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
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 45 troops, four motor vehicles, one artillery gun, and one signal intelligence station.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two territorial defence brigades close to Druzhelyubovka, Novosergeyevka, Cherneshchina, Proletarskoye (Kharkov region), Grekovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Radkodub (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 255 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and one Austrian-made Pinzgauer Vector armoured vehicle, two pickup trucks, four field artillery guns, and three ammunition depots.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU near Seversk, Serebryanka, Verolyubovka, Konstantinovka, and Artema (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 260 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple-launch rocket system launcher. Two electronic warfare stations and one ammunition depot were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences, defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Filiya (Dnepropetrovsk region), Petrovskoye, Udachnoye, Dimitrov, Shevchenko, Krasnoarmeysk, and Uspenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 465 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and three artillery guns.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line as well as defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Iskra, Zeleny Gai, Konstantinopol, and Fyodorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 160 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Olgovka, Nikolskoye, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 80 troops and three motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, drone manufacturing shops, ammunition and logistics depots, power facilities supporting Ukranian defence industry enterprises as well as clusters of manpower and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 162 areas.
One MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down.
Air defence facilities shot down seven JDAM guided bombs and three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, 170 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles including 141 that were destroyed out of the special military operation zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to: 658 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 46,776 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,285 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,527 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,581 field artillery guns and mortars, 32,902 units of special military vehicles.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Zaoleshenka and Rubanshchina.
In addition, Russian troops launched strikes on formations of one mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and one assault regiment of the AFU near Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware near Zapselye, Loknya, Aleksandriya, Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novaya Sech, Novenkoye, Obody, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.
The AFU losses were more than 220 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, two artillery guns, two mortars, one UAV command post, and one ammunition depot.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to:
more than 67,630 troops, 393 tanks, 317 infantry fighting vehicles, 283 armoured personnel carriers, 2,199 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,437 motor vehicles, 555 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 120 EW stations, 16 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 03/15/2025 to 00:00 03/16/2025.
A total of 32 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
DAMAGED:
Six residential buildings,
One city bus,
One civil infrastructure facility.
A total of 32 armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 101 units of various ammunition were fired.
19:40 Ukraine, using an airstrike, blew up a bridge across the Konka River in the Kherson region near the settlement of Oleshky –MAP
19:15 Units of the North group of forces continue to advance forward, step by step dislodging the enemy from populated areas and fortified positions. Our soldiers are pushing back the enemy, capturing trophies and taking Ukrainian Armed Forces militants prisoner.
19:09 Footage released destruction 122mm towed howitzer D-30 "Molot" and armored fighting vehicle "Senator" of the 25th separate battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using the UAV "For post" in the area of the settlement of Oleshnya in the Kursk direction.
18:00 Fighters who took direct part in the liberation of settlements in the Kursk region, shared details of past battles.
17:49 The Russian Armed Forces crossed the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass Canal near Ozaryanovka and occupied a number of fortifications –MAP
17:32 South Donetsk direction. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces to the village of Vesyoloye –MAP
16:26 In the sky above the liberated Dzerzhinsk in the DPR there is struggle of drones on ropes.
16:18 Footage released destruction of vehicles with ammunition from the 61st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with an anti-tank mine installed by remote mining in the area of the settlement of Gogolevka in the Kursk direction.
16:01 Servicemen of the 186th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the North group of forces told on the liberation of the settlements of Russkaya Konopelka and Agronom in the Kursk region.
14:30 Around 12:10 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of Kursk region.
13:56 Footage released destruction of armored vehicles and manpower of the 3rd Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Azov" in the LPR by FPV drone crews of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "West" group of forces.
13:23 At 11:30 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
12:11 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of repelling the attempted invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the territory of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region as of March 15, 2025
During offensive operations, units of the North military group liberated the settlements of Zaoleshenka and Rubanshchina.
💥In addition, the formations of a mechanized unit, two airborne assault brigades, two territorial defense brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gogolevka, Gornal, Guevo and Oleshnya.
Strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Zapselye and Loknya, as well as Alexandria, Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolaghi, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novaya Sich, Novenkoye, Obody, Sadki, Yunakovka and Yablonovka in Sumy Oblast.
11:42 Footage released destruction of counterbattery radar station AN/TPQ-48 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by an FPV drone of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Petrovpavlovka in the Kupyansk direction.
11:06 In the border area, the unmanned aircraft crews of the Northern Group are actively destroy Ukrainian military Baba Yaga-type copters, not allowing them to even get close to our positions.
10:33 Fiber Optic FPV Kamikaze Calculations continue the hunt for the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk border area.
09:40 In the period from 7.45 to 8.10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
- two UAVs - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
- one UAV - over the Black Sea.
08:01 Crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems of the 27th Artillery Regiment of the Southern group of forces are applying strikes on enemy positions in the Chasov Yar area.
The artillery fired a salvo, which destroyed the UAV control center and enemy dugouts.
07:21 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 126 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
64 UAVs – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
38 UAVs– over the territory of the Voronezh region;
14 UAVs– over the territory of the Belgorod region;
Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region;
Two UAVs– over the territory of the Rostov region;
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[Regnum] Levan Jangveladze,
…sometimes transliterated as Dzhangveladze
the brother of the influential businessman Merab Sukhumsky and a friend of the leader of the Taganskaya organized crime group Igor Zhirnokleev, was shot dead in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia. This was reported by the Mtavari TV channel.
