Ukraine war: population arms itself – China refuses Russia spare parts

Created: 03/10/2022 11:09 am

By: Nina Büchs, Tobias Utz, Lukas Rogalla, Karolin Schäfer, Isabel Wetzel, Katja Thorwarth, Tanja Banner, Nadja Austel, Nail Akkoyun

War is raging in Ukraine: Russia attacks again from the air during the night, Kyiv is arming itself – the situation in the news ticker.

• Russia* continues the invasion of Ukraine*, despite tough sanctions.

• The Russian army is said to have flown more airstrikes in the Ukraine conflict*, including in the outskirts of Kyiv*.

  Meanwhile, the population in the capital is arming itself for the upcoming battles.

• What is important today in the Ukraine war.

  You can read all the developments on Putin's war in Ukraine here.

>>> Update news ticker <<<

+++ 10.30 a.m

.: China has refused Russia the supply of spare parts for aircraft.

This is reported by the Russian aviation security authority Rosawiazia.

One will now try to get spare parts from Turkey or India, it said in a statement available to the Interfax news agency.

However, there is no official Chinese confirmation.

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People from the Ukrainian civilian population continue to be equipped with weapons.

The Ministry of Interior organizes the issue.

According to a new law, issued weapons and ammunition stocks should be returned no later than ten days after the end of the current martial law.

The issue of arms mainly affects the capital Kyiv.

An armed civilian at military training near Kyiv.

© Celestino Arce/Imago Images

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The Ukrainian ambassador in Germany, Andriy Melnyk, has again demanded new deliveries of weapons from Germany.

"I'm going to meet the defense minister today, and I hope that we'll get a very specific commitment," said Melnyk in the ZDF morning show.

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The Ukrainian government plans to open at least seven more escape corridors.

This is intended in particular to evacuate people from the port city of Mariupol.

Ukraine War: Bombings in several cities

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Ukrainian local officials reported shelling from several cities on Thursday night.

Russian planes bombed the area around the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, the head of the Sumy regional administration, Dmytro Shyvytskyi, wrote on Telegram.

Residential areas were again shelled in the town of Ochtyrka south of Sumy.

There is also information that a gas line had also been hit there.

The mayor of the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayiv also reported fire from multiple rocket launchers coming from the north.

"Either they are testing the robustness of our checkpoints, or they are preparing for an offensive," Mayor Olexandr Senkevich said in a live video on Facebook.

He called on people to sleep in the basement.

The information cannot be independently verified.

A clip from a Ukrainian police video shows a children's hospital that was destroyed after a Russian airstrike in the city of Mariupol.

© National Police of Ukraine/AFP

War in Ukraine: escape corridors from Sumy planned

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According to a Ukrainian official, three escape corridors are planned for Thursday (March 10, 2022) to evacuate people from the Sumy region in the north-east of the country.

These led from the cities of Trostjanets, Krasnopillja and Sumy in the direction of the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, said the head of the Sumy regional administration, Dmytro Schywytskyi, on Thursday night on the Telegram news channel.

The start of the ceasefire for the routes concerned is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. CET.

According to Schywytskyi, other places in the region have been submitted for escape corridors, but these have not yet been confirmed.

Escape corridors are routes that civilians can use to escape to safety.

According to the British Ministry of Defence, the large city of Sumy is surrounded.

According to Zhyvytskyi, almost 50,000 people left Sumy on Tuesday and Wednesday.

On Wednesday alone, around 10,000 private cars and 85 buses left the city, a total of around 44,000 people.

Ukraine war: Washington warns against use of Russian weapons of mass destruction

Update from Thursday, March 10th, 2022, 2:00 a.m.:

The US government has warned of a possible Russian use of chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine.

By spreading false information, Moscow wants to pave the way for further escalating the unjustified war of aggression in Ukraine, US President Joe Biden's spokeswoman Jen Psaki warned on Twitter on Wednesday.

Russia is following a clear pattern of behavior - either to use weapons of mass destruction itself or to fake an attack by the Ukrainians in order to construct a justification for continuing the war, Psaki wrote.

