[Korrespondent] 22:28 Vitaliy Kim hinted that the Ukrainian troops attacked the Russians in Chernobaevka for the tenth time.
22:27 During the month of the war, more than 219,000 people were evacuated through humanitarian corridors, said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kirill Tymoshenko. More than 435,000 Ukrainian citizens have since returned to the country.
22:24 Near Kiev, Russian troops were driven back 70 kilometers in some areas, and 35 kilometers in others, said Defense Ministry spokesman Alexander Motuzyanyk. According to him, the capital is well fortified, it is defended by combat-ready elite units from the ground, airborne assault forces, SOF, as well as territorial defense units.
22:18 Biden said that the United States will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.
22:17 Russian occupiers fired heavy artillery at the outskirts of Vyshgorod, Kiev region. As a result of the shelling, a multi-storey building was damaged. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
22:15 Biden and von der Leyen will announce a new energy partnership between the US and the EU tomorrow.
22:13 Polish President Andrzej Duda said that "the world needs strong American leadership," and for the security of Poland and Europe, "more America is needed, both militarily and economically."
22:08 Kyiv City State Administration asks the people of Kiev to close the windows, because of the fire in the Kiev region, there is smoke in the Svyatoshinsky and Goloseevsky districts. It is especially important to keep the windows closed at night and in the morning, and to stay out of the open air whenever possible. If available, it is desirable to include air conditioning and air purification systems.
22:05 G7 urged OPEC countries to increase oil production.
22:03 The fall of the Ukrainian economy due to the war is currently estimated at 35-60 percent of GDP , said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostislav Shurma. According to him, over the past month, the authorities have attracted four billion dollars from external partners to finance the budget.
21:39 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the decision of the NATO summit to continue supporting the Kiev regime confirms the alliance's interest in further military operations.
21:30 In the Zaporozhye region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Malinovka, Gulyaypolsky district. Of the five large villages that make up the community, Lyubimovka and Novozlatopol are completely occupied by enemy troops. Until today, the enemy was in Malinovka. Currently, there is a sweep by Ukrainian troops, said the head of the local community Volodymyr Shish.
21:29 In Crimea, on the basis of the 126th separate brigade of the coast guard, a farewell ceremony was held immediately with 100 dead soldiers, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
20:56 Evacuation train No. 43 Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk has just come under fire near Vasilkov near Kiev, Ukrzaliznytsia reported. Windows were shattered in three carriages; according to operational data, there were no casualties.
20:31 The occupiers called the ship's entry into the Ukrainian port a "epoch-making event" and had big plans for it. Orsk became the first ship of the Russian Federation to enter the city port after the start of the hot phase of the war. About what happened to the huge ship - in the material of the Armed Forces of Ukraine they sank Orsk in Berdyansk.
20:28 Russia launched about 1,200 missiles in Ukraine, but the targets reached 39 percent, according to the General Staff.
20:23 The Rada allowed the Cabinet of Ministers to change its location during a state of war or a state of emergency. Also, according to the law, during the period of martial law, the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers cannot be terminated.
20:09 Ukraine, in response to the expulsion of its diplomats from Belarus, reduced the number of personnel of the Belarusian embassy to five people.
20:05 Biden said that the United States will "respond" if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine. He also believes that Ukraine will not have to give up part of the territory in order to resolve the conflict.
20:04 Scholz, in response to Putin's statement about the transfer of payments for gas into rubles, said that gas supply contracts provide for payment in dollars or euros.
20:03 Biden spoke in favor of excluding Russia from the G20 and offered to provide Ukraine with the opportunity to participate in the meetings of the organization.
20:01 Canada imposes sanctions on 160 members of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister Trudeau said. Also, according to him, in the coming "days and weeks" Canada will supply Ukraine with additional lethal weapons.
19:57 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, propaganda work is constantly being carried out among the personnel of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, imposing the opinion that the war in Ukraine must be completed before May 9, 2022.
19:51 In Pridnestrovie, Russian curators are spreading rumors that Pridnestrovie is being drawn into a war with Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
19:49 A Russian helicopter hit the positions of its own troops in the village of Malaya Rogan near Kharkov. He destroyed "a huge amount" of manpower and enemy equipment, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Regional State Administration.
19:20 About 402,000 people were forcibly taken from Ukraine to Russia from Mariupol, Volnovakha, Stanitsa Luhanska, Denisova said. Of these, 84,000 children, she added.
