03.03.2022, Moscow.
Rossa Primavera News Agency publishes a summary of events in Ukraine as of 5 p.m. on March 3.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, as of 10:00 a.m., 1,612 Ukrainian military targets were hit during the special military operation. Among them: 62 control points and communication nodes, 39 S-300, Buk-M1 and Osa air defense missile systems, and 52 radar stations. Thirteen airplanes were destroyed in the air and 49 on the ground.
In Kiev, Mariupol, Kharkov, and Sumy, a humanitarian catastrophe is imminent, and nationalist groups are preventing the evacuation of the population.
More than 142,500 people, including 39,661 children, have been evacuated from the zone of the Russian special operation.
Fifty-two tons of humanitarian aid were delivered to seven settlements in the Kherson and Kharkov regions.
Kiev direction
A high-precision strike knocked out a backup technological television center near Lysaya Gora in Kyiv, which had been used for psychological operations by the SBU.
An evacuation corridor for civilians through the village of Berestyanka was organized for residents of Borodyanka, where Ukrainian neo-Nazi units are stationed along with their equipment in residential neighborhoods northwest of Kiev.
In Chernigov, an oil depot in the west of the city is on fire.
Russian troops are advancing toward Kiev, constructing pontoon crossings in places where nationalists have blown up bridges.
The Russian military ensured the safe exit of 180 people from the UN Mission from Kiev.
Kharkov direction
The Shevchenko plant, which was struck in Kharkiv, was the headquarters of the territorial defense units. At night there was also a strike on the SSU building in the center of the city.
Balakleya was liberated from nationalist battalions.
The Ukrainian army launched a strike on the residential neighborhoods of Izyum.
Ukrainian soldiers on two trucks arrived to set up positions near a residential building at 34 Sapernaya Street in northeastern Kharkov.
A Ukrainian military truck and commandeered buses stand in front of the house of Metrostroiteley, 3 and the sports ground of school No. 165 in the North Saltovka district of Kharkiv. The sounds of artillery fire can be heard all around.
Yesterday in Kharkov, Nazis fired on a group of Chinese citizens as they attempted to independently enter Russian territory, two people were seriously wounded.
Ukrainian propagandists are passing off the 2017 Balakleya ammunition depot explosions as a bombing of Kharkov.
Zaporizhzhye direction
Russian armed forces took control of the settlements of Chistopolye, Novopoltavka, and Zhovtnevoye.
South direction
A bridge over the railroad tracks was blown up on the approach to the village of Kalinovka, northeast of Nikolaev.
Russian warships are on duty near Odessa.
In Genichesk, which is controlled by Russian troops, night watches are organized to protect civilians and prevent looting. The mayor of Genichesk went to work on Monday, as did many other officials, and reported that food deliveries would soon be established.
Liberation of the LPR and DPR
A group of troops from the Lugansk People’s Republic, with fire support from the Russian Armed Forces, advanced 4 km and reached the outskirts of Severodonetsk. On the morning of March 3, Epifanovka, Stepnoy Yar, Gavrilovka, Andreevka, Kreminnaya, and Torskoye (DPR) were liberated. The LPR People’s Militia succeeded in advancing 75 km in the direction of Troitskoye. The Yarovaya – Krasny Liman – Privolye road direction was taken under control.
Units of the DPR armed forces carried out a successful offensive, advanced 8 kilometers and took under control the settlements of Novokrasnovka and Krasnovka.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued their offensive, acting on the adjacent flank of the DPR units and took control of Blagoveshchenka, Sinyaya Gora, Petrovskoye, Shevchenkivskoye, Sladkaya Balka, Ilchenkovo, Ocherevataya, and Novoprokopovka villages.
DPR People’s Militia plans to encircle the Ukrainian military near Donetsk and Gorlovka – Basurin.
About 400,000 residents are blocked in Mariupol. Russia is ready to receive and accommodate Mariupol residents who are guaranteed safety.
In Mariupol, the construction hypermarket “Epicenter K” on the western outskirts of the city is on fire.
Situation in the republics
16:07 – In Yasinovataya, a woman who lived at 79 Sadovaya Street was killed due to shelling by Ukrainian troops.
Donetsk
Ukrainian armed units fired 113 pieces of ammunition on the territory of the DPR over the past day. The villages of Oleksandrovka, Trudovskaya and Verkhnetoretskoye (Donetsk direction), the villages of Holmovskyi, Ozeryanovka, mines 6/7, Panteleimonovka (Gorlovka direction) and Dokuchayevsk (Mariupol direction) came under fire of the Ukrainian army. The enemy used 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, the weaponry of BMPs and APCs, grenade launchers and small arms.
Two civilians were injured as a result of the shelling. The Zuyevskaya thermal power plant and the gas pipeline in Gorlovka were also damaged.
In the previous 24 hours, the Ukrainian army fired 434 rounds of ammunition. Four civilians were killed and another 30 were wounded as a result of the shelling. Also, 125 households, 33 infrastructure facilities and 25 vehicles were damaged.
As a result of this morning’s shelling by Ukrainian militants on the Kiev district of Donetsk, a direct hit was reported in the residential area on Vzletnaya Street 44, 46. Glazing in the houses was damaged.
3:56 p.m. – As a result of the shelling of the Kiev district a woman was wounded on Listvennaya street 9.
In Kirovsky district, a direct hit to a house on Schumann Street 18 was reported.
Gorlovka
The following damage was recorded as a result of the shelling of the territory of the city by the Ukrainian army:
- Komarova village. Shell hits to the roof on Kosmonavt Komarova Streer 6 were reported.
