done due to the shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by the occupiers. An inspection in the Chernobyl zone is also planned, Energoatom reported.
Ukraine's accession to the EU
Ukraine's application for EU membership has been registered and the review procedure has begun. On average, the application procedure lasts from 3 to 10 years. The European Parliament recommended granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership, it was known yesterday.
Today, German Chancellor Scholz said that Ukraine's and Georgia's accession to the EU was not relevant at the moment. Both countries have recently applied to join the European Union.
Who's coming to Ukraine?
About financial aid, weapons, and volunteer fighters
The other day, Romania, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, Japan, Norway, Croatia, Spain, the United States, and Germany decided to send military aid to Ukraine. A foreign legion of volunteers has been formed to go to war in Ukraine, in particular from Croatia. We will have anti-tank grenade launchers from Norway, and even more Bayraktars from Turkey. NLAW and Javelin have already arrived to quickly send the occupiers to hell, and four hundred volunteers are rushing to us from Sweden to repel the invaders. Ukraine meets the first foreign volunteers, the first 16 thousand soldiers are coming to the country!
Today the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine ensured the passage of more than 800 cargoes of humanitarian aid!
19:00 – A400M Spanish Air Force has already departed with missiles Instalaza C-90 and Alcotán-100 for Ukraine to Poland.
19:15 – Sweden sent $50.5 million to support the Armed Forces. The funds have already been transferred to the accounts of the National Bank
19:30 – IKEA stops working in Russia and donates 20 million euros to Ukraine
SWIFT blocking and international community reaction
The UN International Court of Justice has set a date for the first trial against Russia. The first hearing is scheduled for March 7 and 8, as confirmed by Boris Johnson, who said that 38 countries had passed data on Russia's crimes in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court. This is the most numerous appeal in history to the International Criminal Court in connection with the barbaric Russian invasion of Ukraine. As of today, the European Union has disconnected seven Russian banks from SWIFT! These are VTB, Russia and Otkrytie, as well as Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank and VEB.
Google no longer sells advertising in the Russian market, Reuters reports. You will not be able to buy advertising on search engines, YouTube, or partners. Putin deprived all video bloggers of money.
Netscout responded to the request from Ukraine and is leaving Russia. The company stops selling and supporting its products, and most importantly, Arbor services, a solution to protect against DDoS attacks, is out too. Another step to victory! NetScout Systems is a leading developer of innovative solutions for analyzing and diagnosing network and application performance, as well as cybersecurity.
The EU is exploring the possibility of disconnecting new Russian banks from SWIFT, said Borrell, and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that among the G7 countries there was agreement on the need to abandon Russian gas.
Turkey will not close its airspace to Russia. The Turkish Foreign Minister said that he had informed his NATO colleagues about Ankara's policy in the region. Betrayal:(( But let's do it. For Russians, trips to Turkey have risen in price by 80%!
What about Russians?
More than 70 global companies have protested Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine and stopped working with the aggressor. International payment systems Mastercard, PayPal have introduced restrictions. Russia is trying to block Ukrainian Telegram channels from its citizens in order to deprive them of information about the war in Ukraine.
Today, the State Duma unanimously adopted in the second and third readings amendments to the sentence of up to 15 years in prison "for fakes about the Russian army." The document may come into force tomorrow.
The Duma also plans to consider imposing martial law on the territory of the Russian Federation today, reports about it appeared in the media earlier, but there were no official statements.
Nord Stream 2 AG has filed for bankruptcy.
"Can you reinstall Windows for me?" will sound more often. Microsoft suspends sales and services in Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they stop all sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia.
The iron dome is lower and lower. Russia has decided to block Facebook.
What about Belarusians?
Today, self-proclaimed President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed the decision of the republican referendum to amend the Constitution of Belarus. Now Lukashenko will be able to run for two more terms, not suffer any punishment for his crimes and renounce Belarus's nuclear-free status.
Kyiv
Since the beginning of the war, a total of 578 military and civilian wounded have been taken to hospitals in the Kyiv region, the Kyiv Regional State Administration.