19:17 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the liberation of the village of Lukyanovka, Brovarsky district, Kiev region. As a result of the fighting, about 40 Russian soldiers, nine infantry fighting vehicles and three tanks were destroyed.
19:11 The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation said that the instructions of the UN General Assembly on the issue of maintaining international peace "do not entail legal consequences."
18:52 On March 26-30, Blinken will visit the Middle East, including Israel, where he plans to discuss events in Ukraine.
18:48 Two attacks in a row in the same place, if the second was deliberate, is another type of war crime, Bellingcat investigative journalist Hristo Grozev said. This is how he commented on the death in Kyiv of The Insider journalist Oksana Baulina. According to him, Russia repeatedly resorted to shelling "two in a row" when emergency services or journalists arrived at the scene.
18:46 Switzerland has frozen the assets of Russians for a total of 5.75 billion francs (about $6.1 billion).
18:40 Qatar announced that it will continue to supply gas to European countries and maintain a scheme according to which the recipient can redirect the purchased resource to third parties. Qatar will keep this principle in gas trade, even if for this it is necessary to give up part of the benefits, assured the Ministry of Energy.
At the same time, Minister Said al-Kaabi stressed that Qatar does not approve of sanctions against the energy sector of the Russian Federation and energy should remain out of politics. According to the minister, Qatar does not "choose a side" in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
18:26 In the directions of Izyum, Maryanka and Kherson, the enemy is undertaking "something similar to offensive attempts," Arestovich said. In other directions, according to him, "the front practically froze" due to the lack of resources for the offensive.
18:12 The UN General Assembly in its resolution accused the Russian Federation of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and called for an immediate ceasefire.
18:10 GP Antonov appealed to the world community with a call to financially support the revival of the Mriya aircraft.
18:01 In Russia, they proposed to transfer payments for gas with "unfriendly" countries into rubles, but the EU has already stated that the current contracts do not provide for this. Details in the material Gas for rubles - will it save Russia?
17:56 Biden said that the United States is allocating one billion dollars for humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians affected by the war.
17:40 In Energodar, the majority of local deputies resigned, not wanting their votes to be used by the occupiers to make their decisions. Deputies will continue to engage in public work and help civilians.
17:39 Kiev would like to see Israel as one of the guarantors of an international agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine after the end of the war with Russia, and also hopes for Israel's effective mediating role in ending the war, Yermak said during a conversation with the Israeli media.
17:33 Johnson at an informal meeting at the NATO summit called on the leaders of the alliance to significantly increase lethal assistance to Ukraine, writes The Guardian.
17:30 The Rada exempted all imports of goods from duties and VAT for the period of the war.
17:19 Zelensky warned the G7 that after the end of the war between Ukraine and Russia, a global food crisis and political destabilization will come.
17:17 The occupying forces in the occupied territories seize and destroy Ukrainian literature and history textbooks, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. Such cases have already been recorded in Luhansk, Donetsk, Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
17:07 A large gathering of pensioners was recorded in Genichesk the day before in the Ukraine cinema. Local residents said that the Russian military encouraged pensioners to come and apply for a pension of 10,000 rubles.
17:02 Belarusian oppositionist Pavel Latushko says that Lukashenko is taking a very big risk today and understands this. Therefore, he increased his security by 30%, stopped helicopter flights to the southern regions.
"There is information that Russia is ready to use the military generals of Belarus to eliminate Lukashenko in case of his disobedience," the politician said. He added that Lukashenka is afraid that the Belarusian soldiers, having crossed the border with Ukraine, will turn their weapons against him or surrender.
17:00 Johnson offered to give Ukraine Euro 2028 in response to Russia's intention to apply to host the European Championship in 2028.
16:54 Russia introduces the ruble in the occupied Ukrainian territories, according to the Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council. To do this, the occupier restricts the import of hryvnia cash, draws up a list of persons who receive pensions and social benefits, transfers the calculation for petty trade to the ruble.
16:48 The first full-fledged exchange of prisoners of war in the 10 to 10 format took place between Ukraine and Russia today, Vereshchuk said.
