War of Ukraine War events from the front lines on Wednesday: The attacks intensified in Kharkov

HS compiles an update on the events of the war fronts in the mornings and early afternoon for this news story. The latest news on the situation in Ukraine can be found in the monitoring of the HS.

Wednesday, March 2nd

On the morning of the seventh day of the war, Russian forces tried to advance the war on all fronts. According to the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Russian forces have faced strong resistance from the Ukrainians. More detailed information on Tuesday’s events was also received on Wednesday morning.

■ Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city, fought hard. Bombs and missile strikes were reported on the spot. According to the regional administration in the Kharkiv region on Tuesday 21 people died and injured 112. The figures are unconfirmed.

■ The port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine has been under constant artillery fire by the Russians, and the wounded cannot be evacuated from the city, said the mayor of Mariupol Vadim Bochenko.

■ The progress of a hose of about 65 kilometers of Russian military vehicles moving towards the capital, Kiev, seemed to come to a halt late Tuesday. According to a U.S. source, the hose suffered from maintenance problems. Read the story about hose from here.

Tuesday, March 1st

The sixth day of the war saw the bombing of Ukrainian cities by Russian troops.

■ At least two people were killed and three injured in the city of Zhytomyr in northern Ukraine after a Russian air strike hit ten residential buildings, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said. The data has not yet been confirmed by independent sources, but the attack has been reported by Nexta, Unian and The Guardian.

■ Russia struck two residential buildings in the Borodyanka agglomeration on Tuesday, among other things The Guardian and The New York Times.