March 6, 2024
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 02:28 Air alert in Kiev and other regions +++
An air alert has been in effect since midnight in many parts of Ukraine. Air defense against Russian drones is also in use in the capital Kiev. Residents are asked to stay in shelters. Several attacks have been reported in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy. According to the city administration, several people were injured and rescue workers are still on duty.
+++ 00:31 After drone attack: power outage in parts of Odessa +++
Parts of Odessa are currently without power. Like the news site “Ukrainian Pravda” Citing local media, the power supply was interrupted in the Moldavanka district and parts of the adjacent city center. In the evening there were Russian drone attacks on the port city.
+++ 23:18 Zelenskyj: “There are no longer any safe havens for Russian terrorists in the Black Sea” +++
In his evening video speech, Ukrainian President Zelensky praised the armed forces’ successes in the fight against Russian fighter jets and warships. “Ukraine has proven what we are capable of, what we can achieve,” said Zelensky. The number of Russian fighter jets shot down recently proves this. Regarding the situation in the naval war, he says: “There are no longer any safe harbors for Russian terrorists in the Black Sea, and there never will be any again.” Last night, according to Kiev, Ukrainian sea drones sank the Russian heavy patrol boat “Sergei Kotov” off the Crimean port of Feodosiya.
+++ 22:10 Ukraine converts pickups into “nightmare cars” +++
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense shares an image on President Volodymyr Zelensky has tirelessly asked the West for more weapons and ammunition to help fight Russia. Kiev has been praised by weapons experts for its ingenuity in adapting existing equipment to its needs – for example, converting land-to-air missiles into land-to-sea missiles when it attacked Russian ships in the Black Sea last year.
+++ 21:32 Czech Prime Minister: “We should not limit our support for Ukraine” +++
The Czech president says he is open to the possibility of exploring bolder ways to support Kiev following Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to station NATO troops on Ukrainian soil. “I am in favor of looking for new avenues, including continued discussion about a possible one [NATO-]presence in Ukraine,” Petr Pavel is quoted as saying by the Czech newspaper Novinky. “We shouldn’t limit ourselves where we don’t have to,” he says after a meeting with the French president. “Although Ukraine was attacked, it is “It’s still a sovereign country,” he says, adding that a possible training mission would not violate international rules. “It’s up to us what form of support we choose,” he adds.
+++ 9:00 p.m. US diplomat Nuland resigns +++
The U.S. Department of State announces the resignation of Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Nuland is known for her strong support of Ukraine in the war against Russia.
+++ 20:30 Reporters Without Borders starts broadcasting in Russia +++
In order to provide the Russian population with independent information, the organization Reporters Without Borders officially launched a satellite-based program from several radio and television stations on Tuesday. The project, called “Svoboda” (Russian for “freedom”), aims to prove “that democracies can export independent journalism and reverse the logic of propaganda,” the organization explains at a press conference in the European Parliament. The program will be designed primarily by Russian journalists who had to go into exile after the start of the war in Ukraine. According to the developers, the Russian-language offering initially includes nine radio and television stations, including Radio Sakharov and Novaya Gazeta Europa, and is aimed at people in Russia as well as in Belarus and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
+++ 20:01 72-year-old killed in shelling of Donetsk +++
A 72-year-old man has been killed in Russian shelling in the Donetsk region, the local governor said. The civilian was killed in the town of Krasnohorivka, says Governor Vadym Filashkin. He writes on Telegram: “Krasnohorivka has been on the front line for 10 years, and every day it becomes more dangerous to be there. “I ask everyone: take care of yourself and your loved ones! Evacuate in time!” Before the Russians invaded, the city had a population of 14,000. According to regional authorities, one person was also killed in the Kharkiv region this morning.
+++ 19:30 Oil depot in Belgorod goes up in flames +++
There is another major fire in Russia, this time an oil depot in Belgorod is on fire. Video footage shows huge, pitch-black columns of smoke rising into the sky. A Ukrainian drone is said to have hit the area and ignited three tanks.
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