07.03.2022
11:37 Svitske Zhyttia
The Editorial Board of Ukrainian TV show Svitske Zhyttia created a Telegram channel to help those who have been lost or lost contact during the war in Ukraine. Link here: https://t.me/poshuk_znyklyh.
11:10 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Hearings on Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia in genocide case have begun at the UN International Court of Justice.
10:58 Ukrainska Pravda
In the village of Vyazivka in the Zhytomyr region, Russian invaders destroyed the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1862.
10:37 The Security Service of Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a unit of militants of the so-called terrorist “DPR” entity.
Thirteen occupiers fired on civilians, housing estates and critical infrastructure in Mariupol, Kramatorsk, Volnovakha, Sartan and Talakivka. Also, SSU detained a Russian intelligence agent in Kyiv, the director of one of the defence companies in Dnipro, which specializes in the supply and software of drones. His latest task from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is to obtain data on the Ukrainian military in the area of the Joint Forces operation.
SSU confined two Russian intelligence agents in Mykolaiv and one–in Rivne. In the Luhansk region, criminal proceedings have been instituted against a former member of the Party of Regions, who is currently trying to head the occupation administration in the temporarily occupied city of Belovodsk.
10:21 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Operational Info on the diplomatic front as of 10:00 a.m. March 7
It is the 12th day of the total resistance of the Ukrainian people against the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.
- Global sanctions are hitting Russia’s economy and elites hard. Dissatisfaction with Russian society is growing;
- Ukraine is coordinating efforts with international partners to force the aggressor state to pay the highest price for its war against the Ukrainian people and to stop it as soon as possible;
- Hearings on Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia begin in The Hague today to bring it to justice for crimes against our state.
Sanctions
- New Zealand has banned 102 Russian and Belarusian citizens responsible for organizing an armed invasion of Ukraine, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Financial Aid
- The United Kingdom allocates an additional USD 100 million to support the Ukrainian economy. The funds will come through the World Bank.
Isolation of the Russian Federation
- American Express suspends all operations in Russia and Belarus;
- Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Warners close their stores in Russia;
- Coursera and EdX educational platforms have announced the termination of cooperation with Russia;
- South Korea has decided to suspend transactions with the Central Bank of Russia;
- Audit firm KPMG has announced the closure of its branches in Russia and Belarus;
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has classified Russia as the 3rd level of danger, meaning the recommendation to refrain from any trips to Russia;
- Denmark plans to give up Russian gas because of Russia’s war against Ukraine;
- The Organizing Committee of the 2022 World Games, an international competition in non-Olympic sports, has excluded athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from the tournament.
Information isolation
- The EU has imposed sanctions on state-run media RT / Russia Today and Sputnik;
- The social network TikTok is temporarily suspended in Russia;
- Video service Netflix has stated that it is leaving the Russian market and suspending all operations.
Humanitarian help
- Lithuanian volunteer organization Blue/ Yellow, which provides support to the Ukrainian military, has raised EUR 17 million.
10:14 Ukrainska Pravda
British newspaper “Financial Times” with reference to European intelligence services and officials reports that Russian authorities have instructed the FSB to prepare punitive operations in the captured Ukrainian cities to break the resistance of the population.
According to representatives of European intelligence, the Russian FSB was instructed to maintain political order in the captured cities. “Russian officials are considering aggressive measures to quell possible protests and resistance, including violent crowd control, repressive detentions of protest organizers, and possibly public executions to deter Ukrainian protesters.”
10:00 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 07.03 were approximately:
Personnel—more than 11 000,
Tanks—290 units,
Combat vehicles—999 units,
Artillery systems—117 units,
Multiple rocket launchers—50 units,
Anti-aircraft warfare systems—23 units,
Aircraft—46 units,
Helicopters—68 units,
Vehicles—454 units,
Speedboats—3 units,
Fuel tanks—60 units,
UAV of operational-tactical level—7 units.
Data are being updated. The calculation is complicated by the high intensity of hostilities.
09:21 State Emergency Service
The search for victims under the rubble at the airport near the village Havryshivka of Vinnytsia district continues.
As of 7 a.m. on March 7, 15 people have been discharged from the rubble of buildings at Vinnytsia Airport, including 9 dead (5 civilians, 4 militaries). The search operations are underway.
09:07 Suspilne
The Deputy Prime Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, Iryna Vereshchuk, at a briefing, addressed Mr Macron, Mr Johnson, Mr Biden:
“Please help open real effective humanitarian corridors that will save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, including foreigners.”
08:58 Regional military administrarion of Zaporizhia
The troops of Kadyrov fired at the tank and ran over the car of Ukrposhta employees who distributed pensions. A man and a woman died on the spot.
The employees of Ukrposhta delivered pensions and mail along the route that passes through the settlements of Orikhiv, Omelnyk, Yegorivka and Novoselivka. On the way between the settlements of Yegorivka and Novoselivka, a tank drove to meet a civilian car. The driver took a little to the right to pass military equipment. In response, Russian soldiers opened fire on a civilian car from afar and ran over it.
08:49 Ukrainska Pravda, Hostomel territorial community
The head of the territorial community of Hostomel, Yuriy Prylypka, was killed by the occupiers while he was delivering medicine and food to the locals. Also, the mayor of Bucha was wounded.
08:00 The State Emergency Service
Operational info as of 07:00 a.m. on March 7, 2022, in the Kharkiv region.
