Ukrainians Deal Sensitive Blows To Occupant Forces

• 8.03.2022, 8:57

(Updated) The main events of the 13th day of the war.

Ukrainians have been bravely resisting the Russian invasion for 13 days. Troops and equipment of the Russian aggressor try to get close to the capital of Ukraine, but Kiev holds the defense. Kharkiv, Mykolayiv and Sumy remain under the control of Ukraine. Fighting with the occupier continues in the northern, northeastern, eastern and southern regions of the country. Russian occupying forces continue to deliver missile strikes against residential buildings and civilians in the country.

The Charter97.org website broadcasts online the 13th day of the war. You can see what was happening in Ukraine on March 7 in our previous online broadcast.

Special broadcast by Ukraine 24 TV channel

23:50 In the Chuhuev district, a Russian shell hit a residential building. Two people died, including a child born in 2015, one person was rescued, according to the State Emergency Service.

23:40 Legendary footballer David Beckham and his wife donated $1 million to help Ukrainian children.

23:31 A Belarusian woman living in Poland accepted 120 refugees from Ukraine.

23:15 Occupants shelling a military hostel in Zhytomyr.

23:00 Ex-Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Okruashvili arrived in Ukraine together with Georgian volunteers to fight against the Russian invaders.

22:50 Hero of Russia, test pilot and chairman of the club of Heroes of Russia and the USSR Alexander Garnaev resigned as chairman in protest against the war in Ukraine.

22:43 FIFA: The Polish national football team has automatically reached the final of the World Cup qualifiers, where they will play for the right to go to the World Cup in Qatar. There will be no game with the Russian team.

22:37 The AFU destroyed the Russian S-300 complex.

22:30 Biden noted that the Russian ruble is already worth less than the US cent. Russia is increasingly feeling the negative impact of the Western sanctions on the economy every day.

22:17 First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska said that many countries of the world are ready to come to the aid of Ukrainian children left without parental care.

22:10 Captured invaders will work for the economy of Ukraine, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen Yenin said: “We will use all the opportunities that the Geneva Conventions give us in this regard, that is, the use of labor, etc. That is, all these people will subsequently work to restore the economy of Ukraine.”

21:59 In Kostroma, people pinched the tires of a car belonging to a Russian who stuck the letter Z on his vehicle.

21:50 Italian Ferrari stops production of cars for the Russian market. The company will also allocate one million euros for humanitarian projects in support of the people of Ukraine.

21:45 Lukashenka stopped appearing in public. The Belarusian dictator was last seen on March 5. Back then, he participated in the Minsk Ski Track.

21:38 Rescuers continue to dismantle the rubble of destroyed residential buildings in Chernihiv.

21:30 KFC, following McDonalds, announced the closure of all restaurants and the suspension of work in Russia. Jokes about cabbage soup have never been as relevant as they are now.

21:25 GQ, Vogue, Tatler, Glamour, AD have suspended all publishing operations in Russia.

21:17 Zelensky called on the British Parliament to close the Ukrainian sky and recognize Russia as a terrorist state.

21:10 McDonald's closes 850 restaurants across Russia.

21:00 Comparison of the speeches of Hitler before the attack on Poland on September 1, 1939 and of Putin before the attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

20:51 The websites of the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Energy, Rosstat and other Russian offices have been hacked. This picture is the only thing that is displayed on them.

20:45 Almost 167 thousand people have returned to Ukraine since the beginning of the war, 80% of them are men.

20:35 Two of the four mines of Belaruskali remain idle. Many workers are already looking for other jobs.

20:27 In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian soldiers again captured the enemy’s “Tiger”. The armored car is in perfect condition, and has full ammunition. Putin's horde continues to arm the Ukrainian troops.

20:19 The Ukroboronprom state concern announced its readiness to pay bonuses of $1 million for a hijacked or captured aircraft and $500,000 for a captured helicopter in working order.

20:12 “Ukraine will never be captured by Putin. He can take over one city, but he can't take over the whole country,” US President Biden said. He called on the US Congress to adopt a $12 billion package to support Ukraine.

“We are restricting Russians' access to high technology, which will hinder the Russian military sector for many years to come,” Biden also said.

20:01 Tire manufacturer Continental stops its production and business in Russia.

19:55 The workers of Pinskdrev-Euro-Mebel have reported a disastrous situation at the enterprise.

19:45 The US has banned the import of Russian oil and gas from Russia. This was announced by US President Joe Biden.