- The village of Shacht Lenin. The shells hit the house on Tsvetochny side street 6.
- The enemy forces hit a house on Tsvetochny side street 4. A man living in the house was not injured.
- Neighborhood 88, Korolenko Streer 17. A house was hit and burst into flames.
According to clarified information from the DPR Mission to the Joint Centre for Ceasefire Control and Coordination, four civilians, including two children, were wounded as a result of the shelling of Gorlovka on Korolenko Street 19 by the Ukrainian army:
- 66-years-old woman
- 66-years-old woman and 50-years-old man
- 10-years-old girl
- 17-years-old girl
All of the victims received timely medical care and their condition is satisfactory.
Lugansk
From the direction of Novotoshkovskoye to the area of Berezovskoye: a shelling using 120 mm mortar (12 mines) was reported by the Ukrainian armed units at 12.20.
Political situation
Lavrov is confident that a solution to the crisis around Ukraine will be found, Russia’s conditions are minimal.
The US has subjugated Europe, as Napoleon or Hitler did in their time – Lavrov.
The speaker of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, when asked “Why did the special operation begin only now? What information indicated that at this very moment such an operation was necessary?” said that if the operation had not begun, literally the next day an operation by NATO would have begun, but only by the Banderites, the neo-Nazis of Ukraine. “We made it in time, which means we saved hundreds of thousands of lives.”
Russia stops supplying rocket engines to the USA – Rogozin, Roskosmos CEO.
The North Crimean Canal has begun to fill up with water. The water has already reached Armyansk.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron that attempts to buy time by delaying negotiations will only lead to new demands on Kiev.
The price of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange rose above $3,700 per ton and hit a new historic high. Electricity costs make up the bulk of the cost of aluminum. In addition, the aluminum industry is characterized by complicated logistics. For example, alumina is taken from Africa to the Nikolayevsky GOK, where it is enriched and transported to Krasnoyarsk, where aluminum is produced.
The defense attaché of the Croatian embassy in Moscow was summoned to the Defense Ministry. The military attaché was told of the illegal activities of Croatian citizen Denis Šeljer, who participated in combat operations in southeastern Ukraine in 2015, forming groups of Croatian mercenaries to be sent to Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry is aware of about 200 Croatian mercenaries arriving in Ukraine.
All mercenaries sent by the West to help the Kiev nationalist regime are not combatants under international humanitarian law. They are not entitled to POW status. The best thing that awaits foreign mercenaries when apprehended is criminal prosecution, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Ukraine
The Ukrainian side is in Poland, but resists having negotiations with the Russian Federation in Belovezhskaya Pushcha.
A source in the Office of the President of Ukraine said that the Kiev authorities will demand at the talks the end of hostilities, the withdrawal of Russian troops, the return of territories (Crimea, LPR, DPR), and reparations (the payment of $500 billion to Ukraine over 25 years by Russia).
Zelensky said that the first 16,000 foreign mercenaries were coming to the country.
Great Britain, Denmark, Latvia, Poland, and Croatia have legally allowed their citizens to participate in combats in Ukraine. The French Foreign Legion command plans to send ethnic Ukrainian soldiers to help the Kiev regime.
Heavy weapons shipments began at night across the Chop-Zakhon border crossing in Transcarpathia in the Hungary-Poland-Ukraine border triangle. On the night of March 1 to 2, two Grad MLRSs were transported. On the Ukrainian side, the head of the border guard detachment is in charge of receiving the equipment.
In the Chernovtsy region, a group of men of conscription age tried to escape mobilization in Moldova. They were caught while trying to cross the Dnester. In the Lvov region, the bribe to cross the Polish border and evade conscription is 150 dollars.
There are problems with the Internet in Ukraine. Google and Youtube do not load. Telegram also works poorly.
On February 28, city authorities in the Lvov region banned the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The priests and parishioners were accused of anti-Ukrainian and anti-state activities. The decision to ban the UOC MP was taken after representatives of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the village of Rechychany.
Western countries
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) suspended Russian and Belarusian teams from participation in Winter Paralympics in Beijing the day before the start of the Games. According to the official statement, the decision was taken due to the fact that some teams announced their unwillingness to participate in the Games, as well as due to increased tension in the Olympic villages.
German authorities intend to provide Ukraine with 2,700 Strela anti-aircraft missiles.
EU made a statement that Ukraine’s application for EU membership can be accepted only after the war is over.
Recruitment centers for foreign mercenaries for Ukraine function on the basis of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in Warsaw, London, Madrid, and Paris. Recruitment is carried out not only to participate in combat operations but also to join the ranks of the information and psychological brigade Vepr. The brigade is tasked with misinforming the population of Western countries about Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
The EU has signed a Memorandum with Ukraine to provide 1.2 billion euros of macro-financial assistance.
Biden administration asks US Congress to approve $32.5 billion in support for Ukraine – The Washington Post.
Taiwan announced its desire to join the US anti-China military alliance Quad (USA, Australia, India, Japan).
Czech police prosecuted nine Czech residents on suspicion of publicly endorsing Russia’s military special operation in Ukraine.
The attacks by foreign mercenaries are carried out using weapons supplied by the West to the Kiev regime. It is Javelin (USA) and NLOW (UK) anti-tank systems and Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile systems, which require serious training to master.
US military intelligence has launched a large-scale campaign to recruit PMC contractors to be sent to Ukraine. First of all, employees of the US PMCs Akademi, Cubic and DynCorp are being recruited.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
