Russian troops are preparing to defend the city of Kherson and are not fully withdrawing from the north of Kherson Oblast, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment. However, Ukraine’s Armed Forces may liberate Russian-occupright bank of the Dnieper, including Kherson, by the end of 2022 as Russia’s positions there are “likely untenable,” the think-tank said. According to a Russian military blogger cited by the ISW, “Russia’s surrender even of Kherson City is overdue, as an attempt to hold the city will likely result in defeat.”
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"We reacted immediately," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ankara previously warned that it reserves the right to respond to any hostile actions against the country.
161 of the drones were shot down or jammed, while the other 36 and two ballistic missiles struck their targets.
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"I am confident that you will honorably continue your father's work," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Russia's oil remains sanctioned," U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
The number includes 750 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Brent futures, the global benchmark for oil prices, increased 16% on March 8, near to $108 a barrel. Prices last reached this level in 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces have liberated up to 435 kilometers of Russian-occupied territory in the country's south, thwarting Moscow's efforts to mount a southern offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on March 8.
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"The main message will be that Slovakia is ready to take over the baton from Hungary if necessary," Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on March 8.
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Zelensky said that he and the Dutch leader had discussed investments in arms production, its possible scope, and the licensing of weapons.
A drone that struck a U.K. air base in Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus on March 1 contained Russian technology, the Times reported March 7.
Ukrainian company Sky Fall’s Shrike Fiber drone reportedly took first place in the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance selection in partnership with U.K.-based Skycutter, Defender Media reported March 7.
