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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,110: Russia holds less of Ukraine’s territory than it did in 2022. [1]

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Date: 2025-03-08

Krasnov betraying Ukraine. Russia is taking advantage of the U.S. suspension of aid to Ukraine. France and the UK will keep providing intelligence to Ukraine to fill the gap left by US. France is offering intelligence to Ukraine, French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Thursday. Two Ukrainian officers told Time that some European intelligence agencies are trying to fill the gap following the US suspension of intelligence sharing to Ukraine but that it will take time for European authorities to deploy these capabilities and that Europe is unlikely to entirely make up for the US intelligence capability "any time soon."

Europe reactions to Zelensky/Trump meeting

Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian rear and near rear areas on the night of March 7 and 8 and during the day on March 8, and Ukrainian forces notably did not shoot down any Russian ballistic missiles.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M/Kn-23 ballistic missiles and one Iskander-K cruise missile from Rostov Oblast and 145 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Kursk and Bryansk cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea on the night of March 7 to 8.[31] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down the Iskander-K cruise missiles and 79 drones over Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Odessa oblasts and that 54 decoy drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. The Ukrainian Air Forces notably did not report that Ukrainian forces shot down the two ballistic missiles. Ukrainian officials reported that the Russian strikes damaged civilian and energy infrastructure in Donetsk, Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy, Zaporizhia, and Odesa oblasts.[32] Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, noted on March 8 that Russian forces have struck DTEK energy facilities in Odesa City seven times in the past three weeks.[33] Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces conducted a large-scale strike against Dobropillya, Donetsk Oblast (north of Pokrovsk) overnight with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, Tornado-S MLRS, and Shahed drones, killing 11 people and injuring at least 50.[34] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian forces struck Dobropillya a second time after Ukrainian rescue workers arrived on the scene following the initial strike.[35] The Ukrainian General Staff reported on the evening of March 8 that Russian forces conducted a strike, likely with Iskander-M ballistic missiles, against Bila Krynytsya, Kherson Oblast (northeast of Kherson City) and Novoselivka (possibly referring to Novoselivka, Mykolaiv Oblast roughly 65 kilometers northwest of Bila Krynytsya).[36] ISW continues to assess that Russia will likely take advantage of the suspension of US military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine to intensify its long-range strike campaign and deplete Ukrainian air defense missiles, particularly Patriot missiles that are vital to Ukraine's defense against ballistic missiles.[37] www.understandingwar.org/... Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down the Iskander-K cruise missiles and 79 drones over Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Odessa oblasts Ukrainian forces struck Russian oil infrastructure in Leningrad Oblast on the night of March 7 to 8. Head of Ukraine’s Center for Combatting Disinformation Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko stated that Ukrainian forces struck the Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis (KINEF) oil refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast overnight — over 800 kilometers from the Russian-Ukrainian border.[47] Kovalenko noted that KINEF is the second largest refinery in Russia, has a processing capacity of about 20.1 million tons of oil per year, and specializes in gasoline, diesel fuel, and fuel oil production. Ukrainian outlet Suspilne reported that sources in Ukrainian intelligence stated that Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) conducted a drone strike against KINEF, damaging at least one oil tank.[48] The GUR sources noted that the refinery supplies the Russian military. Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksander Drozdenko claimed that Russian forces shot down two drones near KINEF and that falling drone debris damaged one tank at the facility.[49] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces destroyed one drone over Leningrad Oblast overnight.[50] www.understandingwar.org/...

