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[LB] During the past day, 72 combat clashes took place.
Ivanna Kapustyanska
The seven hundred and sixty-sixth day of Russia's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun. During the past day, 72 combat clashes took place.
This is stated in the morning summary of the General Staff.
In total, the enemy launched 38 missile and 75 air strikes, carried out 98 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. A number of high-rise buildings, medical facilities, cars, a school, a kindergarten and other objects of civil infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
At night, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine again, using "Shahed" type UAVs and cruise missiles of various types. Data on the attack is being verified.
During the past day, airstrikes took place in the villages of Kirikivka, Sumy region; Bochkove, Uspenivka, Khrypuny, Izyumske, Zybyne, Liman of the Kharkiv region; Novoyehorivka in Luhansk Oblast; Terny, Yampolivka, Andriivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Oleksandropil, Karlivka, Kurakhove, Berdychi, Nevelske, Novobakhmutivka, Mezhove, Yasnobrodivka, Krasnohorivka, Kostyantynivka, Staromayorske of the Donetsk region; Orihiv, Novodanilivka and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia.
About 120 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions were under artillery fire.
On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains without significant changes.
In the Siver and Slobozhan directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts sabotage activities to prevent our troops from moving to dangerous directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border.
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Kupyansk direction.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled 16 attacks in the Terna settlements of the Donetsk region and Bilogorivka in the Luhansk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Bakhmut direction, our soldiers repelled 4 attacks in the areas of Klishchiivka and Andriivka settlements of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivsk direction, our defenders repelled 20 attacks in the areas of Berdychi, Umanske, Tonenke, Semenivka, Pervomaiske and Nevelske settlements, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to knock out our units from the occupied lines.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Novomykhailivka, and Vodiane settlements of the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried 25 times to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Orihiv direction, the occupiers launched 4 unsuccessful attacks on the positions of our defenders in the districts of Staromayorskyi of the Donetsk region and north-west of Verbovoy of the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not give up its intention to knock out our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. During the past day, he attacked the positions of our troops 3 times.
During the past 24 hours, the Air Force of the Defense Forces struck 1 command post, 1 anti-aircraft defense system, and 10 areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment.
Units of missile troops damaged 2 areas of concentration of personnel, two means of anti-aircraft defense and artillery means of the occupiers.
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[Korrespondent] 22:13 In the morning, Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone in Berislav, Kherson region - a nurse who was walking along the street was wounded. In the evening, the enemy fired at Stanislav - one of the shells hit near a private house, a local resident was injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
22:02 The Russians hit civilian infrastructure in the Shevchenkovsky district of Kharkov with a guided projectile, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. No casualties were reported.
20:46 British intelligence writes that Russian troops have “almost certainly” captured Tonenkoye and Orlovka in the Donetsk region and are continuing their gradual advance west of Avdiivka. Analysts also note that Russia is recruiting about 30 thousand people a month into the army, and “most likely will continue to do so in order to compensate for losses and continue attacks aimed at exhausting Ukrainian forces.”
18:11 During the day, air defense forces of the Pivden air command destroyed an X-59 guided missile, a Supercam reconnaissance drone and a Lancet attack UAV.
14:40 The Russian army fired artillery at the city of Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region - two people were killed, one was wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
11:38 Up to 80% of DTEK’s capacities were damaged or destroyed as a result of Russian shelling, said the company’s executive director Dmitry Sakharuk. According to him, five of the six stations accessible before the latest large-scale attacks were very badly damaged. Some blocks are almost completely destroyed, others - partially.
08:47 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of March 30:
personnel - about 441,520 (+730) people,
tanks - 6951 (+29),
armored combat vehicles - 13,284 (+20),
artillery systems - 11,006 (+15),
MLRS - 1023 (+0),
air defense systems - 736 (+1),
aircraft - 347 (+0),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 8701 (+45),
cruise missiles - 2046 (+24),
ships/boats - 26 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 14,670 (+25),
special equipment - 1814 (+7).
08:28 Over the past 24 hours, 72 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, the enemy tried 25 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Novopavlovsk direction - in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka and Vodyanoye of the Donetsk region. Another 20 attacks were repelled in the Avdeevsky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Umanskoye, Tonenkoye, Semenovka, Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Kupyansk direction. In the Liman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 16 attacks in the areas of Ternov, Donetsk region and Belogorivka, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutskoye - four attacks in the Kleshcheevka and Andreevka areas of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - four attacks in the areas of Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region and north-west of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region; on Kherson - three attacks.
08:06 In the Poltava region, during a night attack by drones, several hits were recorded on an infrastructure facility in the Poltava region, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin. No people were hurt.
07:39 In the morning, the Russians hit Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone, damaging an infrastructure facility, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak. In addition, at night, fragments of a downed UAV fell on the territory of the elevator - a fire started, which was promptly extinguished, no people were injured.
07:23 Air defense at night destroyed nine of the 12 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type, which Russia attacked from the Crimean Cape Chauda, the Air Force reported. The drones were destroyed within the Kherson, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and Poltava regions. In addition, at night the Russians attacked the Donetsk region with four S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian defenders bravely resist enemy pressure.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Russian army tried more than 30 times to break through the defenses of our troops.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces published operational information about the Russian invasion as of Saturday evening, March 30.
