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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 15, 2025 |
2025-03-16 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title. [Korrespondent] 20.59 Special Operations Forces (SOF) destroyed the Russian Utes-Tm radar system, which was tracking Ukrainian air targets. This was stated in a statement by the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. ![]() 19:57 Russian troops have occupied the city of Sudzha in the Kursk region, which has been under Ukrainian control since August 2024. This was reported by the analytical project DeepState. 18:58 It is important for the United States not to agree to Russia's additional conditions for a ceasefire, and US President Donald Trump's position towards Russia should be tough if it does not agree to his proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a briefing. 18.43 Future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is preparing to hand over long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. This was reported by the German magazine Der Spiegel. 18.25 The situation in the southern direction of Ukraine is aggravating; the number of enemy assaults is increasing. This was stated by the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladislav Voloshin, on the air of Yediniye Novyny. 17.59 The media announced that Ukraine "has almost exhausted its stock of missiles" Aster-30 for the Samp-T air defense system. However, the truth is that "there has never been a time when there were enough of them." This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a briefing. 17:45 The enemy made 21 assault attempts in the Pokrovsky direction. In total, 81 battles have been recorded on the front since the beginning of the day. This is evidenced by the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Telegram channel. 16.54 Ukraine does not recognize the temporarily occupied territories as part of the Russian Federation. Concessions regarding the territories are impossible. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a briefing on Saturday, March 15. 16.28 The path to peace must begin without any conditions, and Russia must be forced to end the war. He called on Europe and the United States to increase pressure on the Kremlin. This is evidenced by the statement of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech at a meeting of European leaders, published on the social network X. 15.57 Four enemy air defense systems Pantsir-S1 were destroyed by fighters of the 429th separate regiment of unmanned systems Achilles. The total amount of destroyed air defense is 56 million dollars. This was reported by the press service of the 429th separate regiment of unmanned systems Achilles, and also posted a video of the destruction of the Russian systems. 14.45 Ukrainian military successfully used the new Long Neptune missile in combat conditions. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian missile hit a target at a distance of 1,000 kilometers. In turn, journalist Andrey Tsaplienko wrote in Telegram that the Long Neptune could have hit the oil refinery in Russian Tuapse the day before. Now a powerful fire has been raging there for the second day. About 200 rescuers and more than 50 units of equipment cannot put it out. 13.38 The aggressor country Russia is preparing an offensive on the Sumy region. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The accumulation of Russian forces along the eastern border of Ukraine indicates that Moscow intends to continue to ignore diplomacy, he noted. 12.49 A Russian attack drone destroyed a residential building in the village of Semenovskaya community in Chernihiv region. Four civilians were injured, said the head of the local OVA Vyacheslav Chaus. 12.22 The Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), headed by billionaire Elon Musk, has stopped funding the Yale University Humanities Research Lab, which helped find Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. This was reported the day before by The Telegraph newspaper, citing a Yale University representative. 11.33 The murder of activist Demyan Ganul in Odessa was carefully planned. Three main versions are currently being considered. They were voiced by the deputy head of the National Police Andriy Nebitov on the air of the telethon. 11:08 On Saturday night, Russians attacked the city of Bogodukhov using a UAV. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Four people were injured, a school, 18 private homes, school buses and rescue equipment were damaged. 10.47 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have left the Sudzha district center in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation and moved closer to the Russian-Ukrainian border. This is evidenced by a map of the Kursk direction published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 10:19 On Saturday night, Russian aggressors attacked the Odessa region again with attack drones. Two people were injured - in Odessa and Chornomorsk, said the head of the Odessa OVA Oleg Kiper. 9.33 On Saturday night, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 178 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone imitators. Most of the targets were destroyed by air defense, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. 8.56 Over the past 24 hours, 149 combat clashes were recorded at the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report as of 8.00. The most active battles were fought in the Pokrovsky direction. 8:40 Russian aggressors attacked the railway energy infrastructure of the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. Train delays are minimal, Ukrzaliznytsia assured. 8.23 As a result of the missile strike by Russian troops on Krivoy Rog, 14 people were injured, including two children. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA Serhiy Lysak. A one-story building of an entertainment establishment was destroyed in the city. Infrastructure, more than a dozen apartment buildings and 10 private houses, two educational and sports facilities were damaged. 8.01 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army lost 1,180 soldiers killed and wounded at the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report. 7.45 The main oil pipeline of the Russian company Chernomortransneft (a subsidiary of PJSC Transneft - ed.) was disabled in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. This was reported yesterday evening by the Interfax-Ukraine agency, citing sources in Ukrainian intelligence. 05.01 In Chernigov, an enemy UAV hit a multi-story building, there were no casualties. Several cars caught fire in the parking lot. 04.30 Explosions thundered in the Russian city of Volgograd, after which a large-scale fire occurred. According to Russian Telegram channels, an oil refinery was the target of the attack. It is not yet clear whether the refinery itself was hit, but footage of a large-scale fire is being published on social media |
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