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The Daily Update (For April 4):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Geolocated footage published on April 3 indicates...
05/04/2023

The Daily Update (For April 4):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Geolocated footage published on April 3 indicates that Russian forces likely advanced in southern Bakhmut closer to the Avangard stadium. Russian forces attacked Orikhovo-Vasylivka (11km northwest of Bakhmut), Khromove (2km west of Bakhmut), and Ivanivske (6km west of Bakhmut). Geolocated footage published on April 4 indicates that Russian forces made marginal gains west of Novobakhmutivka (13km northwest of Avdiivka). Geolocated footage published on April 2 indicates that Ukrainian forces likely recaptured positions northwest of Novoselivka (17km northeast of Avdiivka) and advanced close to the settlement.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces conducted unsuccessful attacks on Kreminna, Nevske (20km northwest of Kreminna), Dibrova (5km southwest of Kreminna), and Serebrianska forest area (10km south of Kreminna). Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions near Zhuravka gully (18km west of Kreminna) and elements of the 1st Guards Tank Army (Western Military District) attacked Ukrainian positions near Kuzemivka (14km northwest of Svatove). Geolocated footage shows a limited Ukrainian advance northeast of Verkhnokamianske (18km south of Kreminna).
Southern Ukraine:
- Shahed drones struck the military airfield in Shkilnyi Raion and Odesa Aircraft Repair Plant in Odesa City. Russian forces struck agricultural territory and industrial areas in the Kherson City and Beryslav, Kherson Oblast directions with guided bombs from Su-35 aircraft.

Ukraine/Russia:

- The ex-head of Antonov State Enterprise, Serhii Bychkov, was charged with official negligence leading to the destruction of the Mriya aircraft.
- Ukraine has obtained 3,200 drones for use by the Army.

EU/NATO/UN:

- Poland and Ukraine signed a joint memorandum for the reconstruction of Ukraine and production of 155mm shells.
- The Czech Republic will send $30 million in military aid that is currently not being used.
- Poland delivers eight more MiG-29s bringing the total to 12 jets delivered.
- Latvia reinstates mandatory military service for males between 18-27 years old.

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The Daily Update (For April 2):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Russian forces continued to attack Bakhmut and it...
04/04/2023

The Daily Update (For April 2):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Russian forces continued to attack Bakhmut and its environs. Ukrainian forces conducted a missile strike on the AZOM plant on April 2 confirming its capture. Ukrainian Spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi stated that Russian forces retreated from unspecified positions in the Donetsk direction.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces continued limited ground attacks along the Svatove-Kreminna line. Russian officials claimed that Russian forces made marginal gains northwest of Kreminna.
Southern Ukraine:
- Ukrainian forces conducted a HIMARS strike against a rail depot in Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, the third strike against the city in the past week.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is scheduled to visit Russia's Kaliningrad to address safety concerns over the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzia Nuclear Power Plant.

EU/NATO/UN:

- The UK Ministry of Defense assessed that a significant minority of Russia’s 200,000 casualties in Ukraine are due to poor discipline and training outside of combat, including due to excessive alcohol consumption and mishandling of small arms.
- NATO his considering a rule requiring all member states to donate $500 million dollars to Ukraine per year.
- Denmark and Norway will jointly transfer 8,000 artillery shells to Ukraine.
- Ukraine received the first batch of $2.7 billion dollars from the IMF.
- German armsmaker Rheinmetall is building a service center for Western military equipment used by Ukraine's Armed Forces in Romania.
- Poland delivers the first MiG-29 to Ukraine, one of four.

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The Daily Update (April 1):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Russian forces did not make any confirmed gains in or...
03/04/2023