“During the day, 79 military clashes were recorded. In general, the enemy carried out 13 missile and 56 air strikes, and carried out 57 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas,” the report says.
In the Liman direction, Ukrainian defenders repulsed five Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Terny, Donetsk region and Belogorovka, Lugansk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Bakhmut direction, four attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Chasov Yar, Ivanovskoye, Klishchievka in the Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Avdeevsky direction, our defenders repulsed 16 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Berdich, Umanskoye, Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to dislodge our units from their occupied lines.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Pobeda, Novomikhailovka and east of Vodyanoye, Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defenses of our troops more than 30 times.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the enemy made five attacks on the positions of our defenders in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region and Robotinoy of the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, during the day the enemy made one attack on the positions of Ukrainian troops on the left bank of the Dnieper.
During the day, Defense Forces aviation carried out strikes on three anti-aircraft missile systems and 11 areas where enemy personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated.
The missile force units hit 4 radar stations, one control point, onme personnel concentration area, two air defense systems and one enemy artillery weapon.
Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian defenders over the past day, March 29, liquidated another 730 invaders. Russia has lost about 441,520 personnel since the start of the full-scale invasion.
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[EngMilRu] In the period from 23 to 30 March, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered one mass strike and 57 group strikes by ground-, sea-, and air-based high precision long-range weaponry, including Zirkon hypersonic missiles and Kizhal ballistic missile, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukrainian military objects and supporting infrastructure.
As a result of the strikes, Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, decision-making centres of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Ukrainian Security Service, uncrewed surface vehicle production facilities, arsenals, POL depots, air defence and power objects, as well as temporary deployment areas of special operations units and foreign mercenaries were wiped out. The goal of the strikes have been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of seven AFU mechanised brigades and four territorial defence brigades near Ivanovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
11 counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 95th Air Assault Brigade, 57th Motorised Rifle Brigade, 30th, 32th Mechanised brigades, and 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled near Sin'kovka (Khar'kov region), Terni (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 310 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, and 22 motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, 19 field artillery systems, including three howitzers: U.S.-made M777 and M198, and one French-made CAESAR self-propelled artillery system were neutralised.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of successful actions of the Yug Group of Forces' units, Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated and tactical situation along the front lines was improved.
Strikes were delivered at units of six AFU assault brigades, two airmobile brigades, one tank brigade, and nine mechanised brigades near Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreyevka, Maksimilyanovka, Novomikhailovka, Paraskoviyevka, Spornoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, 12 counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade and 80th Air Assault Brigade were repelled near Bogdanovka and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 2,360 Ukrainian troops, five tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, 61 motor vehicles, and 23 field artillery systems, including 11 foreign-made samples.
In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to move into the depth of the enemy's defences and captured more advantageous lines.
Aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of eight AFU brigades, as well as 64 enemy counter-attacks were repelled near Semyonovka, Orlovka, Novgorodskoye, Umanskoye, Netaylovo, Pervomayskoye, Tonen'koye, and Berdychi (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to more than 1,870 Ukrainian troops, 13 tanks, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, and 50 motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, 30 field artillery systems, including five U.S.-made M777 howitzers, one U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS were neutralised.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on units of seven AFU and Ukrainian National Guard brigades near Malinovka (Zaporozhye region), Urozhaynoye, Makarovka, and Ugledar (Donetsk People's Republic).
Moreover, five attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 58th Motorised Rifle Brigade, 127th, and 128th Territorial Defence brigades were repelled near Staromayorskoye, Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 860 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 35 motor vehicles, seven field artillery systems, including two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery systems and two UK-made FH-70 howitzers.
In Kherson direction, as a result of the Dnepr Group of Forces cohesive actions, losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 28th, 65th, 118th Mechanised brigades, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and three territorial defence brigades near Rabotino, Novosyolovka, Nesteriyanka, Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, Mikhailovka, Gavrilovka, and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 370 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 29 motor vehicles, and 13 field artillery systems, including five U.S.-made M777 howitzers.
Missile Troops, Artillery, and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out four MLRS combat vehicles, including one German-made MARS II MLRS, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS, and one Grad MLRS, five P-18 radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets, three U.S.-made counterbattery warfare stations, namely, AN/TPQ-36, AN/TPQ-48, AN/TPQ-50, as well as 18 electronic warfare stations, namely, Nota, Anclav-N, and Bukovel-AD.
18 Ukrainian servicemen have been taken prisoner during the week.
Aviation and air defence units shot down 11 UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles, three Neptune anti-ship missiles, four U.S.-made ADM-160 MALR guided missiles, two S-200 air defence missiles converted to hit ground targets, two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 171 HIMARS, Vampire, and 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS projectiles, as well as 1208 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 577 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 17,773 unmanned aerial vehicles, 489 air defence missile systems, 15,644 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,257 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,582 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 20,381 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:35 Front birdbroadcasts:
Seversky direction. After a long operational pause, our army resumed intensive operations on the Northern Ledge.
Our troops have been conducting intensive artillery preparation for two days now. Strikes are carried out with the entire range of weapons. The advanced assault groups began to move forward. There are successes in the coming (hours, days) the main blow will be dealt.
20:23 An air raid alert in Ukraine has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions -map.