19:38 Belagroprombank, Dabrabyt Bank and Belarusian Development Bank will be disconnected from SWIFT. This is reported by Radio Liberty’s correspondent in Brussels Rikard Yuzwiak.

19:30 A video of the Ukrainian military escorting a column of captured Russian invaders has appeared on the Web. The video was filmed in Snihirivka, Mykolaiv region. Attention, foul language.

19:27 Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary promises that Ryanair will be the first airline to return to Ukraine when it is safe.

19:20 The economist believes that default is not the worst thing that awaits the Belarusian economy.

19:14 Shops in Chernihiv region after the visit of the Russian fascists:

19:02 15 days of arrest for the anti-war inscription on the jacket — trade union leader Volha Brytsikava was tried in Navapolatsk.

18:54 This is a building opposite the Russian embassy in Latvia.

18:52 Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have concluded an agreement to disconnect from the electricity grid with Russia and Belarus and synchronize with the European network at a faster pace than planned. Previously, the Baltic countries wanted to do this before 2025.

18:46 Lieutenant Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Kondratsky turned to his cousin, Deputy of the State Duma of Russia, Deputy Chairman of the Security Committee Anatoly Vyborny.

He urged him not to dishonor the family, and stop the war.

18:35 Belneftekhim will raise prices for motor fuel since March 9. The increase will be 2 kapeykas.

18:28 Half an hour ago, the brave Ukrainian air defense shot down another Caliber cruise missile over the village of Kalynovka, Brovary district.

The missile fragments fell on the Customs warehouse. A fire started. Rescuers are working.

18:20 More than 20 representatives of the US foreign policy elite signed a letter to US President Joe Biden. The politicians have proposed establishing a limited “no-fly zone” over Ukraine to protect humanitarian corridors.

18:10 Ukrainian businessman announced a reward of $100,000 for the delivery of the ex-prosecutor of Crimea Natalia Poklonskaya to the SBU department.

18:04 Kherson women took to an action in support of Ukraine on March 8.

17:50 Well-known Canadian sniper with the call sign “Vali”, who fought against ISIS terrorists, will come to defend Ukraine. The Russian invaders are no better than the fighters of the Islamic State, because they also destroy the civilian population.

17:42 The Homel Chemical Plant reduces production and employment of workers. Because of the war, the plant lost its main market.

17:35 The largest technical corporation General Electric suspends its activities in Russia. The exception is the provision of essential medical equipment and the support of existing energy services.

17:30 The enemy is exhausted, but is accumulating troops: fighting continues near Kyiv. A video message from the chairman of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration.

17:25 Belarus and Russia are banned from exporting timber products. On March 8, 2022, the International Board of Directors of the International Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) suspended the certification of export products from both countries.

17:08 Ukrainian celebrities addressed NATO with a plea to close the sky:

16:59 The warriors of the 93rd Motorized Brigade Kholodny Yar shared a new portion of trophies and scrap metal:

“Ukraine is going through hard times. But the enemy — the Russian occupier — is even rougher times. They fight in a foreign country for a small bonus without the possibility to refuse. After all, then they face a criminal case for desertion. And we, as a whole country, are defending our land in unity.”

16:53 AkamaiTechnologies, a company dealing with protection against hacker DDoS attacks, terminates contracts with the public sector in Russia and Belarus.

16:52 “Two carnations each, with a black ribbon”, this is how they “congratulated” the occupiers on March 8 today in Kherson.

16:48 In the Kyiv region, another convoy of military equipment of the Russian invaders was destroyed.

“Your messages about the movements of the enemy via the official chatbot bring new trophies every day. This time we received the coordinates of enemy vehicles with the V mark in the Kyiv region. They were checked and handed over to the military. The result is in the photo,” the SBU noted, posting a photo of burning Russian trucks.

16:39 The current status of evacuations and green corridors in the war zones:

— Irpen. There is an evacuation of the population in Kyiv. Assistance was rendered to almost 3,000 civilians.

— Romanivka. Evacuation lasts until 17:00. Buses are waiting there.

— Sumy. The evacuation convoy from Sumy is moving according to the plan.

— Zaporizhzhya - Mariupol: evacuation buses have departed, humanitarian cargo has been sent.

— Chernihiv. According to the Chairman of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration Vyacheslav Chaus, today people continue to leave Chernihiv in separate groups: “We will consider the possibility of an organized departure, we have transport for this, but I just worry that there will be no provocations and shelling at a particular convoy.”

16:32 The Anonymous attacked Russian television again. They played a video from Kharkiv and the aftermath of the “Russian world” on the federal channel and all the other state channels. At the end there was a call to the population to wake up and protest.

