The “Wagner Group” is located in the eastern part of the city. With Ukrainian units firing from fortified buildings, the update states that “the area has become a zone of destruction, which is likely to create serious difficulties for Wagner’s fighters trying to continue a frontal offensive in the direction of the west”.
British intelligence said Ukrainian forces and their supply lines remained vulnerable to Russian attempts to outflank Ukrainian positions from the north and south.
Moscow still claims that Bakhmut is another step towards extending Russian control over the entire Donetsk region.
In the capital of Ukraine – Kiev, the power supply has been largely restored. This was done on March 10, the day after Russia fired dozens of missiles at Ukrainian infrastructure.
The head of Kiev’s military administration, Sergei Popko, said electricity and water supplies in the capital had been restored, but around 30% of the city’s residents still had no heating. Repair work continues.
On March 10, in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the funeral of one of Ukraine’s most famous fighters and commanders, who died in the battles near Bakhmut. Dmitry Kotsyubaylo, 27, was killed in action a few days ago.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, the power supply has also been fully restored in Odessa; As of March 10, 60% of residential buildings in Kharkiv, also affected by the shelling, were connected to the electricity grid. However, authorities said the problem of electricity supply persisted in most areas of Kharkiv and Zhytomyr.
Russian missile attacks on March 9 killed at least six people in Ukraine. It was the biggest attack of the last three weeks; Ukrainian air defenses shot down 34 of the 81 Russian-fired missiles, fewer than usual, as well as four Iranian-made drones. The Russian attack included the use of Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missiles, which are nearly uninterceptable.
Massive missile strikes have become a common Russian military tactic, but they have become less frequent since the fall. The UK Ministry of Defense has said the interval between these strikes is likely to grow further: Russia needs time “to build up a critical mass of newly produced missiles before it can launch a strike powerful enough to defeat the Ukrainian air defences”.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the March 9 missile attack was carried out in retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian attack on the Russian region of Bryansk. Ukraine denies any involvement in this attack.
