3/ Weather assessment. In Kyiv, cloudy skies and snow showers will continue for the next 24 hours. In the east, snow will persist through Friday. In the south, mostly sunny skies will enable increased VKS attacks. Poor weather hinders accurate OSINT collection and aerial sorties.
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Ukraine crisis: 2M refugees, civilians trapped, blocked from fleeing
2/ Humanitarian Impact. UN sources report more than 2 million refugees have fled Ukraine. Social media posting continues to confirm the increased indiscriminate attack of civilians. 60,000 civilians are trapped in Irpin. Civilians attempting to leave Sumy were blocked. #Irpin
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Mykolayiv Oblast prepares counterattacks, boasts of POW buses
"The general has already ordered 50 buses for Russian POWs," head of Mykolayiv Oblast Vitaliy Kim boasted, saying his oblast prepares now to go to counterattacks. A new star, he was already titled "the next Ukrainian president" in social networks for his relaxed military style
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Ukrainian Sambo Champion and Family Killed in Russian Bombing
Artem Pryimenko, Ukraine's sambo champion, was killed in a Russian air bombing of civilian homes on Romenska Street in Sumy on March 8. He died along with his entire family: mother, father, two younger brothers, and grandmother, according to Pryimenko's coach. The incident was reported via a Facebook post: https://facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1215509755921561&id=100023876442937
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Georgia’s ex-Defense Minister Joins Ukraine’s International Legion to Fight Russia
As International Legion of Ukraine grows, Georgia’s former Minister of Defence Irakly Okruashvili has arrived in Ukraine together with other Georgian volunteers in order to fight against Russian invaders, Ukrainian MoD reports.
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Ukrainians protest Russian invasion, challenging the ‘liberation’ claim
In a remarkable show of civic resistance, Ukrainians keep protesting Russia's occupation invasion of their towns, despite threat of injury & death This undermines Russia's narrative of a supposed "liberation" of Ukrainian lands from "fascists"
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Russia Using Banned Weapons in Mariupol
Yes, Russia is really using this in the battle of Mariupol. I repeat: this is real.
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Zelensky’s humanity inspires Ukraine’s courage amidst criticism
I think him giving an impression of an ordinary human helps Ukrainains in these darkest times. #Ukraine has been criticised for its lack of reports, corruption and what not. But what we see now is incredible courage, determination, unity and resilience pic.twitter.com/Ht6Nqy53FL
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) 8 mars 2022I think him giving an impression of an ordinary human helps Ukrainains in these darkest times. #Ukraine has been criticised for its lack of reports, corruption and what not. But what we see now is incredible courage, determination, unity and resilience
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UE propose transfert de MiG-29 à la Pologne pour l’Ukraine
announces it is prepared to deploy its entire fleet of used MiG29s to airbase in , giving option to then transfer the Soviet-era aircraft to , calls on Bugaria and Slovakia to do the same Hints should backfill MiG fleet by selling used F-16 fighter jets
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Conflicts in Ukraine: fighting near Izium and Donbas fronts
In Kharkiv Oblast, the battles for Izium continue. Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Mariupol, Donbas frontline are defending themselves. In the south, Russian troops regroup for a further offensive in the direction of Zaporizhzia – General Staff