According to the Armed Forces, the main efforts of the occupiers are focused on the encirclement of Kyiv and the weakening of resistance in the blocked settlements. In the course of this task, the groups of the Russian Armed Forces exhausted most of the operational reserves and began preparations for the transfer of additional forces and resources from the Southern and Eastern military districts. The second echelons and most of the operational reserves of the occupying groups were put into operation.
The main enemy forces were blocked and stopped in the Makariv area. The occupiers withdrew from Bucha and Hostomel airfield.
In the direction of Brovary, the Russian invader has minus 4 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 tanks, and one infantry armored vehicle plus a Ukrainian unit. The enemy hides his equipment among the houses of civilians. Robbing shops. It's raging. Because they see their cars that have become scrap metal and know that the same fate awaits them! Glory to Ukraine.
13:00 – Fighting is taking place in the western direction from Kyiv, Arestovych confirms.
15:31 – Ukrainian artillery covered the base of the Russian paratroopers on the territory of the enterprise near the village of Kozarovychy.
15:58 – In Irpin occupiers shot down a house from tanks.
17:21 – After the shelling of the occupiers of the village of Markhalivka in the Kyiv region, more than 8 houses caught fire. Five people died, three of them children.
17:51 – SES reported that about 100 people may be under the rubble in Borodianka after the city was shelled for several days
In the evening, the occupiers' main efforts focused on encircling Kyiv and weakening resistance in the settlements they blocked. The occupiers also continued to launch missile and bomb strikes on settlements. Artillery and multiple rocket launchers were used to destroy critical infrastructure and residential buildings.
More than 50 occupiers have been killed in Hostomel over the past two days. The Ukrainian military also seized numerous trophies. Among them: weapons, military equipment, staff, and personal documents. The city is under the control of Ukrainian troops.
20:51 – According to the Pentagon, a column of Russian troops several tens of kilometers long still stands about 25 km north of Kyiv. It was slowed down by Ukrainian attacks and the explosion of one of the bridges.
Chernihiv
14:46 – In the village of Ripky in the Chernihiv region, the occupiers seized the local police department, shooting an unarmed man at the entrance. Enemy soldiers have already confiscated a local tractor, a Kamaz truck, and looted two grocery stores. At night, the aggressor's vehicles drove through the streets and flooded the windows with floodlights. Locals are threatened.
In the evening, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports: Chernihiv is carrying out a heroic defense. Units of the operational group of troops hold positions on the occupied frontiers.
In the area of the settlement of Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske, Chernihiv region, a column of up to 200 units of equipment and manpower is standing in front of the water barrier. The bridge across the river was destroyed.
Zhytomyr
09:51 – The Russians fired a rocket or bomb at the 25th school in Zhytomyr. No one was injured in the attack. 5 people were evacuated.
Sumy
09:30 – Russian fighters destroyed Okhtyrka CHP. The engine room was completely bombed. There is no heating and electricity in the city, the head of the regional state administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi says. Three people died and one was injured. Rescuers say that no one was found under the rubble today, the work had to be stopped due to the threat of another shelling.
13:00 – Fights are being fought in Okhtyrka, the attention of the international community has been drawn to Okhtyrka, as well as to Kharkiv, Arestovych says.
Odesa
According to the Armed Forces, the enemy continues to prepare for the landing of marines in Zatoka (Gulf), Chormomorsk. The groups are covered by a detachment of fire support ships and a missile boat strike group.
In the Black Sea, a naval group of Russian occupiers was withdrawn from naval bases with the task of striking the surface forces of a group of diverse forces of the Ukrainian Navy. To suppress the anti-aircraft defense system of Ukraine on the Black Sea coast, the involvement of Su-24M bombers was noted and the discharge of RBC-500 cluster bombs was recorded. The cover was provided by Su-30CM fighters.
13:00 – there is no immediate danger in Odesa. There are few attempts by the enemy's navy to suppress the fire, which is suppressed by our artillery. The situation is under control
Kherson
Ukraine asks the International Committee of the Red Cross to urgently assist in the creation of humanitarian corridors. We will remind, in yesterday's timeline, we transferred the message of the Ministry of Internal Affairs where it was said that Russians interfere with the building of green corridors and create conditions for the development of the humanitarian crisis in Kherson.
