According to Russian claims, Ukrainian troops attempted a counteroffensive in Bakhmut.
In other regions, Russia destroyed numerous buildings.
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Battle
of
Bachmut
: The battles for the small town "escalate"
Praise for
Norway
: Volodymyr Zelenskyj hopes
for fighter jet help from Scandinavia in the
Ukraine war
Rocket attacks:
Russia attacks several residential areas
Update from March 11, 10:40 a.m.:
Bachmut has become a “kill zone” that poses a major challenge for the Russian Wagner mercenary troops, the British Ministry of Defense wrote on Twitter.
In its latest intelligence report, the ministry reports that the mercenaries may have taken control of most of the eastern part of the city over the past four days.
The Ukrainian armed forces, on the other hand, are supposed to hold the west of the city and important bridges on the Bakhmutka River.
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Ukrainian soldiers fired a self-propelled howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut.
(archive photo)
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Ukraine war: battles over Bakhmut “escalate”
Update from March 11, 8:35 a.m.:
The fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut had “escalated,” said Deputy Ukrainian Defense Minister Hanna Malyar.
Russia would have tried again to breach the defense lines, which had largely held for the past six months.
The Associated Press
previously reported that west of Bakhmut, the Ukrainian-held town of Kostyantynivka came under rocket fire.
According to the regional prosecutor's office, eight people were injured and more than a dozen houses were damaged or destroyed.
According to police, Russian forces attacked the city with S-300 missiles and cluster munitions.
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Ukraine war: Selenskyj hopes for fighter jet help from Norway
Update from March 11, 6.40 a.m .:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has praised Norway as a special European ally in terms of military aid before the spring offensive against Russia's war of aggression.
Norway is setting an example by supporting the fight with $7 billion over the next five years, Zelenskyy said in a video message distributed in Kiev on Friday evening (March 10) after a meeting with Oslo's Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram .
He went on to say that other countries should take Norway as an example.
The possibility of training pilots on Western fighter jets was also discussed with Norway, said Zelenskyj.
Ukraine calls for fighter jets as an urgent requirement to defeat Russia.
So far, however, there has been no fighter jet commitment.
Russia warns against such a delivery because, according to Moscow, this means that the NATO countries are directly involved in the war.
The Scandinavian NATO country Norway will provide Ukraine with eight Leopard 2 main battle tanks.
There are also up to four escort vehicles and funds for ammunition and spare parts.
Ukraine war: Russia could “still have a lot of surprises ready”
Update March 10, 10:04 p.m.:
A US Army Special Forces veteran warned that the West should not underestimate the tenacity of the Russians fighting in Ukraine.
"I've been dealing with the Russians since 1989.
They are very resilient and tough.
I'm sure the Russians still have plenty of surprises in store," the veteran told
Newsweek
.
Although the Russian armed forces have already suffered numerous casualties, it should not be assumed that strategically they have already lost the war.
"They're thinking and learning, and you can see that now in their surgeries," the veteran said.
The Russian units are always looking for Ukrainian weak points and exploit every gap they find with targeted artillery fire and offensive operations.
Ukraine war: Norway announces arms deliveries
Update from March 10, 9:28 p.m .:
The Ukrainian military should receive more weapons from Norway.
As the Norwegian government announced on its website, deliveries of two launch units of the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to Ukraine are planned for the spring.
The announcement came after Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram visited Kiev on Friday (March 10).
Gram met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and other top officials to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
War in Ukraine: Sirens in Kiev and other regions warn of Russian missiles
Update March 10, 8:13 p.m.:
The Ukrainian Air Force issued an air alert after registering the take-off of a plane from Russia's Shaykovka Airfield.
Sirens sounded at 6:39 p.m. Friday (March 10) across half the country, including Kiev, to warn of the missiles.
The aircraft was a Tu-22M3 strategic aircraft carrier carrying long-range cruise missiles, Colonel Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reports.
The Ukrainian air defenses are unable to repel them.
However, just half an hour after the alarm, the Luftwaffe gave the all-clear – the aircraft had changed course and no longer posed a threat.
Ukraine War: Russia attacks several residential areas
Update from March 10, 7:39 p.m .:
According to the Donetsk region prosecutor’s office on the Telegram news service, Russian troops have attacked residential areas in the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region with rockets.
Four men and four women between the ages of 30 and 79 are said to have been injured.
In addition, 14 houses, nine cars, a gas line, garages, farm buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged or completely destroyed.
There were also attacks by Russian forces in the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Two men were killed and three others injured, according to Serhii Lysak, head of the military administration of the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Numerous buildings were destroyed or damaged.
Ukraine war: Ukrainian involvement in pipeline blasts 'ridiculous'
Update from March 10, 6:40 p.m .:
At a joint press conference with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled out Ukraine’s involvement in the blasting of the Nord Stream pipelines.
"Ukrainians definitely didn't do that," emphasizes the 45-year-old.
The allegations are "ridiculous."
Selenskyj assumes that the aim of the publications in German and other Western media about the alleged involvement of a pro-Ukrainian group is to slow down Western aid to Ukraine in the fight against Russia.
"I find it very dangerous that some independent media, for whom I have always had great respect, are making such moves," the President said.
That would play into the hands of Russia or certain business groups opposed to the imposition of sanctions.
Ukraine war: Wagner boss complained about lack of ammunition
Update from March 10, 5:10 p.m .:
The head of the Russian private army Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, once again complained about a lack of ammunition in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, which the military disputed.
