Ukrainian Military Seize Tactical Initiative In Stubborn Battles (online)

(This is a developing story, more to come) The Russian army is suffering significant losses in all directions.

For the ninth day Ukrainians courageously resist the Russian invasion. The troops and equipment of the Russian aggressor are trying to advance to the capital of Ukraine, but Kyiv is holding the line. Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Sumy remain under the control of Ukraine. Fighting with the occupier continues in the northern, northeastern, eastern and southern regions of the country.

The Charter97.org website is covering the events of the ninth day of the war live. You can see what was happening in Ukraine before 16:59 on March 4 in our previous online report.

A special broadcast of the Ukraine 24 TV channel

23:55 Louis Vuitton closes 124 stores in Russia from Sunday.

23:50 In the Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian military launched a counteroffensive. The occupiers have lost almost all offensive resources, according to Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the regional military-civil administration.

23:45 In the Kyiv region, the occupiers fired at the car with civilians with a machine gun, two people died.

23:31 A large anti-war rally took place in Prague. According to preliminary data, it was attended by 80 thousand people.

23:25 The Russian Ashan trading network imposes a restriction on the sale of a number of socially significant goods per capita.

One customer can purchase no more than 10 kg of sugar (10 packs of 1 kg or two packs of 5 kg), no more than 10 bottles of vegetable oil, 5 packs of flour of 2 kg, and 3 packs of salt. Also, no more than 10 packages of pasta, rice and other cereals are sold to one customer.

23:19 Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grozev believes that Russia's reserves for the war will run out closer to Sunday.

23:00 Twitter is completely blocked in Russia. Also, Booking began to disconnect from objects in Russia, it is impossible to book and find places in hotels in the country.

22:58 The Russian military in agony abandon their own equipment near Kharkiv.

22:47 70% of Ukrainians blame Lukashenka, but not the Belarusian people, for the attack on Ukraine.

22:40 In Babruisk, Belarus a teacher was detained because of a yellow-blue ribbon in her hair.

22:31 Bloomberg: The US is considering a ban on oil imports from Russia.

22:25 Famous Soviet Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov was arrested in absentia in Ukraine. This was announced by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova.

Mikhalkov is suspected of encroaching on the territorial integrity of the country because of his statements in support of the Russian war against Ukraine.

22:19 A new large batch of NLAW has arrived in Kyiv. Tremble, invaders!

22:10 The EU allowed refugees from Ukraine to live and work on its territory for up to 3 years. This also applies to Belarusians if they lived in Ukraine before February 24, 2022.

22:05 Zelensky: I and all of Ukraine see and feel the support of the whole world. Thank you for this, people!

21:56 The G7 countries agreed on the need to refuse using Russian gas.

21:45 In Ukraine, people started selling Russian armored vehicles with the following ads: “Minimal mileage in Ukraine. Imported illegally, therefore not cleared”.

21:40 The Russian occupiers are still suffering huge losses in Ukraine: the statistics has been published.

21:25 The largest Russian airline S7 Airlines has canceled all international flights since March 5. Sanctions could lead to the nearly complete blockade of Russia's air links with the outside world in the coming months.

21:15 Roskomnadzor decided to block Facebook on the territory of the Russian Federation.

21:10 The Russian military got stuck in a swamp while performing their “mission” in the Donetsk region. The Ukrainians managed to detain two servicemen of the 2nd motorized rifle battalion of the 70th guards motorized rifle regiment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

21:00 Due to Russia's war against Ukraine, the European Union has launched a temporary mechanism to protect Ukrainian refugees. It will allow refugees to legally live and work in EU countries for up to 3 years.

20:53 The convoy of the Russian military vehicles stopped about 25 km from the north of Kyiv, CNN reports, citing an unnamed Pentagon official. The Russian convoy was stopped by direct attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a destroyed bridge along the road.

20:45 The head of the Lutsk city administration addressed the residents of Brest, the sister city of Lutsk.