The Daily Update (April 1):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Russian forces did not make any confirmed gains in or around Bakhmut on April 1. Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces continued assaults on Bakhmut itself and conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Bohdanivka (6km northwest of Bakhmut) and Ivanivske (6km west of Bakhmut). Geolocated footage indicates that Ukrainian forces likely made marginal gains northeast of Vodyane (8km southwest of Avdiivka). Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Avdiivka, Novobakhmutivka (14km northwest of Avdiivka), Sieverne, Pervomaiske, and Marinka.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces conducted unsuccessful attacks against Kreminna, Chervonopopivka, Makiivka, Dibrova, Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, and Verkhnokamyanske. Geolocated footage indicated that Ukrainian forces made limited advances west of Chervonopopivka and northeast of Verkhnokamyanske.
Southern Ukraine:
- Satellite imagery shows Russian forces building fortifications near Armyansk checkpoint, on the Perekop Isthmus, on the Yevpatoria beaches, and along the E97 and E105 highways.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Russian, Ukrainian, and Western sources observed on April 1 that the Russian winter offensive has failed to achieve the Kremlin’s goals of seizing the Donetsk and Luhansk oblast administrative borders by March 31. Russian milbloggers fretted that Russian forces must finish their offensive operations in Bakhmut and Avdiivka to prepare for the Ukrainian counteroffensives they expect between Orthodox Easter on April 16 and Soviet Victory Day on May 9.
- Russia confirmed plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to western Belarus.
- An explosion in a cafe in the center of St. Petersburg killed Russian propagandist and war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 30 others on April 2, Russian media reported.

EU/NATO/UN:

- UK Defense Ministry: Second group of Ukrainian soldiers completes training on AS-90 howitzers.

United States:

- The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the “immediate release” of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and U.S. citizen Paul Whelan charged with espionage by Moscow.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 31):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Geolocated footage posted on March 31 shows a Wagn...
02/04/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 31):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Geolocated footage posted on March 31 shows a Wagner Group flag on a building in the center of Bakhmut within a few blocks (within 400 meters) of the city administration building. Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin stated that there are no signs that Ukrainian troops are leaving Bakhmut, claimed that Wagner does not report out on the full extent of its own gains in Bakhmut, and called for conventional Russian forces around Bakhmut to continue to hold the flanks and support Wagner’s operations within the city. Geolocated footage posted on March 31 indicates that Ukrainian troops conducted a counterattack southwest of Bakhmut and regained lost positions south of Ivanivske (about 7km southwest of Bakhmut). Geolocated footage published on March 31 indicates that Russian force advanced in Vesele (6km north of Avdiivka).
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces conducted unsuccessful operations against Stelmakhivka (15km northwest of Svatove), Makiivka (22km northwest of Kreminna), Kreminna itself, Dibrova (5km southwest of Kreminna), Kuzmyne (3km southwest of Kreminna), Hryhorivka (9km south of Kreminna), Bilohorivka (10km south of Kreminna) and Berestove (30km south of Kreminna).
Southern Ukraine:
- Southern Operational Command stated on March 31 that Russian forces in this area are spreading themselves out and dispersing troops and equipment to avoid presenting targets. Geolocated footage posted on March 30 shows a Ukrainian strike against a Russian electronic warfare (EW) system in Nova Kakhovka.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Russia has formally taken over as chair of the UN Security Council, leaving it in a position to block executive action.
- The Kremlin may be attempting to trade food and other commodities for over 24 types of weapons and munitions and wants to send a delegation to North Korea to pursue this offer.

EU/NATO/UN:

- Ukraine will buy 100 Polish Rosomak armored vehicles using Polish and American funding.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 30):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Wagner fighters continued assault operations in th...
01/04/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 30):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Wagner fighters continued assault operations in the industrial zone in northern Bakhmut, advanced north of the Bakhmut City Market in the center of the city, and have completely cleared neighborhoods in southern and southwestern Bakhmut. Ukrainian Colonel Yevhen Mezhevikin stated on March 30 that Russian assaults in the Bakhmut area have slowed and that Ukrainian forces have thwarted an imminent threat of encirclement. Russian forces conducted operation near Avdiivka, Novobakhmutivka, Novokalynove, Stepove, Sieverne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, and Marinka.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces conducted unsuccessful operations against Berestove (24km northwest of Svatove), Stelmakhivka (12km northwest of Svatove), Kuzmyne (3km southwest of Kreminna), and Vyimka (27km southwest of Kreminna). Geolocated footage shows a Russian advance near Kuzemivka (14km northwest of Svatove).
Southern Ukraine:
- Geolocated footage shows explosions at a Russian airbase in Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Putin signed a decree authorizing the conscription of 147,000 Russians into the military for its spring cycle.
- The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast on charges of espionage on March 30. Russian authorities may have arrested Gershkovich as a retaliatory response to the US arrest of Russian national Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov on March 24 on charges of acting as an agent of a foreign power.

EU/NATO/UN:

- The IMF has approved $15.6 billion dollars for Ukraine, of which $2 billion will be disbursed immediately.