Dnipropetrovsk region
Kiev region
Sumy region
Chernihiv region
Kiev
19:43 Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted strikes on enemy infrastructure in the village. Paraskovievka.
The Russian Aerospace Forces dealt a crushing blow to the infrastructure of Ukrainian nationalists in the occupied village of Paraskovievka in the Kurakhovsky direction. Warplanes rendered the road from the village unusable, the restoration of which is now impossible due to flooding. Now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in Novomikhailovka will not be able to quickly receive ammunition and evacuate the wounded to the rear, which will speed up the liberation of this settlement.
18:41 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Ugledar direction: advance of the RF Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka
Russian troops are developing success in Novomikhailovka and the surrounding area. From the footage in one of the reports about the battles in the populated area, it becomes clear that the naval infantry of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade went significantly further than the center of the populated area, taking control of the territory of the school, recreation center, post office and village council.
The western part of the village and at least part of the Mashinostroitel gardening partnership remain under enemy control, which is confirmed by footage of an attack by a Russian armored group in this area. According to our data, the Russian Armed Forces were able to get hold of the eastern outskirts of the facility.
In addition, the very fact of the actions of Russian units along the forest belt indicates the absence of enemy forces there. Footage also emerged of an airstrike on Paraskovievka, where one of the two enemy-controlled asphalt roads leading to Novomikhailovka was seriously damaged.
On the southern outskirts of the village, the Russian Armed Forces are also trying to advance in the area of Shevchenko and Timiryazev streets, the enemy is resisting and striking with artillery and drones.
17:47 Kherson direction:
Reported, that this afternoon, the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces worked on identified enemy positions on the right bank.
Our UVAB-250 and UVAB-500 smashed enemy fortified positions to pieces.
15:09 Statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group -video.
Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.
During active operations, the group’s units improved the situation along the front line and repelled a counterattack by formations of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Priyutnoye area.
Bomber strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrower systems hit strongholds and areas where manpower and equipment accumulated in the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of Makarovka and Urozhayny.
Over the course of 24 hours, up to 90 military personnel, the Nota electronic warfare station, and two vehicles were destroyed.
14:15 Statement by the head of the press center of the Center group -video.
The Center group of troops continues to carry out tasks in the special military operation zone.
Artillery fire and air strikes inflicted fire on formations of the 47th, 59th Mechanized and 25th Airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Berdychi, Tonenkoye, and Pervomaiskoye areas.
In addition, fire damage was caused to 37 strong points, about 100 field artillery positions and two enemy command posts. During the counter-battery fight, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, a 120mm mortar and a German-made Panzerhowitzer-2000 self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to over 305 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles and four cars. Three Hymers MLRS rockets were shot down by air defense systems.
13:35 Hit for an oil storage facility in the Poltava region.
Tonight, Russian troops struck the territory of the Poltava Oil and Gas Company in the village. Sokolova Balka, Geran-2 attack UAVs were used.
Coordinates: 49.2122552, 34.6525281
On the territory of the facility there are tanks for storing petroleum products and gas condensate with a volume of 2000 cubic meters. Three kamikaze drones managed to destroy two tanks (which ones are unknown). A strong fire broke out on the spot, the glow from which was visible for several kilometers in the area.
In turn, local authorities have already indirectly confirmed the defeat of the target - “There are several hits on an infrastructure facility in the Poltava region.”
After multiple attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian refineries and fuel storage bases, Ukrainian formations began to use the territories and reservoirs of private oil and gas enterprises in the logistics supply chain for their groups of troops in various directions. Thus, trying to “not keep all your eggs in one basket,” but to disperse the reserves of fuels and lubricants.
Yes, the RF Armed Forces periodically strike at oil and gas industry facilities, but to achieve the desired effect and create a fuel shortage, systematic development of such targets is necessary. A one-time destruction or defeat of several tanks, although unpleasant for the enemy, does not carry any catastrophic consequences.
At night, repeated strikes were also carried out on energy facilities in the Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk regions. These were probably the Usatovo 330 kV substation and the Pervomaiskaya 330 kV substation, the extent of the damage is unknown. After reports of explosions in the Usatovo area, local residents began to receive reports of power outages.
12:25 They report the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the southern part of the Seversky salient and in the Razdolovka area -map.
Last week, our troops also advanced in the fields and plantings between Razdolovka and Vesely.
11:37 Front bird broadcasts:
Khar'kov region (border region). 30.03
A repeated strike on a military facility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is reported. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' electronic warfare system was damaged.
Military equipment was damaged.
Our tactical aviation worked without entering the enemy’s air defense coverage area.
10:33 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 03/30/2024
- Zaporozhye Front. Long-range weapons on both sides continue to work actively. In Rabotino, the Russian Armed Forces tried to advance into the village. No results. Neither side has yet been able to seize the initiative. North-west of Verbovoy LBS without changes.
– Donetsk front. Here, Russian troops continue to put pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novomikhailovka, slowly but surely taking more and more new positions. There are tactical successes in Georgievka, where, with the support of aviation and artillery, the Russian Armed Forces also improved their positions.