Western and Ukrainian officials indicated that the US suspension of intelligence sharing is generating battlefield effects. Time reported on March 8 that five senior Western and Ukrainian officials and military officers stated that the suspension of US intelligence to Ukraine has helped Russian forces advance on the battlefield.[4] An unspecified officer told Time that the suspension has left Ukrainian forces unable to use "some of their best weapons systems." A source in the Ukrainian government stated that the suspension has impacted Ukrainian operations in Kursk Oblast the most and that Ukrainian forces have lost the ability to detect Russian aircraft approaching Ukraine — compromising Ukrainian authorities' ability to warn civilians and military personnel about incoming Russian strikes. CNN reported on March 8 that a Ukrainian official stated that Ukrainian forces may run out of artillery shells by May or June 2025 — likely referring only to stockpiles of US-supplied ammunition.[5] A Ukrainian official also told CNN that Ukraine may exhaust its stockpile of Patriot air defense missiles, upon which Ukraine relies to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, "in a matter of weeks." ISW cannot independently verify statements about the effects on the ground of the US intelligence sharing suspension. ISW continues to assess, however, that the complete suspension of US intelligence sharing would damage Ukraine's ability to use long-range strikes to generate battlefield effects and defend against Russian offensive operations and would allow Russian forces to intensify their drone and missile strikes against Ukrainian rear areas, affecting millions of Ukrainian civilians and the growth of Ukraine's defense industrial base (DIB).[6] www.understandingwar.org/... x x YouTube Video "The only imperial power I see today in Europe is Russia. And it is a revisionist imperialist" "Vladimir Putin "can betray the agreements he signs, he has already done so" Emmanuel Macron x x YouTube Video EU agrees five principles for peace talks in Ukraine. Firstly, there can be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine. Secondly, there can be no negotiations affecting European security without involving Europe (the security of Ukraine and Europe, transatlantic and global security are interconnected). Third, any truce or ceasefire can only take place if it is part of a process leading to a comprehensive peace agreement. Fourth, any such agreement must be backed by credible and reliable security guarantees for Ukraine that will help prevent future Russian aggression. Fifth, the world must respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. x x YouTube Video

Key Takeaways: The extent of the US suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine remains unclear.

Western and Ukrainian officials indicated that the US suspension of intelligence sharing is generating battlefield effects.

European states continue efforts to supplement intelligence sharing with Ukraine following the US suspension.

Russian forces intensified their multi-directional campaign to eliminate the remaining Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on March 7 and 8.

Russian forces appear to be destroying bridges in Kursk Oblast and along the international border, likely as part of efforts to prevent Ukrainian forces from withdrawing from Kursk Oblast into Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Defense's (MoD) Main Military-Political Directorate Deputy Head and Akhmat Spetsnaz Commander, Major General Apti Alaudinov, announced the intensified Russian effort in Kursk Oblast on March 8.

Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian rear and near rear areas on the night of March 7 and 8 and during the day on March 8, and Ukrainian forces notably did not shoot down any Russian ballistic missiles.

The Kremlin continues to promote the false narrative that European Union (EU) member states and Ukraine seek to protract and escalate the war in Ukraine in order to distract from Russia's own long-term preparations for a war with the West.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on March 8 that Ukrainian Presidential Administration Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President's Office Colonel Pavlo Palisa will participate in the US-Ukrainian talks on March 11 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk, and Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast and near Toretsk and Pokrovsk.

x x YouTube Video Russian forces intensified their multi-directional campaign to eliminate the remaining Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on March 7 and 8. Geolocated footage published on March 8 indicates that Russian forces recently seized Cherkasskoye Porechnoye (north of Sudzha).[11] ...A Russian source claimed that fighting is ongoing along the Lebedevka-Kubatkin-Bondarevka line (northwest and east of Sudzha), but that the situation in this area is unclear.[14] Russian sources claimed that Russian forces, including elements of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (72nd Motorized Rifle Division), seized Viktorovka and Nikolayevka and that elements of the 9th Motorized Rifle Regiment (18th Motorized Rifle Division, 11th AC, LMD) and 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade (49th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) are advancing near Malaya Loknya (all northwest of Sudzha).[15] ...an unnamed Ukrainian commander operating in Kursk Oblast told the New York Post that roughly eight to 10 Russian vehicles recently broke through Ukrainian positions near Sudzha and were able to swiftly advance — likely referring to recent Russian advances south of Sudzha between Kurilovka and Guyevo.[18] Russian forces also began attacks on Sudzha itself on March 8. ...Russian and Ukrainian sources reported that Russian forces attempted to covertly attack behind Ukrainian positions in Sudzha via an underground gas pipeline but issued contradictory claims about the outcome of the attack.[20] www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... x x YouTube Video www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/...

x x YouTube Video x Former UK spy Chris Steele: “I was reliably informed by impeccable sources that among the classified documents Trump took unauthorised with him to Mar-a-Lago at the end of his presidency were British naval secrets, some of the most sensitive ones in our system.”

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