16:21 Units of the 25th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 6th army of the Russian Federation suffered irreparable losses near Kharkiv and retreated to the Belgorod region. This is stated in the situation report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on March 8 on Facebook.

16:03 This video featuring a militant of the so-called “LPR” shows the essence of the policy of the occupiers and the real professionalism of the “super powerful army of the Russian Federation”:

(about mobilization) “I went to the grocery store, they packed me right in the street and brought me to some building. Then they loaded us into dump trucks and so we drove on with the others.”

(about the level of military training) “They said go and fight. But when the shelling started, I climbed into the tank with the others and hid. I didn’t shoot, because I don’t even know how.”

15:54 Another batch of NLAW grenade launchers and Javelin anti-tank systems is already in the possession of the Ukrainian military. The weapons have already been delivered to the positions at all sectors of the front.

15:42 The world community's solidarity with Ukraine has culminated, among other things, in unimaginable sanctions against the Russian economy. Since 22 February, Russia has been the target of 2,778 new sanctions, bringing the number to more than 5,530. This is more than Iran, which has faced 3,616 sanctions in a decade because of its nuclear programme and support for terrorism. In just 10 days since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has surpassed Iran and North Korea in the number of international sanctions imposed.

The price for the invasion will be paid by everyone from Putin to ordinary Russian citizens. Unemployment, non-payment of wages, increased criminality are coming. Russian shops begin to impose restrictions on the sale of products, including flour and sugar. Western companies curtail cooperation with Russian companies.

15:24 A list of Russian pilots and navigators who strike civilians in cities has been published. Earlier, the names of Russian occupiers who wanted to break into Mariupol were named. In addition, reports on the refusal to participate in the war against Ukraine have been found among the enemy's documentation.

15:17 Operational summary from the General Staff of the AFU as of 12.00 08.03.2022:

- The main efforts of the occupiers continue to focus on creating conditions for the occupation of the cities of Kiev, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mariupol and Mykolayiv and reaching the administrative borders of Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

- Signs remain that the Belarusian leadership is ready for a possible large-scale involvement of the Belarusian Armed Forces in combat operations against Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation. The units have been transferred to the highest levels of combat readiness, but the moral and psychological state of the personnel is extremely low. The majority of servicemen are informed about the forthcoming actions and do not wish to fight on the side of the Russian Armed Forces.

- The enemy is trying to blockade Chernihiv.

- The occupants continue to rebuild the pontoon crossing and will try to cross the Desna River in the near future.

- The enemy has attempted to organize an offensive from a previously established line near Glukhov. The attempt failed, and the offensive was halted.

- As a result of irreparable losses near Kharkiv, a number of occupant units left the combat zone and returned to the area of Nekhoteyevka, Belgorod region, to implement measures to restore combat effectiveness.

- The occupants do not give up their plan to conduct offensive operations in the directions of Dnieper and Zaporizhzhia in order to reach the administrative boundaries of Donetsk Region. An unsuccessful offensive attempt was made near Troitskoye. The enemy is trying to resume the offensive and seize Mariupol.

15:13 According to estimates, the British analytical company Capital Economics, restrictions on oil exports will lead to a decline in Russia's GDP by 25% and the growth of the dollar exchange rate to 200 rubles. Inflation in the country could reach 30% in this case.

15:10 Russian fascists are shooting up cars with common Ukrainians.

15:02 Ukrainian MP Igor Guz addresses Belarusian mothers.

14:51 Evacuation of civilians in Sumy disrupted by shelling from enemy tanks. According to an UNIAN correspondent, fighting continues at the city's exit. In particular, there is shelling from Russian tanks and machine gun fire.

14:49 "Know, boy, that our girls have stronger balls than your soldiers". Ukrainian women's appeal to Russian occupiers.

14:45 Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has posted a new address on Facebook regarding Russia's attack on Ukraine. He said Russian occupiers destroyed 200 schools, 34 hospitals and 1,500 residential buildings in 11 days.

14:32 Another Russian occupant detained by vigilant Ukrainian villagers.

14:27 Ukrainian soldiers have "stolen" a tank from Russian occupiers near Mykolayiv.

14:12 Life of common Russians is getting worse every day. People in Russia are beginning to feel the effects of the attack on Ukraine. In St Petersburg, a conflict between opponents of the war and a driver who stuck Nazi Z signs on his car turned into a fight.

14:02 A tank battle in the streets of Ukraine. The footage was reportedly taken after Russian troops successfully got into an ambush.