13:08 – The Russians disconnected Vodafone and Kyivstar throughout the Kherson region. Only Wi-Fi works, says Hennadii Lahuta, head of the Kherson Regional State Administration.
15:14 – Russian soldiers didn't agree to the humanitarian corridor in the Kherson region for the supply of basic necessities, despite the fact that the Ukrainian authorities have created 19 trucks to meet the needs of Kherson and the region most needed.
15:17 – In Kherson, locals just took to the streets with Ukrainian flags!
18:37 – Mobile communication in Kherson was partially restored.
Mykolaiv
As the Armed Forces of Ukraine report, movement of a large number of motor vehicles from the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea where occupiers carry out the transportation of criminals from places of execution of punishments for the organization of riots in the Mykolaiv region is recorded.
On the ground, the occupiers were stopped in the Mykolaiv direction but had partial success in the direction of Voznesensk.
10:04 – special line 101 was informed about the fire at warehouses in Ochakiv. It happened during an airstrike. The area is 500 square meters.
11:45 – extinguishing works are suspended due to shelling.
11:27 – The equipment of Russians arrives in Mykolaiv. The fighting continues. In the village near Bashtanka, the occupiers shot the school principal.
11:30 – the Head of the Mykolaiv regional state administration Vitalii Kim reported: "In the direction of Zhovtnevyi, there's fighting, we will repel occupants. A whole bunch of equipment was smashed along Pribuzkyi Street. The equipment also starts to move from Bashtanka."
12:30 – Closed water area on the river Inhul and the Pivdennyi Buh. The military was given the command to shoot to defeat.
13:00 – the enemy managed to advance near the city of Voznesensk. It is a direction from Mykolaiv to Kryvyi Rih. Our troops stopped him, now the battle continues. All attempts of opponents to move directly towards Mykolaiv were repulsed.
14:06 – Near Bashtanka, the Armed Forces and locals seized the Pantsir-1C anti-aircraft missile system. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
17:44 – Victory! "We knocked them out in the city. The fight continues on the outskirts," said Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolayiv Regional State Administration.
18:09 – Occupiers go on the counterattack at the Kulbakine airfield, the Head of the Mykolaiv regional state administration declared.
Zaporizhzhia
11:47 – The Russians surrounded the TV tower in Melitopol and control it, Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration reports.елітополі і контролюють її, — Запорізька ОДА.
17:18 – The media spread information that the occupiers in Melitopol took control of the TV tower and broadcast Russian television from it, but in reality TV broadcasting in Melitopol is carried out using an analog transmitter located outside the TV tower, which Radiobroadcasting Radiocommunication Television Concern has nothing to do with.
Donetsk and Luhansk region
During the day in the Donetsk region, Russian troops killed 2 civilians and wounded 8.
As of today, there is no mobile communication, electricity, water, or heat in Mariupol. In the event of the ceasefire, the authorities first plan to restore the electricity supply. There is no electricity in the united territorial community of the Mariupol region, sometimes there are single arrivals. All operators have communication, except Kyivstar, the Internet works.
The PUMB bank fills ATMs, Oschadbank and PrivatBank don't work. Continuous battles can be heard from the direction of Popasna.
08:09 – The occupiers surrounded Mariupol and are preparing to land a naval landing in the Odesa region, but the Armed Forces repel them.
11:35 – An enemy plane was shot down over Volnovakha. The pilot was ejected, he is searched for.
13:00 – Mariupol is partially under siege, but the situation is under control. Attempts by the enemy to surround the city are repulsed. The humanitarian situation in the city is tense, but the authorities agree to create humanitarian corridors for evacuation and supply of basic necessities.
18:44 – The village of Manhush in the Donetsk region came under fire from the Russian Grads, there are civilian casualties, their number is being clarified. Rescue and recovery work has not yet begun; shelling continues.
