Ukrainians were warned this morning to take refuge after Russia introduced a major missile attack across the country.
Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko showed there was another explosion in the city after Putin’s forces introduced a massive missile strike in other regions.
He said: “Another explosion in the capital. Svyatoshyn District. Everyone passes by on the spot. Cars burn in the courtyard of one of the residential buildings. The air alert continues. Stay in the shelters!”
This comes as Ukraine’s electric power company, Enerhoatom, announced that the bombing had cut off the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from Ukraine’s power grid.
The company said in a statement: “Today, the last line of communication between the Zaporizhzhia occupied nuclear force plant and the Ukrainian force formula was cut. The fuel for the operation remains for 10 days. “
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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is now reconnected to Ukraine’s power grid.
As we previously reported (10:50 a. m. ), the plant had to turn on its 20 diesel turbines as a “last line of defense,” according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), after Russian missile movements cut off the facility in southeast Ucrania. de the electric power grid.
The nuclear facility remains under Russian control.
Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun believes the latest Russian attack is an attempt to give civilians the impression that the country is “not safe. “
Speaking to the BBC, Sovsun said he believes Russia’s main goal is to “make everyone afraid. “
His comments came here after a period of relative safety in the face of such brutal attacks in Kiev.
Three civilians were killed this morning in new Russian attacks on the town of Kherson in southern Ukraine.
Two other people waiting for a bus were killed by the shelling, according to regional authorities. The rest is visual in the photo below.
Another tragically lost his life when he pierced artillery shrapnel while shopping for goods at a local store.
A spokesman for Ukraine’s armed forces, Yurii Ignat, said last night’s Russian bombing was the worst he can remember.
Speaking to Ukrainian media, he said: “I don’t remember, to be honest, that there has been such an attack before.
“The enemy fired a total of six missiles Kinzhal. Se used different aircraft, long-range strategic aircraft, the same MIG-31.
“To date, there have been missile launches. “
It would be the Russian attack in weeks.
The British Ministry of Defence has released its most recent map showing how the war in Ukraine is unfolding on the ground.
The Defense Ministry tweeted: “The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continues.
“The map below is the latest defense intelligence update on the stage in Ukraine: March 9, 2023.
“Read about the UK government’s response: http://ow. ly/B7OH50NcVCQ
“#StandWithUkraine”
Russia has lost 590 foot soldiers in the past 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian military.
This brings the total number of victims to 156,120.
According to reports, 13 VPAs and five tanks were also destroyed through the resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces last day to the illegal Russian invasion.
The NATO secretary general said Bakhmut could fall into Russia’s hands in the coming days.
He said: “What we see is that Russia is sending troops, forces and what Russia lacks in quality, it tries to make up for in quantity.
“They suffered heavy losses, but at the same time we cannot exclude that Bakhmut will possibly fall in the coming days. “
As air raid sirens sounded across much of the country this morning, Ukrainians took refuge from Russian shelling in Kiev metro stations.
81 missiles were launched through Russia the previous day, to the Ukrainian armed forces, and 34 were shot down.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had to fire its 20 diesel turbines as a “last line of defense,” according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Earlier in the day, Russian missile launches isolated the southeastern Ukrainian facility from the network.
The IAEA director general said: “However, once again, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant [ZNPP] is running on emergency diesel, the last line of defense.
“This is the sixth time, let me repeat the sixth time, that ZNPP has lost all strength off site and had to operate in this emergency mode.
“Let me remind you that this is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. How can we be here in this room this morning and allow that to happen?This cannot continue.
“I’m amazed at the complacency: what are we doing to prevent this from happening?We are the IAEA, we are meant to care about nuclear safety.
“Every time, we roll a die. And if we let this happen again and again, one day it will run out. “
Six other people were killed in this morning’s Russian missile barrage, officials said.
Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyy said five other people were killed as a result of a missile that hit a residential area.
Another user was killed in the Dnipro region after several airstrikes on commercial and energy infrastructure, Governor Serhii Lysak said.
Ukraine’s staff leader, Andriy Yermak, posted on Telegram: “The terrorists are doing everything possible to leave us electricity. . . They continue their terror against nonviolent people. “
Known as Operation Interflex, the UK-run educational program for Ukrainian recruits gives them skills on the battlefield, allowing them to protect their opponents from Russian aggression.
Education is aimed at new volunteer recruits who have joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces with little or no previous military experience to teach them the necessary skills and be effective in frontline combat.
Since the education programme began in June 2022, more than 10,000 recruits have participated in the education, which was extended with an education target of 20,000 by 2023.
Putin’s bloodthirsty Wagner Group claims to have taken the abandoned town of Bakhmut.