20:42 In Russia, they decided to save state-owned companies at the expense of pensioners.

20:27 A powerful picture from the city of Irpen. Taking a child across the bridge that no longer exists.

20:20 A huge rally in support of the Ukrainian people is taking place in Tbilisi.

20:10 Georgians are ready to return their lands seized by Russia.

20:05 A major employer in Homel suspends its activities due to military sanctions.

19:50 The Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured the airport in Mykolaiv from the Russian invaders.

19:38 Danish brewing company Carlsberg stops new investments in Russia, and will suspend the export of beer and other drinks to the country due to the invasion of Ukraine.

19:31 The first Israeli special forces veterans have arrived in Ukraine. “They are the best of the best. They also want to take part in the battle of light against darkness. Shabbat shalom!” said MP Honcharenko.

19:20 This is the combined heat and power plant in Akhtyrka, destroyed by the invaders.

19:10 The Territorial Defense of Kyiv detained people's deputy Nestor Shufrich (“Opposition Platform For Life”), who was photographing Ukrainian positions.

19:02 Up-to-date information on railway communication and functioning of railway stations in Ukraine.

18:56 Ukrainians got another trophy - an enemy mortar.

18:53 The staff of the Interregional Center for Humanitarian Demining and Rapid Response of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine is carrying out emergency rescue work in destroyed buildings as a result of shelling and bombing by the Russian military. During the work, it was found that the invaders used the FAB-500 to bombard Kharkiv. Such a high-explosive bomb can completely destroy a multi-storey building.

18:48 Montenegro closed the sky for the Russian aircraft.

18:47 The Ukrainian army has eliminated more than 500 units of enemy equipment in the Kharkiv region. This was announced in the Telegram channel by Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Sinehubov. “The enemy, realizing their inability to seize the city, is insidiously delivering missile and bomb strikes,” he said.

18:42 The head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration reported that the Russian troops were knocked out of the city. Fighting continues in the outskirts of the city.

18:41 The SBU detained a traitor who “surrendered” the Lutsk military airfield to the enemy under fire. Thanks to his “help”, the airport was fired with missiles, which led to the total destruction of its infrastructure.

18:32 The Russians ruthlessly shelled the village of Markhalovka, Fastov district, Kyiv region. 8 houses of civilians caught fire. As a result of the shelling, 5 people were killed, including 3 children. A woman is believed to be under the rubble.

The rescuers continue to work.

18:29 Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that Belarusians categorically do not want to go into battle in Ukraine. “Therefore, the Belarusian authorities have to work with each unit separately. There, the fighting spirit consists of anger, despair and protest. Even if they are driven here with clubs, they will cross the border, but they will not fight. Believe me. No matter how they will come over to our side,” Arestovych said.

18:28 Russian tankers can't cope with Ukrainian roads. T-72B3 of the RF Armed Forces got stuck in a ditch and was abandoned by the crew.

18:22 The popular Revolut app has stopped transferring money from Belarus and Russia and back.

18:19 Ukrainian officer Serhiy Chyzhykov, who 9 days ago in peacetime worked as a simple clerk, shot down an enemy plane that bombed Chernihiv with a man-portable air defense system.

18:17 Pro-Putin MP Nestor Shufrich was detained while trying to photograph the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

18:14 A veteran of the war in Donbas spoke about the newly created Belarusian company. The first groups have already managed to complete combat missions and are returning to the point of permanent deployment.

18:10 This is the current map of hostilities in Ukraine as of 16:00 (Kyiv time) on March 4.

18:02 At a meeting of the Federation Council, Russian Senator Lyudmila Narusova acknowledged the huge losses of the Russian army in Ukraine. “Yesterday, conscripts were withdrawn from the war zone in Ukraine, they were forced to sign a contract or someone signed for them. But in the end, only four survived out of a company of one hundred people,” she admitted.

17:59 The results of yesterday's battles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Chernihiv direction. 2 tanks were destroyed, 4 armored personnel carriers and 1 infantry fighting vehicle were taken undamaged as a trophy.

