Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army reported several notable developments overnight. The first is the full recapture of Chuhuiv, near Kharkiv. Despite Russian heavy shelling, Ukrainian forces there are not only able to hold off Russia, but also counter-attack.
The Ukrainian army also claims to have killed two high-ranking #Russian officers: Lt. Col. Dmitry Safronov, Commander of the 61st Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, and Lit Col. Denis Glebov, Deputy Commander of the 11th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade
In Mykolaiv, the Ukrainian reports on continued efforts to surround the city from the north and east, with the capture of the village of Kashpero-Nikolaevka. The city has been holding for days and foiled multiple Russian attack, so the Russian army is strying to surround it.
This is a purported video from last night in Mykolaiv, as reports suggest the city was hit by volleys of rockets (from the video, I would not discount the use of cluster munitions)
Picture from Mykolaiv after the city was heavily shelled last night
Russian news agency TASS says Macron and Putin agreed that the IAEA will provide "security guarantees" for nuclear facilities in #Ukraine
Aftermath of #Russian bombardment in Mykolaiv. #Ukraine's Interior Ministry said Russian forces used Smerch rockets to bomb the city.
Russian attack against the Chornobaivka air field in Kherson
#Breaking Russia announces local ceasefires and the opening of "humanitarian corridors" in Kyiv, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Sumy at 10:00, following a request by President Macron.
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The Ukrainian military released several notable details its midnight update. According to the update, Russian forces continue to amass, around Kyiv, including its "most capable" units, such as Kadyrov's Special Guards Regiment.
Notably, from the update and other reports, it seems yesterday Russian forces attempted several attacks, including in Irpin, but also north of it (across the Irpin river), and east of Kyiv in the direction of Brovary.
Russia is clearly probing Ukrainian defensive lines.
In its last update, the Ukrainian military reported several Russian movements east of Kyiv, including in an effort to advance towards the area between Borsipyl and Brovary (map is just to show these two positions).
Russian forces are also amassing in the Kozelets area, while also trying to advance towards the Kaniv Hydroeletric Power Plant (they are still quite far, from my understanding of their position).
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Thread on the Russian invasion of #Ukraine - March 5
Aftermath of the shelling of power plant in Okhtyrka in eastern Ukraine. The power plant was shelled during the night of March 3-4. The city is without power since.
During the night, the mayor of Slavutych near Chernobyl, warned that the Ukrainian team at the nuclear plant are exhausted as they have been working for 10 days and cannot be replaced due to the lack of a safe corridor for them to go through.
After the clashes reported last night in Enerhodar, the mayor of the city reported that some Russian vehicles broke into the city. He claims that Russian forces went straight for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
According to the mayor there are some wounded at the site due to the fighting. The clashes obviously prompted significant concern for the safety of the plant.
I was not able to confirm this (unsurprisingly) but yesterday there were reports that a Ukrainian force carried out an attack behind enemy lines, in the village of Dytyatky, near Chernobyl, taking aim at the command post of #Russia's Eastern Military District forces.
Poll in #Ukraine (Rating Group): 88% of Ukrainians believe the country will be able to repel the Russian invasion.