12/03/2023
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 07:49 Ukraine: Ten Russian drones intercepted +++
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, there were also Russian drone attacks on the northwest of the country during the night. Most of the drones were shot down over southern Ukraine near Mykolaiv, the military said. Russia launched a total of twelve drones, ten of which were destroyed before reaching their targets. Russia also attacked Ukraine with a cruise missile, which also failed to reach its target. It is unclear what happened to the two undestroyed drones and the cruise missile. There are no reports of damage. Russia is not commenting on the presentation for the time being. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the drones are Iranian-made Shahed missiles.
+++ 07:20 Ukraine reports heavy shelling on border village +++
According to Ukrainian sources, Russian forces have attacked the Sumy region in the northeast of the country. In the past 24 hours, 22 strikes were recorded, the local military administration said on Telegram. There were 50 explosions caused by artillery and mortar attacks in the village of Yunakivka alone near the Russian border. There are no reports of injuries.
+++ 06:47 Explosions reported in western Ukraine +++
Explosions were apparently heard overnight in the western Ukrainian region of Khmelnytskyi. This is reported by “Kyiv Independent”, citing several Telegram channels. The air defense was active, said the deputy head of the region’s military administration, Serhiy Tyurin, on Facebook. He calls on residents to seek safety and points to ongoing drone attacks. There is no information about injuries or damage to civilian infrastructure.
+++ 06:20 USA wants to halve Russian oil revenue +++
The United States wants to cut Russian oil and gas revenues in half by 2030, according to U.S. official Geoffrey Pyatt. “The aim of these sanctions is to change Russia’s behavior and ensure that once some peace is achieved, Putin does not need three to four years to rearm his army and prepare for a third phase of the invasion of Ukraine.” says Pyatt der “Financial Times”. Russia continues to export significant amounts of oil, primarily to China and India.
+++ 05:40 Germany delivers almost 4,000 pieces of artillery ammunition to Kiev +++
Germany is handing over 3,840 155 mm caliber artillery shells to Ukraine in its latest military aid package. In addition, according to the federal government Five drone detection systems, five sniper rifles, several semi-trailers, trucks, minibuses, off-road vehicles and other military material were delivered.
+++ 04:55 250 endangered Ukrainian monuments already documented +++
Scientists from Marburg and Hanover, together with Ukrainian photographers, have already photographically documented 250 monuments threatened or damaged by the Russian war of aggression. Since the project started in October 2022, the photographers have taken a total of around 3,700 exterior and interior photos of historically and culturally significant buildings in cities such as Kiev, Odessa, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia, says Christian Bracht, director of the German Documentation Center for Art History (DDK) – Image archive photo Marburg.
+++ 03:23 Because of high losses? Russia has halved attacks on Avdiivka +++
Russia has halved its attacks on Avdiivka in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Stupun said on state television. This is due to high losses. Outside the city center in the so-called industrial zone, fighting continued. Russian war bloggers report that the area is now under Russian control. Reuters was initially unable to verify any of the statements. It remains unclear who controls the city of Marinka.
+++ 02:06 Secret Service HUR: Strike against occupiers in Melitopol +++
Ukrainian resistance fighters have led a successful attack against Russian invading troops in Russian-occupied Melitopol. This is reported by Ukrainian military intelligence HUR. Several occupiers were killed and military equipment was destroyed. The attack took place during a smoke break. The Melitopol occupation administration is trying to hide the damage out of fear of the Kremlin.
+++ 00:45 Ukrainian General Staff: Fierce fighting for Bakhmut and Avdiivka +++
According to the Ukrainian military, most of the fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops has recently taken place in eastern Ukraine. On the Avdiivka front, 20 Russian attacks have been repulsed in the last 24 hours. According to the frontline report from the Ukrainian General Staff, the Russians are said to have attacked Bakhmut 15 times. In the contested southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, the Ukrainian armed forces would continue to hold their new positions on the southern side of the Dnipro.
+++ 22:09 Ukrainian Air Force warns of Russian drones +++
The Ukrainian Air Force warns of a wave of attacks by Russian drones on its Telegram channel. The reports the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform. There is movement of a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle from the Kherson region towards the Mykolaiv region, the report said.
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