13:48 Occupation troops are hiding the losses that the Russian army has suffered by attacking Ukraine. Fighters of the Azov regiment managed to record preparations for burying Russian soldiers.

13:41 Ukrainian Defence Ministry says Russia is attacking the humanitarian corridor near Mariupol.

13:40 Shell, one of the world's largest energy companies, announces its refusal from Russian oil and gas.

13:36 Mass rally against Putin's army is taking place in Oleshki, Kherson region.

13:25 This morning resistance forces shot down with a Stinger a Russian plane above Belozerka in the temporarily occupied territory. The wreckage hit Kizomys.

13:19 Updated information on rail services and the functioning of railway stations has emerged.

13:08 VMware, the developer of cloud solutions, stops operations in Russia and Belarus. The company has stressed that it supports Ukraine and honours the bravery of the Ukrainian people. The company's withdrawal from Russia and Belarus will mean a halt in incident resolution support and important updates, which will ultimately lead to the inability to use modern cloud solutions. Mikhail Fedorov, the Ukrainian minister for digital transformation, said this in his Telegram channel.

13:05 A tough new address by Vladimir Zelensky:

- There's a full-scale terrorist war going on. The occupiers have bombed Sumy again. The good quiet peaceful Sumy region is being turned into hell by the occupiers.

- Mariupol is surrounded, the occupiers are deliberately blocking food and water supplies. A child died of dehydration - for the first time since the Nazi invasion during World War II.

- We have been fighting for 13 days. We are defeating the occupier, shooting down their planes, but Russia still has enough machines to kill, still has enough bombs to drop on us

- We need missile defences and planes. But they are not there.

- If the world stands by, it will lose itself. Forever.

12:49 Russian pilot Aleksandr Krasnoyartsev detained near Chernihiv has testified that the Russian military command deliberately orders to bomb civilian infrastructure and residential areas of Ukrainian cities, the SIS reports.

12:31 UK defence chief Ben Wallace has called the Russian president "an exhausted force in the world". He says the Russian army is done with and Putin should admit this.

12:29 The demilitarisation of the Russian army continues.

12:23 Ukrainian women are actively fighting in the ranks of the Armed Forces against the Russian invaders. They have recorded a special video for Russians, warning them of what awaits them in Ukraine.

"We are the women of Ukraine. We have blessed our men to defend our land. We have already taken our children to safety. The gene pool of our nation is protected. We join the men and the Ukrainian army. We will destroy the enemy on every inch of Ukrainian soil, in every city, village, forest and field. For every child, woman, elderly person, destroyed house, street, even a barn. We will shoot you like rabid dogs. Glory to Ukraine," the military said in the appeal.

12:19 "Azovs," in addition to destroying enemy armoured vehicles, have also seized several T-72b tanks, which have already joined the ranks and are defending Mariupol from the Russian occupiers.

12:06 One of the captured occupiers spoke about Russian war crimes and asked his colleagues not to go to Ukraine by any means. "Demoralised Russian warriors choose a better option for themselves - to surrender to a Ukrainian farmer with a pitchfork - than to continue fighting with Ukraine in a senseless war," the SBU reported.

12:01 People rally against the occupation and Russian fighters in Luhansk town of Svatove. Residents of the town are demanding from the Russians to leave the town. Earlier it was reported that the occupants tried to seize the premises of the military registration and enlistment office.

11:49 Anton Gerashchenko has called on the military to bring the checkpoints on the main highways into order. "Now when the blitzkrieg of the Nazi dictator has failed, it is necessary to put the work of roadblocks in order. Especially the main transport arteries that run from EU countries to the struggling Kiev," he wrote.

11:35 A German journalist has shown what a destroyed Irpen looks like.

11:30 Evacuation has started from Sumy to Poltava.

11:19 Japan extends sanctions against Russia and Belarus, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida calls the southern part of the 'Kuril Islands' Japan's ancestral territories.

11:15 A captured occupant tells how the Russian military gets caught:

"We fell behind the convoy. We hid in bushes. We were eating our dried food for two days... Then your armed civilians came and said: either surrender or we will kill you. So we left our belongings and equipment behind... And here we are prisoners of war".

11:05 Depositphotos International Photo Bank has closed sales and access to the service to customers from Russia and Belarus.

10:53 Adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Minister Vadym Denisenko has stated that the Russians have failed to create propaganda pictures in the temporarily seized settlements about allegedly pro-Russian sentiments among Ukrainians. In recent days, rallies in support of Ukraine have been taking place in Kherson and other cities temporarily occupied by the Russians. People have been taking to the main streets with placards and flags against the armed Russians.

