[Korrespondent] 21:17 Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. A man was killed in the attack, the Kramatorsk City Council reported.
"This morning, the Kramatorsk community was subjected to an airstrike. At 10:57, March 8, using three FAB-250s with an UMPK module, Russian troops struck the private sector. A man born in 1960 was killed," the post says.
16.17 On the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula, the Russian authorities are increasingly actively involving migrant workers from Central Asian countries in urban development and construction work. The Center for National Resistance reported this.
According to sources, a significant portion of these workers work without proper documentation. Their passports and other documents are often taken by foremen or middlemen, effectively leaving them completely dependent on their employers.
15.33 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that over the past month, the Armed Forces have carried out a number of important actions in the south of the country, in particular, control was restored over about 400-435 kilometers. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
"The armed forces, in the south of our country, have carried out a number of important defensive actions and in some offensive directions in the last month. Including the actions were aimed at disrupting the plans of the Russian Federation. We believe that it was quite successful - we restored control over about 400-435 kilometers," Zelensky noted during a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Etten.
The Head of State recalled that the main goal of the Russian spring offensive remains the complete capture of Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
14.36 Within a year after the creation of the 1st Corps of the Azov National Guard, it and related units managed to stop the Russian army in the Dobropil direction and eliminate the front's breakthrough. This was reported by the Azov press service.
13.18 A powerful explosion was heard in temporarily occupied Donetsk, followed by a major fire. This was reported by the Telegram channel Supernova+. There are two versions of what exactly caused the blow.
12.49 On March 7 and 8, the Defense Forces struck a number of Russian army facilities in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions, as well as in Crimea. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
12.12 The new Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Yetten, arrived on his first visit to the capital of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this on Facebook.
11.05 On Sunday morning, a Russian drone hit a passenger train from Kyiv to Sumy in the Sumy region. This was reported by Suspilne, citing the local prosecutor's office.
10.39 This week alone, Russians have attacked the territory of Ukraine thousands of times, using nearly 1,750 strike drones, 1,530 guided bombs, and 39 missiles. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this on Facebook.
09.55 More than 75 thousand women serve in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky, on Facebook. Over the 12 years of the Russian Federation's armed aggression against our state, 1,705 female servicemen have been awarded by the states.
09.27 On Sunday night, Russian aggressors launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 117 attack drones of various types into Ukraine. Most of the enemy targets were destroyed/suppressed by air defense and electronic warfare units, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
08.58 A fire broke out in Kryvyi Rih as a result of a UAV strike - transport infrastructure was damaged. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Oleksandr Ganzha.
08.35 Over the past 24 hours, 121 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian occupiers have been recorded on the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary.
The Russian occupiers are focusing their main efforts on the Pokrovsky direction, where our defenders stopped 20 assaults.
08.01 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army lost 930 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational report.
The Ukrainian military destroyed almost 3,000 units of Russian equipment, including five tanks, 55 guns, and three MLRS.
07.39 Fighters of the Raid Force Unmanned Systems (UAS) Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a North Korean M-1989 Koksan self-propelled artillery mount in the Oleksandrivka direction.
Due to wear and tear on the barrels of the 203-mm 2S7 Pion self-propelled guns, the Russians are forced to use equipment transferred by the DPRK.
05.27 Russian occupiers captured the village of Sopych in Sumy region, from where they had previously kidnapped 19 local residents. The enemy also advanced near Popivka, Vysokoye, and Komarivka, the DeepState project reported.
03.50 In Belgorod, Russia, a blackout occurred after a missile attack and water disappeared from the taps.