The Ukrainian military said on Saturday morning that Russian forces had suffered heavy losses in the last day, with more than 1,000 soldiers, 30 tanks and other armored vehicles, as well as other military equipment, after Kyiv said on Friday that it had decided to stay and fight in Bakhmuti destroy the best Moscow troops.

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09:17“Killing Zones”. Big problem with Wagner’s troops trying to attack west of Bakhmut

08:58 On Saturday morning, the General Staff of Ukraine announced that over the past day its troops had repelled more than 100 Russian attacks.

Moscow’s troops are concentrating their efforts in the offensive on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Maryinka and Shakhtarsk in the Donetsk region, the morning summary of the General Staff says, Kyiv Independent reports.

Very large losses of the Russian army in the last day

08:53 According to Ukrainians, over the past day, the Russian army suffered heavy losses: 1,010 soldiers, 10 tanks, 20 other armored vehicles, 8 artillery pieces, 2 rocket salvo systems, 1 anti-aircraft system, 2 special vehicles, 7 different vehicles and a drone:

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A brief summary of recent events:

• White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby accused Russia on Friday of trying to destabilize the Republic of Moldova, including through protests, in order to install a new government.
• Zelensky has denied any connection between his country and the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipeline last September.
• Russia warned its former Soviet allies on Friday of the dangers of aligning with the United States after what Moscow said was a Western-backed coup attempt in Georgia.
• The European Union can increase funds for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine by 3.5 billion euros.
• The number of Ukrainians who speak Ukrainian in everyday life increased from 64% in 2021 to 71% in 2022, according to the survey data of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation.
• “Wagner” has opened recruitment points in 42 cities of Russia to send additional troops to Ukraine, the founder of this group of mercenaries Yevgeny Prigozhin said.
• The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine said that Russia had been stockpiling missiles for a month to carry out a new large-scale attack on Thursday.
• Russian oligarch Mykhailo Fridman and his business partner Petro Aven are set to sell their stake in Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest private bank, to avoid sanctions.
• Ukraine has decided to continue fighting in Bakhmut because the battle there is immobilizing Russia’s best units and degrading them ahead of a counteroffensive the Ukrainians have planned for this spring, Zelenskyi’s top adviser said.
• A wave of videos appeared on social networks, in which Russian military personnel from different parts of the country complain about being used as “cannon fodder”.
• An unexpected move by Turkey: it stopped the transit to Russia of goods that are under Western sanctions, the heads of Russian logistics companies told the Russian business publication “Kommersant”.

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• Friday’s events were broadcast LIVE on HotNews.ro