Citizens have refused the invaders' "humanitarian aid" and oppose the occupation of the city. According to Ukrainian security services, the Russians had planned to hold a rally to establish a "Kherson People's Republic", but local residents thwarted the propagandists' intentions.

"It was not possible to make a picture anywhere. The same stories were proposed in Kharkiv Region, Sumy Region... They failed to make a picture anywhere," Denisenko noted.

10:45 Belarusian volunteers go to fight for Ukraine. "Not all Belarusians are aggressors. There is only one aggressor - Lukashenka," they declare.

10:39 AFU women take up arms and defend Ukraine.

At the same time, a group of 8 evaders were detained on the border with Moldova. They tried to cross the border illegally.

Meanwhile, real men are conveying congratulations from the front line.

10:25 Russian occupant losses as of today.

10:20 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have eliminated Russian Major General Vitaly Gerasimov near Kharkiv. This was reported by Vadym Denisenko, adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister. Denysenko also said that all units are already talking about Gerasimov's liquidation. This is a great demoralizing aspect for the occupiers.

10:07 Iryna Vereshchuk said that a humanitarian corridor from Sumy has been agreed with the Russian Defence Ministry and the Red Cross as of today. The route in question is Sumy - Golubovka - Lokhvitsa - Lubny - Poltava. No other routes have been agreed.

09:55 In Sumy, defenders of Ukraine have seized the occupants' parade tank.

09:51 Due to sanctions, exchange offices in Russia have become empty and the dollar exchange rate has skyrocketed. Morgan Stanley, one of the world's largest financial corporations, is predicting a default in Russia. It is expected in mid-April when the 30-day grace period on dollar bonds maturing in 2023 and 2043 will end. "We think a default is the most likely scenario. It is unlikely to resemble a normal default and Venezuela is probably the most appropriate comparison," the statement said.

09:44 The Ukrainian military have destroyed a large amount of Russian occupying forces' equipment near Voznesensk in Mykolayiv region.

09:35 According to the General Staff, the occupiers want to involve the most combat-ready units and divisions of the Rosgvardia, in particular the Akhmad Kadyrov Special Motorized Regiment (Grozny), the 27th Special Forces Unit "Kuzbass" (Kemerovo), the 604th Special Forces Center " Vityaz" (Moscow), and the private military company "Liga" (former PMC "Vagner") to storm Kiev.

09:31 Fighters of the Mykolayiv Rapid Operational Response Unit (KORD) and the territorial defence have shown how they destroy the occupants' equipment.

09:23 Former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has addressed Russian mothers.

09:16 A couple from Voznesensk drove the Russian military from their yard without weapons.

09:11 Volunteers of the International Legion of Ukraine from Poland are already at their post and destroying the Russian occupiers.

09:03 Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the expansion of the list of entities and individuals from Russia and Belarus against whom sanctions are imposed.

08:53 "Ukraine has saved the West. If Putin's blitzkrieg had worked, we would have condemned it and gone back to business. China would have had carte blanche to invade Taiwan. Our contradictions would have destroyed us. But Zelensky has refused to evacuate. We owe it to Ukraine," said Paul Massaro, senior US congressional adviser.

08:38 The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has explained that the occupiers are demoralised. That is why they are violating international humanitarian law on the conduct of military conflicts. Incidents, looting, violent actions against local residents, seizure of civilian premises are widely recorded, the General Staff said. The occupiers also use agricultural hangars to park military equipment, set up firing positions in densely populated areas and civilian infrastructure facilities.

08:23 The Ukrainian armed forces have shown the Stugna-P anti-tank system in action. Accurate strikes destroyed the enemy's petrol tanker and APC.

08:16 Operational summary of the General Staff of the AFU on the 13th war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine:

- enemy offensives have slowed down considerably;

- heroic defence of Chernihiv, Kiev, the suburbs of Mykolaiv and the country's southern borders continues;

- the Ukrainian air defence successfully repels the occupiers' missile and aviation strikes;

- fascists are looting, plundering and committing violent acts in Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kiev regions;

- 10 tactical groups of psychological warfare have been created in Kherson and Mykolayiv regions for campaigning among the population;

- FSB frightens population in northern Crimea with AFU offensive and sets up units to expose resistance

08:13 Russian opposition leader Aleksey Navalny's team calls on Russian women to come out in their cities for anti-war rallies on March 8. They are planned for 2 p.m. in central squares of Russian cities.

08:05 The Azov battalion has worked near Belogorodka. The result: a Russian BMP downed, 8 occupants killed and wounded.