Russian occupation forces control the town of Mahnush, which is right before Mariupol. The city of Mariupol could briefly be reached. The local government reported about the humanitarian catastrophe, the city urgently seeks humanitarian aid.
According to the comments at the President’s Office based on reports of heads of Regional State Administrations as of 8 am, March 8: the enemy has raised Volnovakha to the ground, the evacuation from there is to continue today. Also in the Donetsk region shelling continued in Avdiivka, and near Mariinka the battle began.
In Lugansk region russian troops shelled Popasna, Rubizhne, Sieverodonetsk. In Popasna the psychoneurological dispensary came under fire, 2 people were killed. In Rubiznhe 3 civilians were injured. The town has been without a gas supply, partially there is no electricity or water.
Sumy region. As a result of airstrikes on residential areas over 20 people were killed or injured, including children. Russia hits civilians’ houses. Air-raid sirens were heard overnight in Okntyrka. The enemy troops bombarded residential areas, the private sector, grocery stores. They hit an already damaged thermal power plant. The city remains without heating for the last 4 days. The number of victims is being clarified, while the State Emergency Service is clearing away the rubble.
In Zaporizhzhia, the enemy is preparing to attack and is regrouping troops. In the occupied cities of Polohy, Vasyliv, Tokmak, Melitopol, Berdiansk, Enerhodar local communities' leaders control the situation. At the same time, Russia is trying to establish a police regime by directly terrorizing civilians.
Yesterday in the Mykolaiv region Ukrainian army repulsed enemy troops. In the night explosions were heard in the city of Mykolaiv, but the rest of the region was quiet.
In Kharkiv, the night was relatively calm. The battles were heard on Izyum and Derhachiv fronts.
In Kyiv region - fightings in Irpin. Shellings of Makariv, Hostomel district. Recorded movements of russian military vehicles in the north of Brovary district. Constant air-raid sirens in Vasylkiv, Bila Tserkva, Hostomel, Uzyn. The area is preparing for evacuation.
Air raid sirens in Khmelnytskyi. Russia tried to fire on Starokostyantyniv. The attack was repulsed.
The night was quiet in the Zhytomyr region. The evening before there was an airstrike. Two oil depots were hit in the industrial area.
In Kherson at 2:00 am two powerful explosions were heard. The consequences are being investigated.
Several air-raid sirens were heard overnight in the Chernihiv region. Defensive battles continue near the city of Chernihiv and in the region.
Poltava region: air-raid sirens in Lubny and Poltava.
In the evening the air alarm was heard in Chernivtsi. The night was calm.
In Odesa, Dnipro, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv region, Cherkasy region, Ternopil, Vinnytsia region, Volyn, Kirovohrad region, Rivne region – the night passed peacefully.
According to the General Staff, the enemy continues the offensive operation against Ukraine, but their progress has slowed significantly. Defense Forces continue safeguarding defined territories in Southern, Eastern, and Northern operational zones within established boundaries.