Ukraine war map today, as of Mar. 8

Ukraine war map today, as of Mar. 8

Russian forces advanced further in the south of the Bakhmut. They continue to secure areas of the eastern bank abandoned by Ukrainian forces.

No attacks by Russian troops were observed on the north east side. This makes sense as the Ukrainian forces has now entrenched itself behind the natural barrier of the river.

To the west, the Ukrainian forces counterattacked at Khromove and pushed Russians back at least 1 km.

General Updates:

Poland will hand over the last 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine this week. Which completes the handover of all 14 in total promised to Ukraine.

Reznikov once again stressed out Ukraine needs F-16 type fighter jets to gain control over the skies in Ukraine.

Pic Source: War_mapper on Twitter