United States:

- The U.S. reported Wagner Group has lost 30,000 casualties in the fight for Bakhmut, with approximately 9,000 dead. This severely constrains Russia’s ability to continue operations around the city.
- The U.S. will likely announce a new arms package worth $2.6 billion.
- Ukraine started using American Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) kits.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 28):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Wagner Group forces have likely captured the indus...
30/03/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 28):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Wagner Group forces have likely captured the industrial AZOM plant. Geolocated footage shows Russian forces likely advanced in southern Bakhmut and up to the Bakhmut City Market. Russian forces established sufficient river crossings across the Bakhmutka river and fighting in Bakhmut is increasingly shifting to western parts of the city. Russian forces may be regrouping near Bakhtaran, as the tempo of attacks has decreased over three days.
Near Avdiivka, Russian troops attacked Avdiivka, Stepove (7km northwest of Avdiivka), Sieverne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, and Marinka. The UK MoD claimed the Russian 10th Tank Regiment lost the majority of its tanks in the effort to encircle Avdiivka in recent days.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces continued unsuccessful operations against Krokhmalne (20km northwest of Svatove), Kuzmyne (3km southwest of Kreminna), Bilohorivka (10km south of Kreminna), Verkhnokamyanske (18km south of Kreminna), and Berestove (30km south of Kreminna). Geolocated footage shows a limited Ukrainian advance near Dibrova, about 6km west of Kreminna.
Southern Ukraine:
- Russia claimed Ukraine attacked Lukyanivske (about 32km southeast of Zaporizhzhia City). Ukrainian forces likely hit Melitopol and Fedorivka (about 17km northwest of Melitopol) with HIMARS.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin may be using his influence in Russia’s mainstream media landscape to present himself as a contender in Russia’s 2024 presidential elections. Recently conducting interviews filmed in the same format as Putin and heavily criticized the Kremlin.
- Russia began drills using the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system, with a claimed range of 11,000 kilometers.

EU/NATO/UN:

- Germany has approved an additional $12 billion euros to Ukraine.
- Spain will deliver six of 10 Leopard tanks after Easter.

United States:

- The U.S. denied a report that Russia has suspended all nuclear-related communications. The U.S. withheld one report, but claims to be implementing the new START treaty.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 27):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Geolocated footage shows Russian advances within B...
29/03/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 27):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Geolocated footage shows Russian advances within Bakhmut to Zelena Street and Oleksandry Kolpakovoi streets in northwestern Bakhmut. Other footage showed Yevgeny Prigozhin visiting School No.5 near central Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces reported attacks on Bakhmut, Bohdanivka (6km northwest), Ivanivske (5km west) and Predtechyne (15km southwest).
Near Avdiiivka, Russian forces attacked Avdiivka, Novokalynove (10km north of Avdiivka), Severne (5km west of Avdiivka), Tonenke (5km west of Avdiivka), Stepove (8km northwest of Avdiivka), Novobakhmutivka (11km northwest of Avdiivka), Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka and Marinka. Geolocated footage shows Russian troops have entered Novomykhailivka, about 10km south of Avdiivka.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Geolocated footage shows Russian advances into Raihorodka, 12km west of Svatove. Russian forces continued unsuccessful operations against Synkivka (10km northeast of Kupyansk), Kreminna, Bilohorivka (10km south of Kreminna), Vyimka (25km south of Kreminna), and Vesele (30km south of Kreminna).
Southern Ukraine:
- Ukrainian forces conducted a HIMARS strike against a dormitory quartering Russian military and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) personnel in occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Russian Eastern Group of Forces (Eastern Military District) Commander Colonel General Rustam Muradov was removed from his post, according to several sources.
- Ukrainian guerrilla fighters wounded Russian occupation police chief Mykhailo Moskvin after blowing up his car in Mariupol.
- Russian MoD has confirmed 19,514 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia, with only 300 being returned. This violates the Geneva Conventions.