In addition, according to her, today Ukraine sent 11 Russian civilian sailors to the Russians, who were rescued from a flooded ship near Odessa. As a result of this exchange, 19 Ukrainian civilian sailors return home from the rescue ship Sapphire, captured by the invaders while trying to take the Ukrainian military from Zmeiny Island. Under the terms of the exchange, the rescue ship itself will also be returned to Ukraine and sent to a port in Turkey.
16:47 The Rada has toughened responsibility for collaborationism: now for cooperation with the aggressor state, it is provided from 10 to 12 years in prison with a ban on holding a number of positions in the future.
16:45 Russia is looking for a pretext for the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine , Stoltenberg said. He stressed that the accusations of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and NATO allies in the preparation of the use of chemical and biological weapons are "absolutely false."
16:39 Speakers of the parliaments of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed a joint statement, which agreed to join efforts to stop Russian aggression and restore security in Europe.
The statement, in particular, emphasizes the need to grant Ukraine the status of an EU candidate country, introduce a no-fly zone and a complete trade embargo against Russia, increase arms supplies, etc.
16:28 The Rada voted for the introduction of criminal liability for photographing and video filming the movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Punishment - from three years to 12 years in prison.
16:06 The US Treasury announced that the current sanctions now apply to any transactions with gold, if they are connected with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
16:05 NATO leaders in a statement following the extraordinary summit "strongly condemned" Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "We call on President Putin to immediately stop this war and withdraw its armed forces from Ukraine, and also call on Belarus to stop its complicity in accordance with the Resolution on aggression against Ukraine, adopted by the UN General Assembly on March 2, 2022".
16:00 NATO countries have strengthened their own defense against potential chemical, biological and nuclear threats, the Secretary General said.
15:58 EMERCOM of the Russian Federation announced the start of lump-sum payments in the amount of 10,000 rubles to pensioners and state employees "in the liberated territories of Ukraine."
15:50 Biden said at the NATO summit that the alliance will increase the volume of military assistance to Ukraine, give it additional weapons systems, including air defense systems.
15:49 The official representative of the White House said at the NATO summit that the United States is working on the supply of anti-ship missiles to Ukraine.
15:44 Johnson announced that the UK will provide Ukraine with another 6,000 combat missiles in addition to the 4,000 NLAW and Javelin already delivered.
Also, Ukraine will be provided with 25 million pounds sterling as financial support for the military. Another £400m has been earmarked for humanitarian and economic aid.
15:42 Stoltenberg rejected Poland's proposal to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, arguing that NATO does not want a direct clash with Russia.
15:27 An unexploded Smerch projectile was found at the site of a nuclear facility in the Kharkiv region . It is impossible to neutralize it due to constant hostilities. From today, the nuclear installation was transferred to a deep subcritical state.
15:26 In the forests of the Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian military knocked out at least two Tigers, a tank and a KamAZ, the Pivnich operational command reported.
15:25 The United States has imposed sanctions against dozens of Russian defense companies, 328 State Duma deputies, as well as against the State Duma as a whole.
15:24 NATO leaders agreed to strengthen the eastern wing of the alliance by deploying four battle groups in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia. They also decided to strengthen support for Ukraine, including in defense against chemical, nuclear and cyber threats.
15:22 Stoltenberg said he would remain as NATO Secretary General for another year due to the situation in Ukraine. His term expired on September 30, and he had already been appointed head of the Norwegian Central Bank.
15:18 In Kharkiv, near Akademika Pavlova Street, Russians from long-range weapons fired at the New Post office, near which Kharkiv residents received humanitarian aid. According to the head of the regional administration Oleg Sinegubov, according to preliminary data, six civilians were killed and another 15 were injured.
15:08 Poland is preparing a state program and will attract EU funding for the construction of housing for Ukrainian refugees.
15:07 Borrell believes that the course of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be decided in the next 15 days.
15:04 Johnson said that Putin has long crossed the red line, in connection with which the international community will increase pressure on him. The Kremlin called Johnson the most anti-Russian Western politician.
14:55 Zelensky offered Sweden to take patronage over any Ukrainian city, region or industry for recovery after the Russian invasion.
14:41 In the Kherson direction this morning, air defense crews of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated four K-52 helicopters of the RF Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense reported.
14:20 France will allocate 500,000 euros to investigate war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The investigation is being conducted by the International Criminal Court.
14:13 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, over the past two weeks, more than 20 enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation were forced to completely or partially suspend their activities due to the lack of components and parts. In particular, the production of aircraft missiles at the Vympel enterprise was suspended.
