Situation on the frontlines as of March 8, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — fighting is taking place in the forests of Kreminna, near Makiivka and Ploschanka. The enemy is intensifying its activities in the area of Hryanykivka-Lyman Pershyi. No changes were recorded.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — fighting continues near Zaliznyanske. The enemy tried to enter Dubovo-Vasylivka to gain a foothold there, with partial success. This maneuver seems to be connected with unsuccessful attempts to enter Bohdanivka, so the katsaps decided to shift the attack to the left flank of the village. Fighting continues in the south of Bakhmut.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — Localized clashes continue. No changes have been recorded.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia and Tavria direction — no changes. Successful artillery strikes by the Defense Forces on decision-making centers personnel and ammunition depots continue.

🗂 Analytical note. Again, we will talk about Bakhmut, as we received the most information from there over the past day. The enemy is trying to stretch the breakthrough rather than close it to raise the cost of holding Bakhmut. To be frank, a week ago the forecasts for the city were disappointing, but in recent days a tremendous amount of work has been done to prevent the enemy from encircling the city. This is the main merit of Ukrainian soldiers.

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🇬🇪 Georgia's ruling party withdraws law on 'foreign agents' adopted in first reading

✍️In a joint statement, the political councils of the "Georgian Dream", the "People's Power", and the parliamentary majority noted that "the adopted draft law caused divergent opinions in society" and "its adoption in the first reading was presented as a departure from the European course in the eyes of a part of the public."

💭«Given all of the above, as a government responsible to every member of society, we have decided to unconditionally withdraw the draft law we supported without reservation. When the emotional background subsides, we will better explain to the public what the draft law was for and why it was important to ensure transparency of foreign influence in our country. To do this, we will start meetings with the public and inform them about every detail of the case».

🇱🇻 Latvia has handed over the first 8 cars to Ukraine for the military, which were seized from citizens for drunken driving - the Government website reports

💼On Tuesday, 7th of March, the Cabinet of Ministers (CoM) considered an information report and a draft decree on the free transfer of state-owned vehicles to Ukraine. The government decided to transfer eight state-owned vehicles to military units of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Vinnytsia Regional Clinical Hospital and the territorial medical association of Kupiansk Council free of charge, the website says.

💭"I am proud that together we can do it! It took a little over a month from idea to implementation. I am grateful for the support and active participation of the Inland Revenue Service, my colleagues from the government, the Commission on Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention, and the members of the Sejm for unanimously supporting the amendments to the Law on Support of Civilians of Ukraine. We have once again reaffirmed our unity in supporting Ukraine. I believe that any support we provide - big or small - brings us closer to victory in this senseless war. Special thanks to Reinis Pozņaks, the founder of "Twitterconvoy", and his team for supporting the idea, the work put into the evaluation of the vehicle and the planned regular practical work on the delivery of vehicles," said Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens.

🔥 The joint work of the fighters of the 130th battalion of the 241st Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces and the 54th Mechanized Brigade, who tricked the enemy and struck them when they were relaxing and rejoicing at the captured line

🫡 We are grateful to the soldiers for the material provided!

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🇺🇸🇮🇱US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin visited Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

🗣The purpose of the visit is to call for a reduction in tensions in the west bank of the Jordan river, where three "Islamic Jihad" fighters were recently killed.

💭«The United States (remains) firmly opposed to any acts that could trigger more insecurity, including settlement expansion and inflammatory rhetoric,» Austin told reporters after meeting with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.

☢️The Pentagon chief also commented on the situation in the region, noting that Israel is a strategic ally of the USA and said that the United States will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.

🇷🇺 The enemy, unfortunately, has really gained a foothold in Dubovo-Vasylivka. More details, as usually in the frontline situation report.

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🇷🇺 The reason for the changes in the area of Ploschanka on March 7th was the video confirmation of a successful enemy attack supported by 3 tanks

Again, we note their role in assaults and covering infantry actions in the conditions of forest belts and fields on fairly flat terrain.

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💀A f***er's tank was destroyed north of Mykilske. The 72nd Brigade continues to eliminate the enemy

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⛰ Edelweiss (10th Mountain Assault Brigade) strikes at russians in a windbreak northwest of Bilohorivka (D)

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🔥Blahovishchenka. Defense Forces smash a russian infantry fighting vehicle north of the village

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🔥A very precise and enchanting "boom" on the f***ers' stronghold in Zelenopillya

Clarification. This video was filmed at the end of January.

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💀 "Third Force" strikes at russians in the area between Opytne and Klishchiyivka

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🔥 The work of the "Da Vinci Wolves" battalion (67th Brigade) against the katsap vanguard in a forest nursery near Bohdanivka. The liquidated bastards are sticking out of the windows

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Situation on the frontlines as of March 9, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian and Siverskyi direction — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — localized fighting is taking place in the area from the Ploschanka district to the south of Dibrova. The situation has been clarified.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — enemy took control of Dubove-Vasylivka and advanced along the line of Dubovyi Yar. The katsaps' attempts to advance on Bohdanivka are failing. Fighting continues in the city of Bakhmut. At night, the enemy launched an assault in the direction of Vasyukivka.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — local clashes continue. No changes have been recorded.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia and Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical Note. The enemy is trying to build on its success on the northern face of the Bakhmut salient. Most likely, the katsaps will increase pressure towards Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka and Bohdanivka.

🛑We remind you that there cannot be an accurate map of the fighting in the public domain, and it is always better to take information, both victorious and not so much, with skepticism and wait for visual confirmation or a message from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. And of course, rely on trusted sources.

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🇨🇳 Xi Jinping was elected President of China for the third time

🗳Xi Jinping was unanimously elected President of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission on March 10 at the 14th National People's Congress. The voting took place at the third plenary meeting of the first session, of the National People's Congress.

✅Xi Jinping became the first leader in the history of PRC to be elected for a third term.

📊It is also known that before voting on the appointment of the president, the deputies also adopted a plan to reform the apparatus of the State Council, which is the highest executive body in China. The final reform plan for the State Council has not yet been published. It is known that it will strengthen the centralized leadership of the Communist Party of China.

💪🏻Today Belgium officially recognized the Holodomor of 1932-33 as an act of genocide

🗺In general, during the full-scale invasion, 8 countries have already changed their position and recognized the Holodomor of 1932-33 as genocide:

🇨🇿Czech Republic, April 6, 2022

🇧🇷Brazil, April 26, 2022

🇷🇴Romania, November 24, 2022

🇲🇩Moldova, November 24, 2022

🇮🇪Ireland, November 24, 2022

🇩🇪Germany, November 30, 2022

🇧🇬Bulgaria, February 1, 2023

🧮Since Ukraine gained its independence, 25 countries have recognized the Holodomor as an act of genocide. A number of other countries condemned it as an act of extermination of humanity, but did not use the term genocide.

🇹🇷Turkish President Recep Erdogan officially announced May 14 as the day of presidential and parliamentary elections

✊🏻Erdogan has a powerful rival, to whom he is losing in recent opinion polls. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is the leader of the largest Republican People's Party in the alliance. In order to defeat the current president, 6 parties have united around him, promising to replace the presidential system of government built by Erdogan with a parliamentary democracy.

💭"We are very close to overthrowing the throne of the oppressors <...> together we will end this madness," Kılıçdaroğlu said earlier.

🧐May is going to be a hot month in Turkiye, and the future of the region and international politics could change dramatically.