Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 376

Because the Russia-Ukraine warfare enters its 376th day, we check out the primary developments.

Right here is the state of affairs because it stands on Monday, March 6, 2023:

Preventing

  • Ukraine’s navy stated its forces repelled 95 Russian assaults within the Bakhmut space over the day before today. “The state of affairs in Bakhmut could be described as important,” Ukrainian navy analyst Oleh Zhdanov stated in a video commentary.
  • The pinnacle of Russia’s Wagner mercenary pressure warned that Moscow’s place across the jap Ukrainian metropolis of Bakhmut was in peril until his troops obtain ammunition, the most recent signal of rigidity between the Kremlin and the personal militia chief.
  • “If Wagner retreats from Bakhmut now the entire entrance will collapse,” Yevgeny Prigozhin stated. “The state of affairs won't be candy for all navy formations defending Russian pursuits.”
  •  The Russian military hit a command centre of the Ukrainian forces’ Azov Regiment within the southeastern Zaporizhia area, Russia’s defence ministry stated.
  • Close to Vuhledar, Ukraine stated senior officers of Russia’s a hundred and fifty fifth Brigade, which Kyiv says suffered heavy latest losses, refused to obey orders to assault.
  • “The leaders of the brigade and senior officers are refusing to proceed with a brand new mindless assault as demanded by their unskilled commanders – to storm well-defended Ukrainian positions with little safety or preparation,” Ukraine’s navy stated in an announcement, which couldn't be independently verified.
  • A lady and two youngsters had been killed in Russian mortar shelling of a village within the southern Ukrainian area of Kherson, Ukraine’s presidential workplace stated.
  • At the least one particular person was wounded within the southern Russian area of Belgorod after Russian forces shot down three missiles, the governor stated.

Ukrainian soldiers in a trench under Russian shelling on the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine
Ukrainian troopers face Russian shelling on the entrance line near Bakhmut [File: Libkos/AP Photo]

  • The demise toll from a Russian missile assault that hit an condo block within the southern Ukrainian metropolis of Zaporizhzhia rose to 11 after a lady’s physique was discovered within the particles.
  • Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to troops defending Bakhmut throughout the “painful and troublesome” battle for the nation’s front-line jap Donbas area.

Diplomacy

  • Russian defence minister Sergey Shoigu visited Mariupol, the town in Ukraine’s jap Donetsk area captured by Russian forces final yr after a months-long siege.
  • Turkish overseas minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated Ankara is working onerous to increase a UN-backed initiative that enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia.
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated there isn't a proof up to now that China is planning to ship deadly arms to Russia for its warfare on Ukraine.
  • Germany is making sluggish progress in imposing sanctions in opposition to Russian oligarchs and establishments, in response to authorities numbers seen by the Reuters information company.

Weapons

  • Two Ukrainian pilots are within the US state of Arizona to apply on flight simulators and be evaluated by the US navy as Washington stays mute on whether or not it should ship fighter jets or refined remotely piloted drones to Kyiv.
  • German defence contractor Rheinmetall is in negotiations about constructing a tank manufacturing unit in Ukraine, the newspaper Rheinische Submit reported, citing an interview with CEO Armin Papperger.
  • Along with Leopard 2 tanks, Rheinmetall desires to purchase 96 Leopard 1s from Swiss defence agency Ruag to ship to Ukraine, the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported.

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