DAccording to the British government, the Russian leadership has largely protected residents of large cities from the consequences of the war in Ukraine. In one Department of Defense report Russia’s wealthiest cities, Moscow and St Petersburg, were said on Sunday to have been relatively spared the “biggest losses”.
In many eastern regions, the number of soldiers killed may be 30 times higher than in Moscow. Minorities are particularly affected. In the city of Astrakhan, for example, 75 percent of the fallen were Tatars and Kazakhs.
According to British intelligence services, protecting wealthy and populous areas of influence may be the main concern of the Russian military leadership.
Ukraine and the Russian military are currently engaged in a costly battle over the eastern Ukrainian city of Pakmut. According to the Ukrainian military, more than 500 Russians were killed or wounded in less than 24 hours on Friday and Saturday alone. According to British intelligence, Ukraine destroyed key bridges over the Bagmutka River, which is the current frontline, and positioned snipers in fortified buildings further west, targeting open ground in the center. It is a dead zone.
Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense in London has issued daily updates on the progress of the war, citing intelligence. Moscow accuses London of a disinformation campaign.
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12:44 pm – According to a US think tank, Russian attack on Pakmut has been foiled
The Institute for the Study of War, a US think tank, says Russian attacks on the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut have stalled. There is no evidence to go further, ISW said. The spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the east, Serhii Serevaty, said 23 battles took place in the city within 24 hours.
Russian forces have been attacking Bagmuth since August. According to the British Ministry of Defence, they now mostly control the eastern part of the city. So the front runs along the Pakmutka river which flows through the middle of the city. Any further progress would cause heavy casualties to the invaders.
At least five people were killed and seven wounded in Russian attacks in other parts of Ukraine. The governor of Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko, announced that one person had been killed in Kostyantynivka and Tonenke. Four more civilians were also injured. According to regional authorities, three people died and three others were injured in Kherson. The provincial capital of the same name caught fire three times, it said.
11:07 am – Current situation in Ukraine
Current situation in Ukraine
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9:44 am – Heat and electricity are back on in Kiev
According to officials, the heating and electricity supply in the Ukrainian capital Kiev is back to work after a Russian attack by a Kinzel (Dakar) type hypersonic missile. “Electricity and water are back in all parts of the city. “The city’s infrastructure is working normally,” the military administration said. Earlier, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said the heating system had been fully restored.
On Thursday, Russia hit energy infrastructure in Ukraine with new massive rocket attacks – including for the first time a large number of Kinzel weapons – severely damaging some. Many areas were affected. Kiev alone took days to recover from the effects of the heavy attack. According to reports from Kiev, the Russian military has hit Ukraine with more than 80 rockets and eight so-called kamikaze drones. Air defenses were only able to block half.
06:58 – Ukraine prepares for counterattack near Pakmut
Ukraine is preparing for a counter-offensive. Oleksandr Chirskyj, commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, said the fierce battle for Bagmut in eastern Ukraine was helping buy time to prepare a counterattack against the Russian army. Meanwhile, according to their leader, Wagner’s fighters, a Russian mercenary group, were already near Pakmutin’s center.
“The real heroes now are the defenders who carry the Eastern Front on their shoulders,” Sirskij said. The Defense Ministry in Kiev said on Saturday that Ukrainian soldiers had repelled “more than 100 enemy attacks” on the eastern front the previous day.
Some experts have previously questioned the point of fighting further over Buckmutt. While observers doubted the city’s strategic importance,the battle now has symbolic value for both sides.
3:40 am – “Every Ukrainian wants more peace than the most peaceful demonstrators at the Brandenburg Gate”
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba strongly criticized the Berlin demonstration for peace talks with Russia by Sahra Wagenknecht and Alice Schwarzer. “These people should be honest. Instead of advertising under the slogan “Stop the war by providing weapons”, they should write what they really mean: “Let the Russians kill, torture and rape Ukrainians.” Because if we don’t have guns to defend ourselves, that’s what will happen. ” he said.Sunday picture“.
Kuleba continued: “I assure you that every Ukrainian, even the soldier in the trenches who kills the Russian soldier who attacks him at this moment, wants more peace than the most peaceful demonstrators at the Brandenburg Gate.” Die Linge politician Wagenknecht and women’s rights activist Schwarzer rallied thousands with a controversial “Declaration for Peace” on February 25.
Kuleba demanded a quick supply of more ammunition from Germany. “Germany could really help with munitions. With artillery ammunition.” The minister also made it clear in the interview that he does not expect the delivery of Western fighter jets to his country in the near future. If a decision is taken to deliver the aircraft, we will start now so that we don’t waste time.” He appealed to Germany to follow the example of other countries in training our pilots. It would be a “clear message of political commitment”.
02:00 am – Bundeswehr wants to order more self-propelled howitzers
According to a report by “Bild am Sonntag”, the Bundeswehr intends to purchase additional artillery of the “Panzerhaubitze 2000” type. Accordingly, the budget committee will decide on the next purchase in its meeting on March 29. According to the report, ten “Panzerhaubitzen 2000” are to be ordered for 154.7 million euros and the purchase option for 18 guns is to be decided. Ten months ago, the Bundeswehr handed over 14 of its automatic howitzers to Ukraine.
10:45 pm – Ukraine: More than 500 Russians killed in one day in Pakmut
According to Ukraine, the Russian army suffered its heaviest losses in the battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Pakmut. In the past 24 hours, more than 500 Russians have been killed or wounded, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military said on the Parliamentary TV channel. During this period, Russian troops carried out 16 attacks. There were 23 collisions.
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