17:57 The Russian propagandists failed to film a rosy picture for their authorities. The plan with humanitarian aid distribution in Kherson failed.

17:54 “They have modern weapons, modern technology. They killed our entire convoy with Bayraktars and Javelins,” the captured Russian lieutenant spoke about the losses of the invaders, and urged people to go to rallies to stop the war in Ukraine.

17:50 Advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak said that in any city in the country where there are Russians, there are also Ukrainians who will destroy enemy equipment and manpower. According to Podolyak, there are settlements that the Russian troops have surrounded and isolated, but this does not mean that the Russians control these territories.

“There are our people, our guys, who destroy the equipment and manpower of the enemy. The war is going on even where they totally, as they think, are in control, including in the Luhansk region,” he said.

17:48 The deputy commander of the Azov regiment in Mariupol addressed the Ukrainians. The military needs help to make a breakthrough.

17:45 A large convoy of the Russian military equipment has been spotted a few kilometers away from Pskov.

17:41 In Kherson, the locals recaptured Ukrainian flags away from the Russian military who removed them.

17:36 The Lithuanian Parliament supported the introduction of a closed sky in Ukraine.

17:35 The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down another Russian SU-25 aircraft together with the pilot. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny, who also added that during the war the enemy had already lost 34 aircraft and 37 helicopters.

17:33 The street on which the Russian embassy in Latvia stands has been renamed Ukrainian Independence Street.

17:27 A fresh map of hostilities in Ukraine has been published. Russia was defeated in the battle for Kyiv, and is throwing all its forces to the south to capture Mariupol, Donbas, Mykolaiv, Odesa and the entire Black Sea coast of Ukraine.

17:23 The Special Operations Forces continue to catch enemy agents in batches. In Vynnytsya, the police detained five residents of the Donetsk region suspected of working for Russia. They collected intelligence information using drones. In the Chernihiv region, two natives of Russia were detained, who were engaged in espionage in favor of the enemy.

17:21 Navalny's team called on the Russians to come out on March 6 to rallies against the war. The beginning is at 14.00 on the main squares of Russian cities.

17:18 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg notes that Russian President Vladimir Putin underestimated the power of the Ukrainian army, which is able to resist the Russian invasion.

“We saw that President Putin completely underestimated the power of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They are able to strike back, fight back and slow down the Russian offensive. And this, first of all, and in the first place, is the result of the courage of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the support and courage of the Ukrainian people and leadership, President Zelensky,” he stressed.

17:15 Klitschko showed how Kyiv is getting ready to meet Russian tanks.

17:11 Microsoft suspends sales of goods and services in Russia.

16:51 The first lists of captured Russian soldiers have been published in Ukraine.

16:47 In Irpin, Kyiv region, the Russian military men are despicably firing at residential buildings.

16:39 In Kherson, Melitopol, Prymorsk, Ukrainians massively go to rallies against the Russian invaders.

16:37 A resident of Kherson spoke about humanitarian aid, and called for rallies against the occupation of Ukraine.

16:29 The Russian invaders prevented the Ukrainian authorities from organizing a “green corridor” in the Kherson region for the humanitarian convoy. The invaders say that they will allegedly provide this assistance themselves. Residents of Kherson went to the Russian “humanitarian convoy” with the Ukrainian flags, so that even propagandists would understand that every Ukrainian would act against them.

16:21 Cherkasy police officers, together with SBU employees in the Cherkasy region, detained a pro-Russian agitator.

16:12 The EU has suspended border cooperation with Belarus and Russia. These programs provide for suspension in case of violation of international law, human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, the European Commission noted. The EU allocated 178 million euros for joint programs with the Russian Federation, and 257 million euros for European-Belarusian programs.

16:03 Ukrainian artillery destroyed the base of the Russian landing force on the territory of the enterprise near the village of Kozarovychi.

16:01 The military equipment of the Russian invaders is scattered on the Zhytomyr highway near Makariv.