According to a report, Ukrainian forces have agreed to a ceasefire between 9 am and 9 pm in Mariupol, Enerhoder, Sumy, Izyum, Bolnovakha and several towns around Kyiv, including Vorzel, Borodyanka, Bucha, Irpun and Hostemel. Reportedly, some or all of the cities are without services. According to the report, residents of Mariupol are set to travel to Zaporizhzhya, Sumy to Poltava, Izyum to Lozova and from several towns around Kyiv to the capital.
Reportedly, in a statement on March 7, Ukraine’s main intelligence directorate said Major general Vitaly Gerasimov was killed, along with several senior officers. According to the report, the statement gave no details as to when or how they were killed. Reportedly, General Andrei Sukhovetsky was killed during fighting near Kharkiv on February 24, ukrainian intelligence released intercepted phone calls that appear to partly corroborate his death.
According to the report, the main ukrainian intelligence directorate released two audio recordings of what it said were two russian intelligence officers. Reportedly, they talked over the death of Major Gerasimov, later discussing encrypted communications.
According to a report, the russian and ukrainian foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in Turkey on Thursday.