EU/NATO/UN:

- Canada will extend a $2.4 billion dollar loan to Ukraine over the next year for budgetary support.
- Portugal delivered three Leopard 2 tanks yesterday, along with Germany’s batch.
- France will double it’s 155mm shell deliveries to Ukraine to 2000 per month.
- Bulgaria will secretly send $180 million dollars worth of ammunition to Ukraine.
United States:

- The U.S. is in favor of a special hybrid tribunal to punish Russian war crimes in Ukraine, Voice of America (VOA) reported.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 26):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Russian forces continued attacking Bakhmut and its...
28/03/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 26):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Russian forces continued attacking Bakhmut and its environs and made marginal gains within the city. Russian sources claimed that Wagner Group forces cleared the AZOM plant in northern Bakhmut. Russian sources reported the formation of the “Uragan” volunteer battalion of the irregular formation 1st “Wolves” Sabotage and Reconnaissance Brigade, which operates in the Avdiivka area.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks on the Svatove-Kreminna line. Ukrainian officials stated that Russian and Ukrainian forces fought 10 battles in the Kupyansk-Lyman direction.
Southern Ukraine:
- Head of the Ukrainian United Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces Nataliya Humenyuk stated that Russian forces in southern Ukraine lack adequate supplies of missiles and drones.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar called for informational silence regarding a potential Ukrainian counteroffensive.
- President Zelensky visited Nikopol, as Russian drones rained down.

EU/NATO/UN:

- The first batch of Challenger 2 main battle tanks arrived in Kyiv.
- Belgium supplied 36 tons of equipment to help rebuild energy infrastructure.
- Germany is looking to boost defense aid of Ukraine to more than $15 billion euros over the next years.
- Poland has detained a foreigner suspected of spying for Russian Intelligence.
- Germany has delivered 18 tanks and 40 Mardar armored vehicles in a large shipment.
- Moldova announced joint exercises with the UK, US and Romania.

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After a two week hiatus, we’re resuming The Daily Update (For Mar 24):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Geolocated...
26/03/2023

After a two week hiatus, we’re resuming The Daily Update (For Mar 24):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Geolocated footage shows Russian forces advancing towards the T0504 Kostyantynivka-Chasiv Yar-Bakhmut highway just south of Ivanivske, about 7km southwest of Bakhmut. Additional footage shows advances west of Zalizianske (11km northwest of Bakhmut) and within northern Bakhmut itself. Ukrainian forces retook a portion of the E40 Bakhmut-Slovyansk highway north of Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces repelled attacks on Bakhmut, Orikhovo-Vasylivka (11km northwest), Bohdanivka (6km northwest), Ivanivske (5km west), Stupochky (11km southwest) and Predtechyne (14km southwest).
Russia continued unsuccessful operations in the Avdiivka region, with attacks on Avdiivka, Keramik (12km north of Avdiivka), Stepove (7km northwest of Avdiivka), Severne (5km west of Avdiivka), Novokalynove (12km north of Avdiivka), Novobakhmutivka (12km northwest of Avdiivka), Pervomaiske, Marinka, Pobieda, and Novomykhailivka.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces conducted unsuccessful attacks on Hryanykivka (17km northeast of Kupyansk), Bilohorivka (13km south of Kreminna), and the Serebrianska forest area (10km south of Kreminna).
Southern Ukraine:
- Ukrainian forces are allegedly massing forces at Orikhiv (50km southeast of Zaporizhzhia City) for a southern counterattack.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus as a ramp-up in tensions.
- Crimean occupation head Sergey Aksyonov has formed a Wagner Group-affiliated PMC. PMC “Convoy” is under the leadership of Prigozhin associate Konstantin Pikalov, who has led Wagner operations in Africa.
- Putin has claimed Russia will modernize 1,600 tanks over the next three years, as well as produce new ones.
- International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi will conduct a second visit to Zaporizhzia Nuclear Plant next week.
- Russian citizens in Crimea have begun an evacuation, as fears of a Ukrainian counteroffensive grow.

EU/NATO/UN:

- Polish Prime Minister Morawieck said the EU will adopt the 11th round of sanctions within the next two weeks.
- Two men in Slovenia were arrested for allegedly spying for Russian SVR intelligence.
- A Polish commander of the International Legion was killed near Bakhmut.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 12):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Russian forces continued offensive operations near...
14/03/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 12):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Russian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut but have not completed a turning movement, envelopment, or encirclement around the city. Russian milbloggers claimed that Wagner Group fighters captured parts or all of Orikhovo-Vasylivka (11km northwest of Bakhmut), although Wagner Group stated that Wagner fighters do not control the settlement. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces entered Krasnohorivka (9km north of Avdiivka).
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russian forces conducted limited ground attacks along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line.
Southern Ukraine:
- No significant movement reported on Southern front.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Iranian State Media announced on March 11 that Iran has finalized a deal to buy Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia.