In the Nevel'skoye area - no changes. In Tonen'koye, Russian troops continue to attempt to advance westward, in the direction of Umanskoye. There are some successes, but they come with great difficulty. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively defending themselves. There are fierce battles on the outskirts of Semyonovka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces periodically counterattack, trying to prevent Russian troops from gaining a foothold on the southern outskirts of this settlement.
– Artemovskoe (Bakhmutskoe) direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces, apparently, pulled up reserves and counterattacked in Ivanovsky (Krasny). It is extremely unprofitable for Ukrainian troops to leave positions on the western outskirts of this settlement. The Russian Armed Forces fought back, but the situation in the area is tense. Repeated surges of the APU cannot be ruled out.
10:05 Front bird broadcasts:
Khar'kov region (border region). Russian Aerospace Forces. 30.03
A second attack on a military facility by air-to-ground missiles is reported. A military facility, including an engineering workshop, was damaged.
Our tactical aviation worked without entering the enemy’s air defense coverage area.
09:31 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Dnepryan three rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha eight rounds;
-- n.p. Kakhovka two rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery four rounds;
-- n.p. Podlesnoe three rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Podstepnoye, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Golaya Pristan, Kakhovka, firing a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
08:48 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation
for March 29, 2024
– Russian troops again launched a series of attacks on rear areas in territory controlled by the Kyiv regime. Once again, the target was energy infrastructure facilities, including the Kremenchug hydroelectric station in the Poltava region. Explosions also occurred at similar facilities in other areas.
– At the same time, Ukrainian formations continue artillery attack border regions, including settlements in the Belgorod region. In Belgorod, one of the drones hit a residential building, killing one civilian.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the enemy launched counterattacks in the direction of Ivanovsky (Krasny), but did not achieve success. During the day, Aerospace Forces aircraft carried out several strikes on targets in the area of ??Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka.
– In the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces managed to level the configuration of the front line east of the Tonenkoye-Vodyanoye line. The offensive continues in the direction of Umansky. The use of Russian robotic platforms with weapons was also noted at the site.
– In the Donetsk direction, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces entrenched themselves in the center of Georgievka, and the enemy retreated to prepared positions on the territory of the Selkhozkhimiya enterprise.
08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC:
A total of 21 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC.
One civilian was reported injured.
Damaged:
Five residential buildings,
one civil infrastructure facility.
Ten attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction,
Ten attacks from the Armed Forces in the Gorlovka direction,
One artillery attack from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yasinovatsky direction.
In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 59 units of various ammunition.
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[REGNUM] Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan took another decisive anti-Russian step - the country banned the broadcast of programs by TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov.
“CJSC “TV and Radio Broadcasting Network of Armenia”... blocked the broadcast of the programs “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” and “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” distributed in the Public Multiplex by the RTR-PLANET TV channel,” the organization said in an official statement.
Solovyov’s programs regularly criticized Pashinyan’s anti-Armenian and anti-Russian policies. And for this criticism, the Armenian authorities decided to simply cut the presenter off the local air.
At first glance, such actions look, to put it mildly, strange.
“My friend Vladimir Solovyov, of course, has a civic position. And on this issue it does not coincide with the position of the Armenian authorities - just as it does not coincide with me.
With this ban, they, in fact, showed their weakness and wretchedness. Instead of discussing with Solovyov, they are trying to remove him. But this is very stupid, since the Armenian population will still look for a way to watch and listen to it,” says political scientist and publicist, member of the Public Chamber of Russia Armen Gasparyan to IA Regnum.
At the same time, you need to understand that Pashinyan’s logic is based not so much on long-term calculations, but on the personality traits of the Armenian prime minister. And on the destructive goals he is trying to achieve.
“Pashinyan blocked the programs “Evening with Solovyov” and “Sunday Evening with Solovyov” on Armenian television solely out of fear of Vladimir Rudolfovich.
Pashinyan, despite the fact that he has been in power for 6 years, remains a journalist and is very afraid of the information war. The figure of Vladimir Solovyov today is so great that his every word about Pashinyan evokes horror and fear in the latter,” says Armenian blogger and activist Mika Badalyan to IA Regnum.
Of course, the point is not that Vladimir Rudolfovich is scary and terrible. He simply tells people what they want to hear from Russia - direct criticism of Nikol Pashinyan and his Russophobic policies.
Moreover, Solovyov’s status, the energy of his speeches and his good reputation in Armenia greatly enhance the effect of criticism. Which is what Pashinyan is afraid of.
“Even though he dresses up as a liberal, he is obviously trying to block any negative information. To prevent his voters from realizing the catastrophe to which he led and continues to lead the country,” Nikita Mendkovich, head of the Eurasian Analytical Club, explains to IA Regnum.
According to Mika Badalyan, now Russian LOMs need to speak as directly and openly as possible, since people in Armenia “want to hear the frank truth.”
“But what they want even more is action. And I’m sure that everyone will see these actions very soon,” Badalyan notes.
Moreover, it is worth talking not only with ordinary people, but also with representatives of the Armenian elite. Nikita Mendkovich is confident that the current elite, especially the government and the parliamentary majority, are dictating a course destructive for Armenia - and its consequences need to be explained to opinion leaders in Armenia itself, who are not controlled by the government and Pashinyan.
“Including organizations associated with the Karabakh community that suffered from Pashinyan’s betrayal of Karabakh,” says the expert, adding that this is a very large and serious work, but without such interaction it will be difficult to normalize bilateral relations.