"Last night, Levan Jangveladze, the brother of the thief in law
… vor v zakone or made men of the Russian mafia. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) describes the Thieves-In-Law as "a Eurasian crime syndicate that has been linked to a long list of illicit activity across the globe”…
Merab Jangveladze, was killed. He was shot several times at a pedestrian crossing on Chavchavadze Avenue. <…> As a result of the incident, one passerby, who was hit by a bullet "blindly", received minor injuries," the local TV channel reports.
As specified by the Telegram channel Shot, the killer waited for 60-year-old Dzhangveladze for some time near a restaurant on Chavchavadze Street and fired at least nine bullets, after which he fled the scene. According to preliminary data, the murder may be connected with a conflict between Dzhangveladze and another criminal authority Shakro Molodoy.
The shooter has not yet been detained, he is wanted. The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs is investigating all the circumstances of the incident.
It is known that Levan Dzhangveladze participated in all the criminal affairs of his brother, Merab Sukhumsky. In particular, he was involved in running his legal business and owned three printing houses in Moscow. In the criminal world, his name was associated with the liquidation of Yaponchik and Ded.
The confrontation between Shakro Molodoy (Zakhariy Kalashov) and Merab has lasted for more than a decade. Once upon a time, thieves in law close to Merab crippled Kalashov's nephew, Dato Krasnodarsky. Since then, the conflict between their clans and the dispute over leadership in the criminal world sometimes subsides, sometimes flares up again.
As previously reported by the Regnum news agency, the Meshchansky Court of Moscow had previously arrested the nephew of the crime boss Kalashov under the article on attempted murder. In December 2024, Vitaly Kalashov stabbed one of two drunk men during a fight. He then fled the scene of the attack, and the victim was hospitalized.
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[ColonelCassad] Active demining has begun in the liberated areas of the Kursk region. There is a lot of work to do. Over several months of fighting, a large number of mines and unexploded ordnance have accumulated there.
Assistance to residents liberated from occupation is also ongoing, as well as the systematization and investigation of the revealed facts of war crimes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Nothing will be forgotten. Like the cases of Chechen militants who are caught even after 20+ years, these cases will have no statute of limitations.
On the liberation of the remaining territories. The enemy controls approximately 35-40 km in the Kursk region, including 2.5 villages (Guyevo has not yet been cleared). Work in this direction is underway. The enemy is angry and shelling Sudzha, which it lost so ineptly, although it had been preparing it for defense for several months before.
Zelensky's regime has already written off those surrounded in the Kursk region. He does not want to give the order to surrender, since this would be a direct admission of military defeat. If the US does not put pressure on Zelensky, the fate of the remaining Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region is unenviable. The Russian Federation's position is simple - either surrender or death. Both options will suit us.
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Notice how Putin draws a distinction between President Trump and President Zelenskyy.
Putin says, ''we are sympathetic to President Trump's call to be guided by humanitarian considerations,'' and then Putin shifts the emphasis on the absence of this plea from bloodthirsty Zelenskyy. ''There must be an appropriate order from the military and politicianship of Ukraine to its troops to lay down their arms and surrender,'' Putin said.
[France24] British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said an alliance of global leaders would exert "maximum pressure on Russia" to sign up to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine. The warning came as summit leaders meeting virtually on Saturday shifted planning for a peacekeeping force into an “operational phase”.
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[Regnum] Pressure on the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, after his statements about the "successful" operation in the Kursk region could lead to a coup d'etat. This is the conclusion reached by Glenn Diesen, a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Clearly the Regnum reporter went professor shopping until he found someone to give the preplanned quote.
"Since the military conflict has been lost, the statements are becoming increasingly absurd. The pressure on Zelensky is now increasing," Professor X wrote on social media.
According to him, a coup d'etat may soon occur in Ukraine.
As reported by Regnum News Agency , Zelensky had previously stated that the situation in Kursk Oblast was very difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but that the Ukrainian army had fulfilled its mission. On March 14, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the statements of the head of the Kiev regime on this matter. The diplomat asked what exactly Kiev's mission was: to kill civilians, bury more Ukrainians, and hand over the remaining Ukrainians.
Associate Professor of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Director of the Center for Political Analysis, member of the Public Chamber of Moscow Pavel Danilin believes that a coup d'etat in Ukraine is possible. At the same time, it is unlikely that the country's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will be the one they will rely on and appoint instead of Zelensky.
The probability of overthrowing the head of the Kiev regime will be higher if there are sane forces in Ukraine who understand that he led Ukraine into the abyss, the political scientist explained. He specified that Zelensky's fate may well correspond to the fate of Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem, who was handed over by CIA officers when he was no longer needed.
On March 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited one of the command posts of the Kursk group of the Russian Armed Forces. Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, reported to the commander-in-chief that more than 86% of the territory previously captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces had been liberated, and the Ukrainian group in the region was surrounded and isolated.
The Russian leader ordered that the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region be completely defeated and the region be completely liberated as soon as possible , and that a security zone be considered in the Sumy region.
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