EU/NATO/UN:

- United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (UK MoD) reported on March 12 that Russian military personnel from eastern regions of Russia die in Ukraine at per capita rates up to fortyfold of those of Russian personnel from Moscow City. They also reported that Kazakh and Tartar minorities make up 75 percent of casualties among Russian military personnel from Astrakhan Oblast.
- Serbia's Economy Minister Rade Basta on March 13 called on his government to finally impose sanctions against Russia.
- The EU Council has extended sanctions for another six months.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 11):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Russian forces did not make any confirmed progress...
13/03/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 11):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Russian forces did not make any confirmed progress in Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces repelled attacks on Bakhmut, Paraskoviivka (3km northeast), Zalizianske (10km northwest), Dubovo-Vasylivka (6km northwest), Bohdanivka (6km northwest), and Ivanivske (5km west). Near Avdiivka, Russia attacked Avdiivka, Kamianka (5km northeast of Avdiivka), Severne (5km west of Avdiivka), Tonenke (6km west of Avdiivka), Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Marinka and Novomykhailivka.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Russia conducted unsuccessful attacks on Hryanykivka (18km northeast of Kupyansk) and Masyutivka (15km northeast of Kupyansk). Geolocated footage confirmed the capture of Pershotravneve (22km east of Kupyansk). Ukrainian forces advanced into Kuzemivka (14km northwest of Svatove). Ukrainian forces repelled attacks on Kreminna, Nevske (18km northwest of Kreminna), Bilohorivka, Spirne, and Fedorivka.
Southern Ukraine:
- Russian forces greatly expanded fortifications north of Chystopillia, Zaporizhia. Ukrainian forces struck three Russian ammunition warehouses, air defenses, and four manpower and equipment concentration areas on the east (left) bank. Ukrainian forces also likely conducted an airstrike on Mariupol.

Ukraine/Russia:

- A military court in Moscow will try eight mobilized soldiers from Kaliningrad Oblast for desertion, a charge that reportedly carries a prison term of up to 15 years.
- Members of the Atesh partisan movement blew up the railway track between the occupied settlements of Abrikosivka and Radensk.
- On March 12, 239 Russian soldiers were recorded killed, and another 293 injured in the sector of the front line around Bakhmut.

EU/NATO/UN:

- Luxembourg has sent 14 armored ambulances to Ukraine.
- Neutral Switzerland will dismantle outdated Rapier missiles rather than send to Ukraine.

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The Daily Update (For Mar 10):Status of Positions: Donetsk: - Geolocated footage shows Russian troops within 800...
12/03/2023

The Daily Update (For Mar 10):

Status of Positions:

Donetsk:
- Geolocated footage shows Russian troops within 800 meters of the AZOM metal plant. Russian forces are clearing eastern Bakhmut of civilians. Ukrainian forces reported attacks on Bakhmut, Zalizianske (10km northwest), Orikhovo-Vasylivka (10km northwest), Dubovo-Vasylivka (6km northwest), and Ivanivske (5km west). Russia continued unsuccessful operations against Avdiivka, Kamianka (5km northeast of Avdiivka), Krasnohorivka (9km north of Avdiivka), Severne (5km west of Avdiivka), Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Pobieda, and Novomykhailivka. Russia continued a limited offensive against Vuhledar (30km southwest of Donetsk City), even after suffering tremendous casualties.
Eastern Ukraine:
- Ukrainian General Staff did not report ground attacks in the Kupyansk or Lyman directions on March 10, a notable deviation from its normal reporting pattern. Ukrainian forces repelled an attack on Bilohorivka (10km south of Kreminna).
Southern Ukraine:
- Ukrainian forces destroyed seven Russian naval vessels that attempted to reach the Dnipro delta islands over the course of three recent unspecified days. Ukrainian forces shelled Russian positions on Velyki Potemkin, Kruhlik, and Bilohrudy islands.

Ukraine/Russia:

- Russian casualties over the past day in Bakhmut include 221 killed and 314 wounded, according to Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesperson for the eastern grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

EU/NATO/UN:

- Finland military backs out of the Prime Minister’s proposal to give Hornet fighters to Ukraine.

United States:

- White House officials reported that Russian intelligence-linked individuals are planning to stage protests against the Moldovan government with the intent of fomenting a “manufactured insurrection” to install a pro-Russian administration in Moldova.

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