This is the last small one for Russian forces in the war zone that has been described as the bloodiest war of the war so far.
Ukraine estimates that around 30,000 Russians died in the “meat grinder” – the war has been raging for months.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised that Ukraine will not back down, it will also suffer heavy losses.
And he warned over the weekend that there would be an “open road” to the east of his country if Russia captured Bakhmut.
The British Ministry of Defense has released its latest intelligence update stating that one of Russia’s small fleets of A-50U Mainstay D aircraft “was likely moved to a repair facility” after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko showed it had been damaged.
The ministry said: “The aircraft almost in fact attacked through a small unmanned aerial system.
“The Mainstay was probably moved to a fixed facility in Taganrog, Russia. The transit flight would have taken position at a lower altitude than the general altitude, most likely due to damage to the pressurized cabin.
“The Mainstay likely offers situational awareness for the MiG-31K FOXHOUND D fighter jet changed to launch the AS-24 KILLJOY air-launched ballistic missile that Russia considers a key strategic capability. “
The EU says it will “never accept” Putin’s threats as the tyrant continues his barbaric war in Ukraine.
European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday that Europe would never settle for Russian threats to its security.
He said that “we will never settle for this risk to European security and to the very base of our foreign community. “
This comes as Ukraine has launched an investigation into Russian foot soldiers who allegedly killed an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said “let’s go to the murderers” in a fierce warning to Russian soldiers.
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, claimed that Russian forces had returned to their “old pattern. “
Speaking to Twitter, he said: “The Russians have returned to their old trend: big rocket attacks at night, while others sleep.
“Explosions were recorded in maximum spaces: infrastructures and residential spaces were affected. “
The NATO secretary general said Bakhmut could fall into Russia’s hands in the coming days.
He said: “What we see is that Russia is sending troops, forces and what Russia lacks in quality, it tries to make up for in quantity.
“They suffered heavy losses, but at the same time we cannot exclude that Bakhmut will possibly fall in the coming days. “
This is the sixth time the plant has been out of service since it took over Russia months ago, forcing it to rely on 18 diesel turbines that can run the plant for 10 days, Energoatom said.
The force operator warned: “The countdown has begun. If the external force source to the plant is unlikely to be renewed in this period, a twist of fate may occur with radiative consequences for the overall total. “
Ukraine’s military says a total of missiles and 8 drones were fired in the morning movements in the largest attack in weeks.
Authorities said residential buildings were hit by terror blasts, killing at least one person.
Speaking on Tuesday, President Zelensky warned that the loss of Bakhmut would give Russia an “open path” to take more eastern cities.
“We perceive that after Bakhmut they can go further. They can pass to Kramatorsk, they can pass to Sloviansk, it would be an open direction for Russians after Bakhmut to other cities in Ukraine, towards Donetsk,” he told CNN.
“That’s why our guys are here. “
Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko showed this morning that one of the explosions was an attack on a power plant.
As a result, 40% of Kiev’s population is now heated.
He said on Telegram: “After the missile attack, due to emergency power outages, 40% of consumers in the capital lately are warming up. The water source is functioning normally. “
This morning’s Russian bombing “total disconnection” of the Zaphorizhzhia nuclear power plant from Ukraine’s force network.
“Today, the last line of communication between the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and the Ukrainian electric power formula was cut. Fuel for operation remains for 10 days,” the company said in a statement.
Ukraine’s defense minister said he was concerned about last year’s sabotage of Nord Stream fuel pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Oleksiy Reznikov said in Stockholm: “This is our activity. “
Putin’s efforts on the battlefield have become desperate when the warmonger was forced to build “Frankenstein tanks” with old naval guns welded on top.
The failure of Russia’s crusade in Ukraine has caused its army to lose more than 1,700 tanks and the dwindling inventory of its arsenal has forced the Kremlin to improvise.
The images emerged from crudely designed cars deployed in Ukraine.
Footage from an undisclosed location gave the impression of showing a 25mm 2M-3 2M-3 naval anti-aircraft turret fixed to a Soviet-era MT-LB amphibious fighting vehicle.
Ukraine has launched an investigation into Russian foot soldiers who allegedly killed an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said “let’s go to the murderers” in a fierce warning to Russian soldiers.
A spokesman for the UN Human Rights Office told Agence France Press: “We are aware of this video posted on social media showing a Ukrainian soldier out of combat (not in combat) allegedly executed by the Russian armed forces. Based on initial examination, we would possibly be authentic. “
He added: “Since Russia’s armed attack on Ukraine more than a year ago, the UN Human Rights Office has documented violations of foreign humanitarian law against prisoners of war, adding cases of abstract executions of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war.
“Impartial and effective investigations will have to be carried out into all such allegations and the culprits will have to be held accountable. “
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