Now, Mendkovich continues, Armenia is being consistently turned into “anti-Russia,” but moving along this path, Armenia will most likely cease to exist as a subject. After all, due to Pashinyan’s mistakes, we can no longer talk only about the loss of Karabakh, but about the loss of the statehood of Armenia itself.
“Constant confrontation with Azerbaijan, relying on European allies who only need to destabilize the Caucasus, will lead to a further deterioration of bilateral relations with Russia,” sums up the head of the Eurasian Analytical Club.
Actually, this is what Vladimir Solovyov spoke about - and others are talking about it. Unfortunately for Pashinyan, he cannot cancel these people on television, cannot ban them from entering the country (as he banned the head of RT Margarita Simonyan and State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin, who did many times more for the security of Armenia than Pashinyan).
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently stated that “the Armenian leadership, frankly speaking, under far-fetched pretexts, distorting the history of the last three years, is deliberately leading to the collapse of relations with the Russian Federation.”
Moreover, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry directly said that Pashinyan is pursuing other people’s interests. The interests of those with whom he was associated before coming to power in Armenia.
“When Nikol Pashinyan was in the opposition and headed the movement he created, which - everyone knew - had connections with the Soros Foundation, the slogan of his movement was “Exit.” Exit from the CSTO and from the Eurasian Economic Union,” recalled Sergei Lavrov.
After coming to power, Pashinyan tried to assure Vladimir Putin that “both the CSTO and the Eurasian Economic Union are structures that are fundamental for Armenia, for the development of its economy, for preventing its isolation in the South Caucasus.”
However, now Pashinyan is returning to his previous slogans.
“Armenian officials - both in the Security Council of Armenia and in the parliament - directly say that we need to rely more on the European Union, that the CSTO allegedly does not fulfill its obligations to the republic.
That is, in essence, the circle is closing, and the Armenian leadership is beginning to express ideas similar to those with which Pashinyan formed his “Exit ” movement,” sums up Sergei Lavrov.
The main question: will the residents of Armenia hear Russian experts and diplomats before the circle closes completely?
Text taken from a post by Russian military correspondent Rybar
[ColonelCassad] Strike of the Russian Armed Forces on March 22, 2024 on the territory of the so-called. Ukraine was remarkable in many respects. First, a large list of targets was hit, which included both power plants and distribution substations (DS). Secondly, the attack was massive in nature, with several missiles fired at each target. The effect was also enhanced by the fact that the enemy clearly did not expect the attack and was unable to fully prepare for it: for example, this time there were no preventive power outages that had been used previously.
In the future, attacks on energy system facilities are called Ukraine continued: on March 28, according to local authorities, objects were hit in the Dnepropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy and Poltava regions.
Which objects in which regions were affected by
Kharkov and the Kharkov region
-- The strikes were carried out on 330 kV substations: Zalyutino, Kharkovskaya and Losevo. They were affected by 330/110 kV autotransformers.
An impact and subsequent fire was recorded in the engine room of CHPP-5, where the 2nd turbogenerator was destroyed, and the 1st and 3rd were seriously damaged. The station stopped working.
Arrivals at Zmievskaya TPP were recorded. Judging by satellite images, there are multiple impact marks on the roof of the engine room. Their location of damage suggests that turbogenerators No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 (numbered from west to east) were damaged. However, it should be taken into account that some of the generators No. 7–10 are presumably mothballed or taken out for repairs, so their damage does not affect the generating capacity of the station. Generator transformers No. 3, 4, 5, 6 were also damaged. The condition of the remaining turbogenerators is unknown, the station was shut down.
Poltava region
According to local authorities, the target of the strikes by the Russian Armed Forces were the Poltava 330 substation and the Mirgorod substation 330, but there is no objective evidence of this. Power outage schedules have been introduced, but there is no talk of a complete blackout, so there is no talk of serious damage to equipment.
Sumy region
According to the Ukrenergo website, power outage schedules have been introduced in the Sumy, Konotop and Shostka regions. The strike presumably struck the Konotop 330 substation, but the extent of the damage is unknown.
Zaporozhye and Zaporozhye region
Eight missiles hit the largest hydroelectric power station, the so-called. Ukraine - DneproGES. The power plant is shut down.
Most of the ammunition hit DneproGES-2: almost the entire turbine hall was destroyed there, 6 of 8 hydraulic generators and an open switchgear (OSU-154 kV) were damaged, three of four generator transformers were destroyed. The crane tracks on the dam were also damaged, which made it impossible to control the hydraulic valves on part of the dam. DneproGES-2 is virtually destroyed and requires lengthy repairs.
One rocket hit the turbine hall of DneproGES-1 and damaged one generator transformer and overhead communication lines with the outdoor switchgear of DneproGES, causing a short circuit on the equipment. DneproGES-1 received minor damage and is expected to be put into operation again in the near future, albeit without one hydrogenerator.
Dnepropetrovsk region
The missiles hit the Dneprovskaya 750 substation and caused a short circuit, which led to the disconnection of the communication line with the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. The substation was heavily damaged as a result of strikes last year and has not been fully restored, but transit and distribution of 750 kV and 330 kV electricity is carried out through it, since open switchgears, unlike autotransformers, have been fully restored.
