Armed Forces of Ukraine

President Zelenskyy criticized the Pope's proposal for Ukraine's negotiations with Russia, saying that the Church should be with people who are defending their lives, not engaged in "virtual mediation" from afar.

During another air raid, the russians aimed a missile at Myrhorod, Poltava region.

This year, russia has allocated record funding for information warfare and operations against Ukraine, including disinformation campaigns, paid-for articles, and efforts to prevent Ukraine from obtaining weapons.

The russians are moving their ship repair bases from Crimea to Taman, likely to strengthen their ability to repair warships in Novorossiysk due to effective Ukrainian strikes on military facilities in Crimea.

Ukrainian troops destroyed over 300 russian occupants and 65 pieces of military equipment in the Tavriya sector over the last day, including 12 tanks, 17 armored vehicles, 5 artillery systems and 1 multiple rocket launcher system, said Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi.

Ukraine is accelerating the construction of defensive positions, such as anti-tank barriers, trenches, minefields, and strongholds on several frontline areas to reduce the ability of Russian troops to advance and inflict heavy losses in any breakthrough attempts.

Over the past day, 73 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy launched 5 missile and 95 air strikes, and fired 136 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple rocket launchers.

Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 424,060 personnel and 6,731 tanks.

Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces aviation conducted 8 attacks on enemy personnel, weapons, military equipment and air defense systems.

Ukrainian strikes destroyed the Taganrog Aviation Plant and the A-50 aircraft undergoing modernization there.

Deputy Minister of Defense Vitaliy Polovenko conducted unscheduled inspections of warehouses in eastern and central Ukraine to monitor the quality and distribution of daily field rations for military personnel, review complaints about the quality of rations and ensure proper supply of nutritious food to the military.

Over the last day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 52 Russian occupants, 2 self-propelled artillery systems, 6 cannons, 5 unmanned aerial vehicles, 22 vehicles, 1 boat and 2 generators on the left bank of the Dnipro River.

The situation in the Tauride sector remains difficult but controlled: 45 combat engagements took place yesterday, accounting for 2/3 of the fighting on the entire Russian-Ukrainian front.

The fortifications in Zaporizhzhia region consist of anti-tank ditches, dragon's teeth, communication routes, firing positions and shelters built according to standard designs of the Ministry of Defense to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities.

A Russian missile strike hits a field outside a settlement in Odesa region, causing no casualties.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the launch of guided aerial bombs by enemy tactical aircraft in Donetsk region and warned of the danger from enemy aircraft activity along the border in Sumy region.

In Taganrog, Russia, there was a massive drone attack that allegedly targeted the Beriev Aviation Science and Technology Complex, which is an important aviation facility. russia claims that 47 drones were shot down overnight.

Ukraine's Armed Forces warned of a missile approaching Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa region, announcing an air alert in southern Ukraine.

The Air Force of Ukraine confirms the destruction of 12 Iranian Shahed drones during night attacks in Dnipropetrovs'k, Donetsk and Poltava regions.

Over the past day, 63 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy launched 8 missile and 107 air strikes, and fired 113 times at Ukrainian positions and settlements from multiple rocket launchers, according to the morning report of the General Staff.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 12 of the 15 Shahed drones launched by the Russian occupiers, as well as various Russian military equipment and facilities.

Several explosions reportedly occurred in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro region, as groups of Iranian Shahed drones approached the city.

On Friday, March 8, Russians fired 49 times at 9 communities in Sumy region, causing injuries, and 249 explosions from mortars, artillery, rockets, and drones were recorded.

Ukrainian troops repelled 74 enemy attacks along the entire frontline, including 18 in the Novopavlivka and 14 in the Avdiivka sectors, while Russian proxies launched 7 missile attacks, 67 air strikes and fired 79 times from multiple launch rocket systems.

Kyrylo Tymoshenko, former deputy head of the Presidential Office, started working as an advisor to Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, focusing on media, communications and coordination of the information policy of the Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces during martial law.

The russian occupation forces in Ukraine increased the pace of their operations, but failed to achieve specific operational and tactical goals, achieving only minor successes in Luhansk and Donetsk regions.

In Kyiv, a journalist was beaten during an investigation of an alleged illegal call center, resulting in the opening of criminal proceedings for threatening or assaulting a journalist.

The village of Robotyno in Zaporizhzhia region is under effective fire control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the few Russians who manage to penetrate the village center are sooner or later destroyed.

russia fired North Korean missiles at Ukraine, with at least six used to strike Kyiv on February 14.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a decree naming the Ada-class corvette manufactured for Ukraine by Turkey the Hetman Ivan Vygovsky.