14:11 The military-political leadership of the Russian Federation decided to adjust plans for further military operations in Ukraine due to the fact that the goals set before the start of the war with Ukraine were not achieved on time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
14:08 MEPs call for a complete embargo on trade in oil, gas and coal with Russia and Belarus. They addressed their appeal to the head Charles Michel, Macron, Ursula von der Leyen and Borrell.
14:06 A car of Russian invaders is driving in Mariupol and announcing over the loudspeaker that Zaporozhye no longer accepts refugees and that they need to go to Russia, and also that "Odessa has already been taken." The City Council says this is disinformation.
14:05 To cordon off Kiev, Russia is transferring weapons and equipment to Belarus and Crimea. At the same time, the Russian Federation began to realize that the available forces and means are not enough to "defend" and hold the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the General Staff reports.
14:00 In Izyum, there may be more than 30 people under the rubble, rescuers cannot reach them without special equipment, Deputy Mayor Vladimir Matsokin said.
13:49 Zelensky addressed the Swedish Parliament and thanked the country for being one of the first to come to the aid of Ukraine.
13:36 Fighting continues in the Kiev region, in some communities there is a humanitarian catastrophe. The Russian invaders completely isolated Slavutych, said the head of the OVA Alexander Pavlyuk.
According to him, a humanitarian catastrophe arose in the Vyshgorod (Ivankovskaya, Dymerskaya, Polesskaya communities) and Buchansky (Klavdiev-Tarasovo, Severinovka, Berezovka, Nikolaevka) districts. Fighting continues in Yasnogorodka (Fastovsky district), Makarovskaya, Buchanskaya, Irpenskaya, Dmitrovskaya communities (Buchansky district).
13:19 Peskov confirmed media reports that the oligarch Abramovich took part in the initial stage of organizing Ukrainian-Russian negotiations.
13:11 France is increasing the readiness of its nuclear forces in response to Russian threats. In particular, three French nuclear missile submarines were simultaneously deployed to the sea for the first time in 30 years, writes The Times.
13:09 Another group of Russian propagandists arrived at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant captured by the Russians to shoot a fake "movie" about the operation of the station. In this way, the invaders want to convince the IAEA of the "normality" of nuclear terrorism and hide the real state of affairs with radiation leaks and environmental pollution, Energoatom says.
12:53 The Russian army is pushed aside on border of the Nikolaev and Kherson regions, Vitaly Kim reported.
12:51 Podolyak said that the Russians are trying to move the war into a protracted phase. The reason is too high losses, as well as the lack of significant progress in all directions. Thus, the leadership of the Russian Federation is trying to reduce the number of losses to an "acceptable" level.
12:41 Zelensky: "Never again, I ask you, never tell us that our army does not meet NATO standards. We have shown what our standards are capable of. And how much we can give to common security in Europe and the world."
Zelensky delivered a video message at the NATO summit. In particular, he recalled that Ukraine applied to the alliance with a request to provide 1% of all its tanks and aircraft. “But they didn’t give us a single one ... This is the worst thing during the war - not to have clear answers to requests for help,” he said.
12:35 Ukrainians deported to the Russian Federation are offered employment in Sakhalin , according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. Ukrainians are offered official employment through employment centers. Those who agree receive documents prohibiting travel from Russian regions for two years.
According to intelligence, in the filtration camp in Dokuchaevsk, Donetsk region, where the civilian population is massively delivered, employees of the FSB of the Russian Federation are working. Their goal is to search for citizens who participated in the ATO / JFO, the Ukrainian military and law enforcement officers. Then people are transported to the Russian Federation, in particular, to Taganrog and the Krasnodar Territory.
12:18 Russian troops and the "LNR" entrenched themselves in Rubizhne, entered Popasna, but did not completely occupy them, said the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Sergei Gaidai.
11:50 An emergency NATO summit starts in Brussels to discuss Russian aggression and assistance to Ukraine.
11:48 The Ukrainian Institute of Mass Information has counted 148 crimes committed by Russian invaders against journalists. In particular, as of March 24, five journalists were killed while performing their professional duties, seven were injured, and one was missing. At least six cases of journalists being taken hostage and ill-treated by Russians are known.