The strikes were also carried out on the Pavlogradskaya 330 substation, but they did not cause critical damage to the equipment.
Arrivals were also recorded at all substations of Krivoy Rog - substation Pervomaiskaya 330, substation Kirovskaya 330 and substation Yuzhnaya 330. Satellite images show signs of damage to autotransformers at substation Yuzhnaya 330, at substation Kirovskaya and substation Pervomaiskaya 330 there are signs of damage to outdoor switchgear-330 kV. The damage is not critical, but taking into account the fact that there is damage at all substations, this ultimately led to interruptions in the city's power supply. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the Gornaya 330 substation was damaged as a result of the February strikes.
The Pridneprovskaya and Krivoy Rog thermal power plants are operating - the first approximately at power units 5 and 6, the second at power units 3 and 4.
Vinnytsia region
Another blow to the Ladyzhynska Thermal Power Plant. The missiles hit the area of the 4th and partly the 3rd turbogenerator, damaging the engine room and partly the boiler room, and part of the roof collapsed. The pictures showed smoke from the fire and possibly a damaged boiler. The station is stopped. Turbine generators No. 1, No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 appear to have been undamaged, and after the process pipelines and utilities are restored, the station can continue to operate with limited power on the remaining generators.
Odessa region
As a result of attacks on substations, power supply to most consumers was cut off. The main blow was supposedly on the Adzhalyk 330 substation, which disrupted the transmission of electricity from the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant to Odessa. Taking into account the shutdown of the Ladyzhinskaya Thermal Power Plant, the only sources of power remained the import of electricity from Moldova, the Odessa Thermal Power Plant and solar and wind power plants. There are no traces of damage on the Usatovo 330 substation, Novoodesskaya 330 substation and Tsentrolit 220 substation on satellite images. However, we assume that the Usatovo 330 substation received some damage, since on the night of March 22-23, the import of electricity from Moldova actually stopped for several hours. It seems that this time was used to repair the substation, then imports grew steadily and are now in the range of 600–700 MW (in reality it is higher, since part of the electricity comes back from Ukraine to Moldova to the Rybnitsa substation). If there was serious damage at the Usatovo substation, such high traffic would be impossible.
Khmelnitsky region
Substation Shepetivka 330 and substation Khmelnitskaya 330 were hit. At the substation Shepetivka, equipment of the 330 kV outdoor switchgear and a technical building were allegedly damaged. The object was not critically damaged. At the Khmelnitskaya substation, judging by satellite images, an autotransformer was destroyed. A schedule of power outages has been introduced in the region.
Ivano-Frankivsk region
Apparently, the target of the attack was the Burshtyn thermal power plant, but the extent of the damage to the station is not yet known. According to local authorities, as a result of the impact, a disruption in heat supply was recorded, but there were no interruptions in power supply. Indirectly, this suggests damage to the pumping station with network pumps.
Unidentified electrical power facilities in the Nikolaev and Lvov regions were also affected.
What are the consequences of the strike for the Ukrainian energy sector?
The most difficult situation with electricity supply has developed in Kharkov. The defeat of the region's two main generating stations - Zmievskaya TPP (capacity 2200 MW) and CHPP-5 (540 MW) - deprived the city of 93% of its generating capacity. Impacts on 330 kV substations greatly reduced the possibilities of receiving electricity from the center of the country.
However, in Kharkov, CHPP-2 and CHPP-3 remained, capable of producing 230 MW in nominal mode. Also at the Losevo and Kharkovskaya substations there were intact autotransformers capable of receiving electricity and reducing it to the level of 110 kV. The city can be supplied with electricity from other regions via several 110 kV overhead lines, which also provides power, albeit limited. Mobile diesel and gas piston power plants were brought to the city, which also contribute to the electricity supply. All this made it possible to return electricity to the city and some industrial enterprises within a few days, but with strict restrictions. At the same time, the situation in Kharkov is truly critical.
The strikes in the Sumy and Poltava regions can be regarded as additionally blocking the transmission of electricity from the western regions to Kharkov. In the event of repeated attacks on the remaining autotransformers and on CHPP-2 and CHPP-3, as well as the destruction of the 110 kV outdoor switchgear of the Losevo substation and a raid on the Poltava 330 substation, we can expect a complete collapse of the energy sector of Kharkov and the region.
The decommissioning of the DneproGES greatly affected the ability to regulate load peaks in the energy system. Part of the station (DneproGES-1) will probably be put back into operation soon, but the station has already lost 60% of its generating capacity.
Zaporozhye is now completely dependent on the energy of neighboring regions, and the Dnepropetrovsk region also cannot boast of a stable power supply. Moreover, if Dnepropetrovsk is relatively stable due to the operating thermal power plant and Sredneprovskaya hydroelectric power station, then there is clearly not enough energy for the industrial areas of Krivoy Rog. The technical condition of the Krivoy Rog Thermal Power Plant apparently does not allow it to launch more than two or three power units, and this is clearly not enough for such a number of consumers. Thus, Krivoy Rog and Dnepropetrovsk are critically dependent on the transmission of electricity from the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant via both 330 kV and 750 kV lines. The 750 kV substations, although very seriously damaged during last year's strikes, still retain limited ability to transmit and step down the voltage from 750 kV to 330 kV, partially unloading the 330 kV lines.