Psaki's comments came after allegations by Russia that Ukraine is developing nuclear or biological weapons.

Only on Monday did the Russian Defense Ministry claim that there was a network of biological laboratories in Ukraine

who worked on behalf of the US Department of Defense.

However, international fact-checkers have long since invalidated this claim.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday that the "Russian misinformation is complete nonsense."

The US did not operate any biological or chemical weapons laboratories in Ukraine and fully respected international chemical and biological weapons treaties.

Ukraine war: US accuses Russia of using "stupid bombs".

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The US government accuses Russia of using so-called free-fall bombs in Ukraine.

There are indications that Russian forces are dropping "stupid bombs," a US defense official said.

This means bombs that do not have a guidance system.

"In other words, they are not targeted," the official said.

However, it is not entirely clear whether this was done on purpose or whether the Russians' ability for precision guidance was impaired.

It cannot be proven whether a bomb was intended for a specific target or not.

The Pentagon is also observing the advance of the Russian army around the city of Kharkiv in the north-east of the country.

Russia's soldiers have moved closer to the city, the official said.

"We don't think they've taken the city yet.

But they approached her.” The same thing happened around the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.

“They are now approaching within 15 kilometers of the north of Mykolaiv.

They weren't there yesterday," the official said.

Ukraine war: NATO moves troops – Slovakia donates equipment worth millions to Ukraine

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The government of Slovakia, which directly borders Ukraine, approved the stationing of NATO troops in the country on Wednesday.

As announced by the Ministry of Defense in Bratislava, the government plan agreed with the alliance partners provides for the stationing of 2,100 soldiers.

Most of them, 700, will come from Germany, another 600 are expected from the Czech Republic, 400 from the USA, 200 from the Netherlands and 100 each from Poland and Slovenia.

Appropriate equipment should also come with the soldiers to Slovakia, which will strengthen NATO's eastern flank against Russia.

According to the Slovakian Ministry of Defense, this already includes the Patriot missile defense system promised by Germany and the Netherlands, and it is also possible to station the American Sentinel radar system.

Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad described the planned deployment of troops as "the biggest step for the defense of the Slovak Republic since its independence."

Slovakia is donating EUR 10 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine

The Slovakian parliament still has to formally approve the stationing of troops.

A clear Yes majority is considered safe, since the populist-conservative government majority is unanimously in favor of it and one of the opposition parties, which originally opposed foreign troops, has already announced its approval.

At its meeting on Wednesday, the government also decided to donate additional military equipment worth ten million euros to neighboring Ukraine.

The cabinet also decided to award a high state award to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine.

Ukraine War: Britain announces further arms deliveries

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The British government wants to continue supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russian troops with arms deliveries.

This was announced by Defense Secretary Ben Wallace on Wednesday in Parliament in London.

So far, 3,615 so-called NLAW anti-tank missiles have been delivered, Wallace said.

More are to follow.

The government also wants to send a small number of Javelin anti-tank weapons to Ukraine.

In addition, tests are underway to send Starstreak surface-to-air missiles.

"It is vital that Ukrainians gain the ability to fly and suppress Russian airstrikes," Wallace said.

Britain was one of the first countries to send arms to Ukraine in the current crisis.

The country has received anti-aircraft missiles from Germany, among others.

Ukraine War: Evacuations don't go as planned

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When evacuating civilians from besieged cities in Ukraine, there were again incidents on Wednesday.

According to the security forces, Russian troops fired on Ukrainian police officers in the village of Demydiv, around 25 kilometers north of the capital Kyiv.

A police officer was killed and another seriously injured.

In addition, a civilian was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, officials said.

A total of 100 civilians were brought to safety from the village, including 30 children.

The information could not be verified.

According to the separatists in the Donetsk region, the agreed “humanitarian corridor” is still not working in the port city of Mariupol.

"People are leaving Mariupol on their own as soon as possible," spokesman for the pro-Russian forces Eduard Bassurin told Russian state television.

According to him, 42 people were able to leave the city on the Azov Sea on Tuesday.

Ukraine, for its part, blamed the attackers.

