Systemic arms deliveries reinforce the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But all of this is far from enough to gain an advantage on the front.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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IAEA Says Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Reconnected to Ukrainian Grid
IAEA: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to Ukrainian electricity grid. The IAEA Director General Rafael Manuel Grossi made the announcement citing Ukraine's energy operator Energoatom hours after reports that the Russian-seized plant had been disconnected from the grid.
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Tank crew’s near-death experience: only 1½ survived out of 12
23/ "1½ tanks were left out of 12. The rest had burned or broken down. So, they were defeated utterly. He said he was burning inside the tank. Almost the entire crew was dead. He was lucky the hatch was open. He was blown out through it, so he survived."
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Shells fell after hearing distant slaps
20/ "I think I had reached the depth of exactly 2 [spade] blades, when we heard 2 distant slaps. We had no clue what that was, and [then] those shells started falling on us. We ran and saw a guy without a leg, so we applied a tourniquet, and saw a second guy without a leg."
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Arrival in Makariv and Night Searches by Brigade
On 1 March we were already in Makariv. So we arrived at night and the brigade commander was forming up columns on the road. We started to dig trenches. So, I jumped out of the armored vehicle, took a spade and started digging.
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Frolkin’s unit in Makariv near Kyiv (Feb–Apr 2022)
18/ Frolkin's unit eventually reached Makariv, about 35 km west of Kyiv's city limits. They stayed in the Kyiv region from 24 February to 1 April. The Russians started taking heavy losses almost immediately after entering Ukraine.
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Belarusian base: Unit ordered to Ukraine two hours before departure
12/ "When we were in the base area in Belarus, after the Russian Army Day celebration lunch on 23 February, they formed up the unit and ordered [us] to prepare the vehicles to set out to Ukraine. I myself found it out only 2 hours before the departure."
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Testimony of an operation in Ukraine
"They told us we were going there for three days to intimidate [Ukraine]; a special operation had begun, Luhansk and Donetsk were to be recognized as People’s Republics and quickly accede to the Russian Federation, and that’s it, then we leave."
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Soldier’s account of arriving in combat zone
We arrived; at first, we just lived in the base area, everything, then we were scattered around the concentration areas. My platoon was tasked with supplying the battalion.
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Expending excess ammunition by shooting at a field with the 9th company
8/ "So, I went with the 9th company when they arranged ammunition expenditure, as they had too much ammo counted on them. So, we would just go and shoot. You look at the field and shoot at it to expend more ammo."