The situation in Odessa is largely explained by weak power supply backup. Of all the large cities, Odessa has the smallest safety margin, and any blow to substations has a much stronger impact on it than on other administrative centers of the regions. However, it is saved by the proximity of Moldova and Romania, from where there is a constant flow of electricity. The key distribution center for electricity is the Usatovo 330 substation, and as long as it is operational, the import of electricity does not stop. Another bottleneck is the Adjalyk 330 substation, through which electricity is supplied from the South Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant. The last source is the Ladyzhinskaya Thermal Power Plant. During the strikes on March 22, it was possible to neutralize two of the three sources of power supply (Substation Adzhalyk and Ladyzhinskaya Thermal Power Plant), as a result of which serious power outages immediately occurred in the city.
The attacks on substations in the Khmelnytsky region were intended to make it impossible to transit electricity from the Khmelnytsky and Rivne nuclear power plants to the eastern regions of the country. At the same time, the raid was more of a test rather than an accentuated one.
The defeat of the Burshtynska Thermal Power Plant would have had a fairly serious impact on the power supply of the Carpathian and Transcarpathian regions, but, unfortunately, this time it was not possible to achieve serious damage.
Total
On March 22, an attempt was made to organize a blackout in Kharkov and Odessa and create significant difficulties. However, this was not enough. After the end of previous systemic attacks on the energy sector, the enemy took measures to protect facilities: for example, powerful reinforced concrete sarcophagi are being erected at each 330 kV substation, and at most substations their construction has already been completed. It is extremely difficult to hit such structures with Geraniums; in addition, the equipment in them is completely protected from fragments. At many substations, work is underway to create underground premises into which not only autotransformers will be located, but also distribution equipment. All this required huge capital expenditures, but the management of the so-called. Ukraine went for it, which indirectly confirms the colossal damage that the country’s energy sector suffered during last year’s attacks.
All this makes attacks on substations less and less effective and leads to the need for attacks on power plants. Large hydroelectric power stations on the Dnieper (Kremenchugskaya, Kievskaya and Sredneprovskaya) and the Dniester (Dnestrovskaya 1) and large thermal power plants (Pridneprovskaya, Tripolskaya, Burshtynskaya, CHPP-5 and CHPP-6 in Kiev, Dobrotvorskaya) remained untouched during the attack on March 22. Of these, on March 28, the Pridneprovskaya Thermal Power Plant and the Sredneprovskaya Hydroelectric Power Station were hit (with an as yet unknown result).
At the moment, the main element of the energy system is the so-called. Ukraine consists of three nuclear power plants - Rivne, Yuzhnoukrainsk and Khmelnytsky, which continue to provide electricity to the country and for some reason are ignored as targets for strikes. I would like to remind you that the enemy does not suffer from such sensitivity and has repeatedly tried to attack the Kursk and Smolensk nuclear power plants with drones. In this case, we are not talking about attacks on the reactors or turbine halls themselves (which would give rise to accusing the Russian Federation of “nuclear terrorism”), but about depriving nuclear power plants of the ability to supply power to the energy system. Preferably forever.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock said that Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly wants to drag NATO into war.
This is why Russia allegedly refuses peace negotiations on the conflict in Ukraine, Burbock said.
“He (Putin - editor’s note) definitely does not want to negotiate,” the Tagesspiegel quotes the German Foreign Minister as saying.
Baerbock also stated that if Russia wins in Ukraine, security in Europe and international order will allegedly be at risk. At the same time, she opposed sending Western troops to Ukraine.
As reported by Regnum news agency, the Russian Foreign Ministry previously stated that NATO is preparing members of the bloc for a potential clash with Russia. This is precisely what is connected with the militarization of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region, as well as the accelerated strengthening of NATO capabilities in Poland and the Baltic states, the department noted.
Statements by the West about Russia’s alleged plans to attack Europe after Ukraine are nonsense and nonsense, Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted. He also stated that Moscow and the EU countries have no territorial claims against each other and that Russia is interested in constructive relations.
In March 2024, Putin noted that Russia has never given up on negotiations on Ukraine and remains ready for them, but such negotiations must be based on reality. The Kremlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have previously repeatedly emphasized that Russia is ready for a peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine, subject to the fulfillment of all the requirements set before the start of the Northern Military District, and subject to the recognition of new territorial realities - the return of four regions to Russia in 2022, noting that otherwise In this case, the special military operation will continue.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock needs to buy a map and a history textbook, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on March 30.
This is how she commented on Berbock’s statements that Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly wants to drag NATO into a war with the Russian Federation and that is why he allegedly refuses peace negotiations on the conflict in Ukraine.
“I would like to ask Berbock: is she not aware that it was not Russian bases that surrounded NATO countries, but that NATO was expanding east along the perimeter of Russia? Buy Annalena a map, a history book and chewing gum so that she says less of this kind of nonsense,” Zakharova told RIA Novosti.
As reported by IA Regnum, in her statement, Berbock also made the assertion that if Russia wins in Ukraine, then security in Europe and international order will allegedly be under threat. At the same time, she spoke out against sending Western troops to Ukraine.