11:46 A Russian warship fired five shots from onboard artillery along the coast of the Odessa region in the morning, Vladislav Nazarov, officer of the Pivden operational command, said. According to him, in this way the enemy continues to exert psychological pressure on the inhabitants of Odessa and the region. None of the projectiles hit the target.
11:43 In Melitopol, the invaders are forcing teachers to resume the educational process in schools in Russian. They go around every school and persuade teachers to begin the educational process in Russian on April 1 according to an incomprehensible program, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.
11:40 am In downtown New York City Mayor Eric Adams, together with Ukrainian Consul General Oleksiy Golubov, raised the national flag of Ukraine. It will flutter over the metropolis until the victory over the Russian invaders.
11:37 Poland has blocked the bank accounts of the Russian embassy due to the financing of terrorism, the ambassador said.
11:36 Great Britain imposed sanctions against the Ministry of Defense of Belarus and the Minsk Tractor Plant.
11:31 Residents of the Left Bank district of Mariupol are forcibly evacuated to Russia, the City Council reports. About 15,000 people fell under illegal deportation. This is half of all the remaining residents in the area.
Passports and other documents are taken away from people, delivered to the so-called filtration camps, and from there they are then redistributed to various remote cities of Russia. According to the City Council, about 6,000 Mariupol residents have already been forcibly taken to the territory of the occupier.
At the same time, the Russians are blocking humanitarian corridors for the exit of Mariupol residents to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
11:14 Great Britain imposed sanctions on 59 individuals from Russia, including Gref, Khasis and Tinkov. Sanctions have also been imposed against a number of banks and companies, including Gazprombank, Rosselkhozbank, Alfa-Bank, as well as Russian Railways, Alrosa, RusHydro, RVC.
11:11 The US and the EU are close to an agreement to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy resources. According to Bloomberg, the United States is ready to supply Europe with natural gas and hydrogen, but their volumes, pricing and other details of the deal are still unknown.
11:08 In the direction of Bucha - Gostomel - Irpen, the Ukrainian military "horseshoe" covered two and a half Russian brigades. "Fire control of our artillery over supply routes is gradually being established there," Arestovich said.
11:01 In Chernihiv, the cemetery does not accommodate such a number of those who died from the Russian invasion. The bodies of the dead are kept in morgues and refrigerators longer than usual, people are also buried in old cemeteries that have not been used for a long time, Mayor Vladislav Atroshenko said.
11:00 Anonymous hackers said they "broke down" the Russian sites Auchan, Leroy Marlin and Decathlon.
10:56 Kiev is negotiating security guarantees with the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Turkey , Kuleba said.
10:50 In the north of Ukraine, a support column of Russian invaders was partially destroyed, partially captured, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
10:48 Kuleba on Russia's demand to pay for oil and gas in rubles: "If any EU country bows before Putin's humiliating demands to pay for oil and gas in rubles, it will be the same as helping Ukraine with one hand and helping Russians kill Ukrainians another. I call on countries to make wise and responsible choices."
10:45 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar called the destruction of the Orsk ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Berdyansk "a huge goal." According to her, there is no data yet on what exactly was on board the destroyed ship, but its carrying capacity made it possible to transport up to 20 tanks, 45 armored personnel carriers or 400 paratroopers.
10:34 Japan's largest oil refineries Eneos and Idemitsu will not import Russian oil after the completion of current contracts.
10:28 Russian troops fired missiles at the most densely populated district of Akhtyrka, Sumy region, at night, There are dead, Mayor Pavel Kuzmenko said.
10:17 Russian media write that in addition to the destroyed ship Orsk of the Black Sea Fleet, several more ships were damaged. In particular, there was a fire on the large landing ship Saratov, the Kunikov. Novocherkassk Airborne Forces also fled, which also received damage and losses among the crews (11 wounded, three dead).
10:01 Reznikov warns that the Russian military machine will not stop "until it chokes on the blood of its soldiers," although Russian society is intimidated and passive.
"Our only way is to withstand the invasion of Mordor. Through pain, fear, losses. Through all the trials... Our army has survived and is being strengthened by the reserve. It is holding back the enemy and moving on to active defense," the minister said.
09:48 The concentration of harmful substances in the air of Kiev as of 8:00 on March 24 was 13 times higher than the norm recommended by WHO. According to the KSCA, on both banks there is a high content of fine dust. At the same time, exceeding the maximum permissible concentrations has not yet been found.
