Live text War in Ukraine, Year 2, Day 10. Russia reportedly uses new 1.5-ton bomb in air force arsenal for first time / Russian soldiers use sexual violence as weapon of war

Heavy bombing in Sumî area

According to the military administration in the Sumy region, the Russian army attacked seven towns in the Sumy region on Saturday, March 4.

According to officials, 117 hits were recorded.

No casualties occurred.

Zelenska: 171 cases of sexual violence by Russian troops registered in Ukraine

Ukraine’s General Prosecutor’s Office has identified 171 victims of sexual violence perpetrated by Russian troops, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska told the “United for Justice” conference in Lviv.

Zelenska said the number of acts of sexual violence committed by Russian troops in Ukraine indicates that such crimes are a deliberate policy of the Russian military.

“This is their emotional and psychological weapon against Ukrainians,” he said.

According to Olena Zelenska, 119 cases of sexual violence against women, 39 against men and 13 against minors were reported.

“Russia uses sexual violence as a weapon of war,” public prosecutor Andriy Kostin said on February 20. “We register such cases wherever the Russian army is stationed.”

Russia uses new 1.5 ton bomb in Ukraine for first time

The guided missile, which was presented for the first time at an arms exhibition in Russia in 2019, has undergone full testing, delivered to the Russian Air Force and received its first export orders, according to the article.

According to its state-owned manufacturer, the bomb carries 1,010 kg of explosives. Kyiv Independent.

Defense Express reported that the use of explosives in the Chernihiv area would have been recorded a few weeks ago. Targets are not specified.

Russia has used aerial bombs extensively in its invasion of Ukraine, most notably the March 16 attack on a theater in Mariupol, Donetsk region, killing hundreds of civilians sheltering inside.