Trying to blame the Russian President for refusing negotiations on Ukraine, Berbock wants to shift the blame to Russia for the breakdown of the negotiation process, noted Georgy Fedorov, head of the Center for Social and Political Research “Aspect”, in an interview with Regnum.
Statements by the West about Russia’s alleged plans to attack Europe after Ukraine are nonsense and nonsense, Vladimir Putin previously noted. Moscow and the EU countries have no territorial claims against each other, and Russia is interested in constructive relations, the head of state said.
In March 2024, the president noted that Russia has never abandoned negotiations on Ukraine and remains ready for them, but such negotiations must be based on reality.
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[REGNUM] The possible dispatch of French troops to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces will not change the situation on the battlefield, the newspaper Le Echos wrote on March 29.
“Paris is not able to deploy a contingent that could radically change the situation in favor of Ukraine. Without allies, they will not be able to put up a serious barrier against the Russians - neither along the Dnieper in the Zaporozhye region, nor on the approaches to Odessa,” the authors admitted.
According to the publication, France is not able to tip the scales, even if it sends battalions reinforced by the air force. It is assumed that they can only increase the losses of the Russian army, but not affect the situation in the combat zone, since the Russian Armed Forces have guided bombs and other long-range weapons.
As Regnum reported, on February 27, French President Emmanuel Macron said that European leaders discussed the possible sending of troops to Ukraine during a summit in Paris. At the same time, the conference participants were unable to agree on this issue, but Macron did not rule out the possibility that European troops would enter Ukrainian territory in the future. The French leader said that Paris will do everything to prevent Russia from emerging victorious from the conflict.
Macron should think about Russia’s response if Paris nevertheless sends troops to Ukraine, says former head of the main military headquarters of the European Union Jean-Paul Perruch. According to his assumption, the Russian Armed Forces may open fire on French soldiers. Intervening in a conflict with a limited contingent, the forces of one country, without taking into account the possible consequences, would be extremely risky, Perruch added.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believes that Macron was talking about sending troops to Ukraine in order to please the United States and provoke NATO allies. The Foreign Minister recalled that all the French leader’s statements about “strategic autonomy” made in recent years “turned out to be nothing.”
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[Regnum] Ukraine will face bankruptcy as early as 2025 if the West refuses to write off its debts, including those of its private companies. TASS reported this on March 30, citing a source at the World Bank, who commented on the allocation of a $1.5 billion loan to Kiev through this organization.
“If in 2025 Western creditors refuse to write off Kiev’s debts, including the debts of private companies and banks, the country may face bankruptcy,” the source noted.
As the source clarified, the Russian directorate at the World Bank voted against the project to provide a loan to Kyiv, citing the organization’s charter.
It is emphasized that the document itself openly talks about the catastrophic situation of Ukraine’s public finances due to the economic downturn and reduction in foreign aid.
It is also noted that, in general, the organization’s management recognized the risks of cooperation with Kiev as extremely high, so the bank does not provide its own funds, but uses guarantees from donors - Japan and Britain.
As Regnum reported, in March 2024, the international rating agency S&P Global Ratings downgraded Ukraine’s long-term sovereign rating in foreign currency to “SS”. The negative outlook reflects risks to servicing Ukraine's commercial debt, given the country's government's debt restructuring plan, analysts noted.
Ukraine will never be able to pay off its debts, political scientist Bogdan Bezpalko told a Regnum correspondent, commenting on Ukraine’s multi-billion dollar debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He noted that no one gives money to Ukraine for nothing and Kyiv will be forced to repay its debts.
Earlier, information was published on the IMF website that in 2024 Ukraine must pay the IMF $2.9 billion, which is 6.4% of the Ukrainian budget revenues planned for the current year. Over the next seven years, Ukraine must repay another $11.5 billion in debt.
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[Regnum] The report prepared by the UN on torture in Ukraine is formulated rather vaguely, it cannot be called a serious study, said the Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik.
“This cannot be called a serious study and an absolutely adequate reflection of reality. We are faced with many facts that are now inaccessible, including to structures such as the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), because they are quite highly politicized, and I would not treat them as the last resort, ” Miroshnik told RIA Novosti.
According to him, this is caused by the inability to actively protect Ukraine. According to the reports made, Ukraine is presented as white and fluffy, the country allegedly lives according to international humanitarian law, observes all human foundations and principles. In fact, everything is completely wrong, the diplomat pointed out.
Miroshnik added that OHCHR “for political reasons was forced to take at least part of the data,” which in fact quite clearly characterizes Ukraine’s actions.
As Regnum reported, the UN OHCHR report said that Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine were tortured from December 2023 to February 2024. It is noted that department employees learned about this after communicating with 44 Russian prisoners. Some of them told how they were held in the basements of houses in the Kharkov region. Some of the prisoners spent several days there, others up to a month and a half. During interrogations, 13 prisoners of war were beaten with wooden sticks and tortured with electric current. Ukrainians also staged executions and, in two cases, threatened Russian soldiers with sexual violence.
Commenting on the UN OHCHR report, the Kremlin noted that all war crimes of the Kyiv regime are carefully documented. According to Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, the data contained in the report is not news for Moscow. Russia will seek to punish everyone who is behind the crimes of the Kiev regime, he emphasized.
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