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter: "Russia continues to hold more than 400,000 people hostage in Mariupol, blocked humanitarian aid and evacuation." The indiscriminate shelling continues.

Ukraine War: Chernobyl cut off from power supply

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The former Ukrainian nuclear power plant Chernobyl is cut off from the power supply about two weeks after being taken by Russian units.

The Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenerho announced on Wednesday that power lines had been damaged by shelling.

Combat operations north of Kyiv currently prevented all repair work.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had previously complained that the former nuclear power plant known for the 1986 disaster was increasingly cut off from the outside world.

According to the agency, 210 technical and local security forces have been on duty for almost two weeks without a break because there was no shift change under Russian control.

Although they have water and food, their situation is getting worse and worse.

In addition, the IAEA is no longer connected to its surveillance equipment, which ensures that all nuclear material is in place.

A devastating nuclear accident happened in Chernobyl in 1986.

Radioactive waste is still stored there today.

So far, one other nuclear power plant and some other facilities with stockpiles of nuclear material have also been affected by the Russian invasion.

However, no radioactive material escaped.

Ukraine war: Russia reports 'progress' in negotiations

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From Russia it is said that negotiations with representatives from Kiev to resolve the conflict in Ukraine are making progress.

Moscow's troops would not work to overthrow the Ukrainian government.

"Some progress has been made," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a news conference, referring to the three rounds of talks with Kyiv.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba are scheduled to meet in Turkey on Thursday for further talks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly emphasized that he wants personal negotiations with Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine War: US deploys missile systems in Poland

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The USA sends anti-aircraft missile systems as “defensive stationing” to Poland.

According to information from the news portal ntv.de, which refers to a spokesman for the US European Command, it is said to be two Patriot missile batteries.

With this, NATO wants to be prepared for a possible threat during the war between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the spokesman, the anti-aircraft missiles are intended to ward off and destroy short-range ballistic missiles, modern aircraft and cruise missiles.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is pushing for more sanctions against Russia.

"Every sanction, every company that leaves Russia is a step closer to victory," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Facebook on Wednesday night.

In order to achieve sanctions against Russia or arms deliveries to Ukraine, many complex talks are necessary.

“There are attempts by individual partners to limit themselves to half solutions.

Some try to play for time.

But we're not slowing down," added Kuleba.

Russia's invasion: airstrikes reported in Ukraine

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According to Ukrainian information, Russian warplanes again flew airstrikes on residential areas in the east and center of Ukraine on Tuesday evening (03/08/2022).

This was reported by the editorial network Germany (RND).

Two people were killed in Chuhuiv, east of Kharkiv.

According to Ukrainian sources, a seven-year-old child was among them.

According to RND information, there were also airstrikes in the city of Malyn in the Zhytomyr region.

At least five people are said to have been killed here, including two children.

The outskirts of Kyiv were also under fire from Russian forces, as Yaroslav Moskalenko explained.

Moskalenko coordinates humanitarian aid in the Kyiv region.

Numerous civilians took refuge in air raid shelters.

The supply of water, food and electricity had been interrupted.

Meanwhile, in Borodjanka, also near Kyiv, Russian artillery prevented the recovery of five bodies and twelve dead patients from a psychiatric clinic, Moskalenko continued.

Here, too, people's supplies are becoming scarce.

200 other patients were stuck in the clinic without food and medication.

Putin's War: No Link to Chernobyl Surveillance - Authorities "Deeply Concerned"

Update from Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, 1:30 a.m.:

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) no longer has a connection to the monitoring devices in the former Ukrainian nuclear power plant Chernobyl.

The nuclear power plant is thus largely cut off from the outside world.

The devices ensure that nuclear material in Chernobyl is in its designated place.

"I am deeply concerned about the difficult and stressful situation of the workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the possible safety risks associated with it," said IAEA chief Rafael Grossi in Vienna.

More than 200 technicians and security staff have been working around the clock in the AWK for almost two weeks, as the news portal Welt reported.

Although they have water and food, their situation is getting worse and worse.

The former power plant has now been taken by Russian units.

(iwe/ktho/tab/nb/lrg/nak/tu with dpa/AFP/KNA/epd/rtr)