"I worry not only about the ammunition and hunger for cartridges for the private military company Wagner, but for all departments of the Russian army," Prigozhin said in a text and audio message.
"My boys are demanding ammunition," he said, while thanking Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and manager Igor Nasenkov for providing the ammunition.
The Russian army repeatedly claims to have enough ammunition for the war in Ukraine.
Western military experts also doubt this.
“I thanked Manturov and Nasenkov for heroically doing what was impossible to do - they increased the production of ammunition dozens to hundreds of times.
And now it is being produced in large numbers, covering all the necessary requirements," says Prigozhin.
Ukraine War: Wagner expands recruitment with new centers
Update from March 10, 3:45 p.m .:
The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has announced the opening of 58 recruitment centers in Russia.
"In 42 cities of the Russian Federation, recruitment centers have been opened on behalf of Wagner," the businessman said on Friday in the Telegram channel of his company Concord.
"New fighters are arriving there, they will join us to defend their country and their families."
Prigozhin emphasized: "Despite the colossal resistance of the Ukrainian armed forces, we will make progress." Among other things, the Wagner mercenaries play a central role in the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been going on for months.
With a view of the city, there is always talk of a “meat grinder”.
Both sides suffered heavy casualties in the bloody battles.
Update from March 10, 3 p.m.:
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the recent demonstrations in Georgia.
He drew a comparison with Ukraine.
In Georgia, too, the protests were “orchestrated from abroad”.
War in Ukraine: Kiev demands more supplies for planned offensive against Putin's troops
Update from March 10, 2:10 p.m .:
For the planned spring offensive, Ukraine says it still needs two months to build up reserves.
"We need to increase the supply of heavy artillery shells of 155mm caliber and long-range missiles," said adviser to the presidential office in Kyiv Mykhailo Podoliak in an interview published in the Italian newspaper La
Stampa
.
Podoljak put the need for armored vehicles to liberate other occupied areas at 400 to 500. According to Podoljak, combat aircraft are also needed to intercept ballistic missiles and control the airspace.
The 51-year-old made no statement about the thrust of the planned counter-offensive.
At the same time, Russia has few options for its own offensive actions.
"Active enemy offensive actions will continue in the direction of Bakhmut, Wuhledar, Lyman and Soledar," predicted Podoljak.
Iran buys Russian planes in exchange for delivery of kamikaze drones?
Update from March 10, 12:20 p.m .:
Iran is supplying the Russian military with kamikazed drones in the midst of the Ukraine war.
In return, the country has apparently secured military advantages for itself and, according to media reports, has bought several Russian Su-35 fighter planes.
This was reported by several Iranian media such as the news portal
Entekhab
.
Both the number of fighter jets and the agreed sum are secret.
Experts have long speculated that Iran wants to modernize its outdated air force with Russian fighter pilots.
International sanctions have so far prevented new acquisitions and modernization.
According to earlier reports, Iran plans to buy at least 24 Russian fighter planes.
Tehran and Moscow recently emphasized that they also want to expand their military cooperation.
Both countries are under sanctions because of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.
Ukraine war: Kiev looks for new ways of shelling targets
Update from March 10, 11:40 a.m .:
Ukraine is always looking for new ways to fire on Russian military targets from an even greater distance.
Modifying S-300 anti-aircraft systems to shell ground targets is considered by many as a possible option.
However, the Ukrainian military expert Oleg Zhdanov clearly disagrees.
"Where are we going to get so many missiles to modify the S-300 anyway?" he asked, considering the possibility, according to Ukraine's Unian news agency.
He also warned against neglecting air defenses: "If we start modifying the S-300's missiles and use them against ground targets, then we'll be left with a big hole in the sky." ask for greater reach.
Bachmut currently: Heavy battles continue for the city
First report from March 10:
Munich - In the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, fierce fighting between Russian attackers and Ukrainian defenders continues.
Recently, Russia has been trying to achieve success with a tactic used by Julius Caesar.
Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's troops are making slow progress.
At the same time, Ukraine is probably strengthening its positions around the city.
Bachmut: Ukraine will probably increase its troop presence
"The enemy is increasing troops in the north-west and south-west of Artemivsk," said Andrei Maroshko, a former lieutenant colonel of the pro-Russian Luhansk-based militia, according to the Russian state agency TASS.
He referred to Russian intelligence information.
Based on the number of troops and their equipment, he also stressed that Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut could conduct "both defensive and offensive operations."
According to Denis Puschilin, the pro-Russian administrator of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”, Ukrainian troops have even launched a counter-offensive on a section of the front in Bakhmut.
However, the attack by the Ukrainian military failed and Russian troops were still advancing.
On the anniversary of the Russian attack on Ukraine, Kiev's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov had already underlined that preparations were being made for a "tougher" counter-offensive.
Russian airstrikes: Selenskyj calls for even more sanctions against Putin in the Ukraine war
As bloody battles unfold in the East, the Russian Air Force continues to launch aerial attacks across Ukraine.
After the latest attacks on Thursday (March 9), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for further sanctions against Moscow.
According to the German Press Agency, there must be more pressure on Russia, according to Selenskyj in his evening video message.
He also criticized the fact that the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which was occupied by Russia, was once again temporarily cut off from the power grid by a missile strike.
"This is a critical situation," he warned.
Russia can therefore no longer be a reliable partner in the nuclear sphere.
“This means the faster Russia's nuclear industry is targeted by sanctions, the safer the world will be.
A terrorist state cannot be allowed to use nuclear facilities anywhere in the world for terror,” stressed the head of state.
(bb/dpa)
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