The enemy resumed shelling and air bombardment of residential neighbourhoods and various facilities in Kharkiv and rural settlements of the region, resulting in many destructions and fires. At 7:15 p.m., another massive air bombardment of Kharkiv took place, completely or partially destroying multi-storey residential buildings, administrative buildings, medical facilities, educational institutions and dormitories. There were also large-scale fires in 21 buildings in the central part of the city. Rescuers rescued and evacuated about 200 people during firefighting and dismantling. Firefighters also found the bodies of 8 people under the rubble.
The final information on the dead and injured are currently being clarified.
07:47 The Vekhovna Rada of Ukraine
A powerful explosion erupted in Luhansk at night.
The oil depot is on fire.
07:25 Suspilne
At 5:15 a.m., the Russian troops began shelling of Mykolaiv from rocket installations of volley fire “Tornado”.
Rescuers also report that many shells in the city did not explode. As of 7:00 a.m., part of the city is deprived of heat. As of 7:20 a.m., there is no official information on the casualties.
07:04 Evropeiska pravda with reference to CNN
The USA claims Russia fired 600 missiles at Ukraine and used 95% of the power accumulated at the borders.
06:40 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Operational info regarding Russian invasion as of 06:00 of March 7, 2022
The enemy continues its offensive against Ukraine.
From the beginning of the day, the russian occupier continued to carry out rocket-bomb and artillery strikes on settlements in Ukraine.
The invaders continue to use the airfield network of the Republic of Belarus to carry out airstrikes on Ukraine.
Acting insidiously, the occupiers violate the rules of international humanitarian law, shell civilians, “green corridors”, take women and children hostage, place equipment, ammunition in residential areas of cities, artificially create a humanitarian crisis in the occupied settlements. Yes, the city of Irpin remains deprived of light, water and heat for more than three days. There is no supply of food and water. The occupiers forbade citizens to leave their homes.
There are numerous cases of staging reports for Russian TV channels about the alleged humanity and humanity of the invaders’ soldiers. Also, on social networks, the enemy continues to distribute the content created from the first person, which negatively covers the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Group of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carries out a defence operation in all areas of the enemy advance. The enemy continues to suffer heavy losses in manpower, ground equipment and means of air attack. Surrenders to captivity.
04:00 Ukrainska Pravda
On Monday, South Korea had decided to suspend transactions with Russia’s central bank.
Denmark will significantly increase its defense budget and will get rid of Russian gas amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
03:52 Ukrainska Pravda
In Russia, a Kostroma priest will be prosecuted for linking to a “No War” petition on the parish’s website and an anti-war sermon.
02:50 Ukrainska Pravda
The Wall Street Journal reports, citing four US officials, that Russia is recruiting Syrians who are aware of fighting in urban conditions to transfer them to Ukraine.
“Russia, which has been operating in Syria since 2015, has been recruiting fighters from there in recent days, hoping that their experience of fighting in urban conditions will help take Kyiv and deal a devastating blow to the Ukrainian government.”
00:45 Suspilne
A spokesman for the Operational Headquarters of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Sergei Bratchuk reported that Russian troops launched a missile strike on critical infrastructure near the village of Tuzla. As of 00:40 on March 7, no one was killed or injured. Information about the settlements located near Tuzla is being clarified.
00:30 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Updated info regarding Russian invasion as of 00:00 of March 6, 2022
The enemy continues the offensive operation against Ukraine, focusing on the encirclement of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mykolayiv, reaching the administrative borders in Luhansk and Donetsk regions, creating a land corridor with the Crimea in the direction of Mariupol–Novoazovsk.
The invaders did not achieve the ultimate goal of eleven days of occupation.
The enemy group began to accumulate resources for the storming of Kyiv.
At the same time, the occupiers did not stop trying to prepare for the offensive in the Polissya, Siversky, Donetsk, and Tavriya directions.
In the Polissya direction, the enemy is seeking to establish full control over the cities of Bucha and Irpin and get closer to the capital of Ukraine.
In the area of the city of Irpin, the enemy is moving in the advance tank and motorized infantry units.
From the territory of the Republic of Belarus through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone the supply of fuel and other material means for the occupying forces continues.
In the northern direction, the occupiers are trying to provide a tactical advantage to reach the eastern outskirts of Kyiv through Brovarsky and Boryspil districts, as well as to establish control over the cities of Chernihiv and Sumy.
After the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted fire damage on the places of accumulation of the enemy’s weapons in the areas of Nova Basan and Skripali, the enemy suffered significant losses, redeployed additional forces to replenish manpower and equipment.
In the Tavriya direction, the occupiers are conducting an offensive with forces of up to three battalions in the direction of the city of Zaporizhia. The enemy managed to restore the movement of trains on the Antonov railway bridge across the Dnieper.
In addition, the advance of enemy units in the northeastern direction along the Ingul River continues. Battalion tactical groups forced the river and occupied the settlement Kashpero-Mykolaivka.
The Armed Forces continue to conduct a defence operation in the South, East and North. In the course of hostilities, the city of Chuhuiv was liberated. The occupiers suffered heavy losses in personnel and equipment. Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Safronov, Commander of the 61st Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, and Lieutenant Colonel Denis Glebov, Deputy Commander of the 11th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, were killed.
00:05 State Emergency Center Department in Zhytomyr region
At about 9 pm, the towns of Korosten and Ovruch were hit by Russian aircraft. The school was damaged, houses were destroyed.
є ❗️ The first session of the International Criminal Court in The Hague will take place today, on March 7, said Fedor Venislavsky, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, during a telethon.