09:39 Humanitarian corridors for March 24:
Donetsk region: Berdyansk - Zaporozhye
Zaporozhye region: Pologi - Zaporozhye, Melitopol - Zaporozhye
Kyiv region: Velyka Dymerka - Brovary, Bogdanovka - Brovary, Makarov - Zhitomir, Bervitsa - Brovary
09:36 At night, the center of Kharkov was shelled by Caliber missiles fired from ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the region, said. According to him, Izyum remains the critical point.
09:27 The UN said that on the territory of the Donetsk region more than 200,000 people do not have access to water.
09:09 A team of national security officials at the White House, the Tiger Team, is preparing scenarios for a US response in the event that Russia uses chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, writes NYT. It also considers possible response scenarios in case the Russian Federation invades neighboring countries, including Moldova and Georgia.
09:01 The French authorities have detained two yachts that are associated with Russian billionaire Alexei Kuzmichev, local publications report. The cost of the yachts La Petite Ourse and La Grande Ourse is estimated at 20 and 50 million euros.
09:00 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of March 24:
personnel - about 15,800 people,
tanks - 530,
armored fighting vehicles - 1597,
artillery systems - 280,
MLRS - 82,
air defense systems - 47,
aircraft - 108,
helicopters - 124,
automotive equipment - 1033,
ships/boats - four,
tanks with fuel and lubricants - 72,
UAV operational-tactical level - 50,
special equipment - 16.
08:50 The Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the Russian landing ship Orsk has been destroyed in the port of Berdyansk.
08:45 In the port of Berdyansk, the large landing ship Orsk of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is on fire. According to preliminary information, there was fuel for Russian troops blocking Mariupol. Locals write that there was also an ammunition depot there.
08:23 Residents of the city of Berdyansk in the Zaporozhye region publish photos and videos of a large-scale fire in the local port on social networks and report strong explosions.
08:14 Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that the Russian Federation retains the right to use nuclear weapons if NATO "provokes" Moscow.
08:07 The Ukrainian military is conducting successful counterattacks near Kiev, UK intelligence reported. "It is likely that successful counterattacks by Ukraine will undermine the ability of Russian forces to reorganize and resume the offensive against Kyiv," the intelligence service said.
08:04 Russian troops launched rocket attacks on the Luhansk region at night and subjected the region to phosphorus bombardment, said the head of the UVA, Sergei Gaidai. Four people were killed, including two children, and six more were injured.
07:40 Russia fired more than 1,200 missiles at Ukraine, the Pentagon reported. The occupiers still have a significant number of ground-launched cruise missiles, short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles.
07:37 The Pentagon says that the United States tried for a month to organize negotiations with Shoigu and Gerasimov, but the Russian side rejected all proposals.
07:00 Japan will provide Ukraine with an additional $100 million in humanitarian aid, double emergency loans to Ukraine to $200 million, and send its medics to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland and other neighboring countries.
06:33 At one of the airfields of the occupied Melitopol, Russian troops are building a military base, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.
05:26 Ukraine notified the IAEA about the fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, in connection with which the organization expressed its readiness to help secure Ukrainian nuclear facilities.
04:11 The number of Ukrainian refugees has exceeded 3.6 million people, the UN reported.
03:00 During the day on March 23, the anti-aircraft troops of Ukraine destroyed 11 enemy air targets - seven aircraft, a helicopter and a drone.
02:46 Anonymous hackers hacked the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and promised to publish more than 35,000 files with secret agreements within 48 hours.
01:18 Russia plans to arrange a "great terror" in occupied Kherson, kidnapping residents and transporting them across the Russian border, the Times writes, citing a letter allegedly written by an FSB officer.
01:05 The UN Security Council rejected a draft resolution submitted by Russia on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, since it does not mention the role of the Russian Federation as the sole cause of this crisis. "We will not participate in this game," the US ambassador to the UN said.
00:51 Today, there are about 12,000 Russian soldiers in the Kiev region, Arestovich said.
00:34 Zelensky said that Russia has already begun to lobby for its interests - these are the interests of the war: "We know that they are working with some partners. We know that they want to pay off this topic. The topic of fighting against the war. But you need to pay off the war."
00:01 Ukrainian troops have moved the front line east of Kiev by 25-35 km, writes CNN, citing a source in the Pentagon.