In the Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, air raid alarms were raised during the night. Ukraine’s defense is in trouble, as an adviser to President Zelenskyy confirms: “Defense systems are not good enough to withstand Russian hypersonic missiles”.
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06:05
Isw, March 9th Air raid for propaganda purposes only
The March 9 bombing of Ukraine — the Russian Federation’s largest airstrike of 2023 — yielded no battlefield benefits and is part of a propaganda operation. Analysts from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) support this, emphasizing that “the Kremlin probably deliberately launched missiles that the Ukrainian air defense system cannot intercept in order to obtain results in the Russian information space, despite the reduction in stockpiles of such missiles” In detail, it would be about “revenge” for the terrorist attacks committed in the Bryansk region on Russian territory last March 2. On March 9, Russia fired 84 rockets at various cities in Ukraine, killing at least 11 people died and 22 were injured.
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04:29
Zelensky adviser: Air defense in trouble with Kinzhal missiles
Ukraine’s air defense systems “do not resist Russian hypersonic missiles well enough,” revealed an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, CNN reported. Ukraine’s air defense systems failed to shoot down some of the Kinzhal missiles fired in Russia’s latest airstrike on Thursday. A total of 84 missiles were fired at Ukrainian infrastructure, including six Kinzhal ballistic missiles, which may have managed to evade Kiev’s air defenses, the Ukrainian military has admitted. “They are using hypersonic missiles. They are using new types of weapons and they are also testing our air defense systems,” said Alexander Rodnyansky, Zelenskyi’s economic adviser, adding that “they are not holding up well enough.”
(handle) 02:32
CNN: Putin is preparing for a long conventional war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has changed his plans for the special operation, preparing for a long conventional war in Ukraine that has not happened in a short time. This was revealed by a lengthy report by CNN, which also collected the testimonies of a former Russian investigative journalist. Since last summer, Putin has transferred control of the conflict from the country’s internal intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, known by its acronym FSB, and into the hands of military intelligence, the GRU (General Directorate for Military Intelligence).
“Since last summer, military intelligence generals have taken on a more prominent role, as Putin realized that this was no longer a special operation but a conventional war,” investigative journalist Andrei Soldov told CNN. And “unfortunately, that means that Putin is preparing the country for a long conventional war.”
(afp) 01:30
Zelensky working to restore power lines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took stock of the massive Russian attack that took place last night and assured that work would be carried out throughout the day to restore damaged power lines. “It was a new attempt by the terrorist state to attack civilization with a massive attack on our infrastructure. Some of our regions and cities experienced temporary power, heat and water blackouts. And six Ukrainians lost their lives: my condolences to their families”. The most affected areas are Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kiev and Zaporizhia, the head of state said in his evening speech. “Thank you to everyone working to restore power: we continue to show what Ukraine is capable of.”
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