It has been the 1125 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 6 pm:
Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. In return, the Ukrainian Defence Forces inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment.
A total of 87 combat engagements have taken place since the beginning of the day.
The border settlements of Tovstodubove, Bachivsk, Bila Bereza, Tymofiivka, Oleksandrivka, Stepok, Hrabovske and Porozok in Sumy oblast continue to suffer from cynical shelling from the territory of the russian federation. Miropilske, Turia, Uhrody, and Krasnopillia were hit by air strikes.
Towards Kharkiv, the enemy attacked the positions of the Defence Forces twice near the town of Vovchansk. Svitlychne and Slatyne were hit by air strikes.
Towards Kupiansk, the enemy attacked Ukrainian troops’ positions four times in the areas of Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka and Zahryzove. Three firefights are still ongoing.
Towards Lyman, the invading army attacked 12 times near Yampolivka and in the directions of Stepove, Novomykhailivka, Novoye, Zarichne and Dronivka; seven engagements are still ongoing.
Towards Kramatorsk, the enemy attacked Ukrainian defence positions three times in the area of Chasiv Yar and in the direction of Dyliivka.
Towards Toretsk, the enemy attacked a total of 10 times in the area of Toretsk and near Dyliivka, Dachne and Krymske; one battle is currently underway.
Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers have made 31 attempts since the beginning of the day to push our defenders from their positions near Panteleimonivka, Oleksandropil, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Uspenivka, Novoandriivka, Andriivka and in the direction of Pokrovsk, Kotlyarivka, Oleksiivka. The defence forces are holding back the enemy’s offensive and repelled 27 attacks, four firefights are still ongoing. The enemy’s losses are being clarified.
Towards Novopavlivka, the enemy attacked eight times near Kostiantynopil and in the direction of Vesele.
Towards Huliaipole, the enemy attacked our troops twice, trying to advance in the direction of Vilne Pole. He also carried out air strikes in the areas of Novodarivka, Malynivka and Huliaipole.
Towards Orikhiv, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance in the direction of Lobkove. Kamianske came under an air strike.
Towards Siversk and Kherson, the enemy did not conduct active offensive actions.
In the operational zone in Kursk oblast, Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 10 attacks by russian invaders yesterday, and four more battles are ongoing. The enemy carried out five air strikes, dropping eight drones, and fired almost 190 times, including two times from multiple launch rocket systems.
There were no significant changes in the situation on other frontline areas.
The Ministry of Defence reported that in February, the Ministry of Defence authorised the use of more than 100 weapons, most of which were manufactured in Ukraine. Domestically produced weapons out of 100 samples accounted for 90% in the last month of this year. For comparison, last year, over the same period, about 60 samples were codified, and only about a third of the samples were domestically produced.
The Ukrainian chimney system has been approved for use in the Armed Forces. The complex is designed to control the ignition of pyrotechnic devices in a given sequence and configuration. This system consists of computerised control points, a weather station, and other peripheral devices and equipment that allows you to control and activate dozens of smoke bombs.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Frontline
The General Staff reported that towards Kharkiv, the russian army attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Defence Forces twice near Vovchansk. Svitlychne and Slatyne were hit by russian airstrikes.
Towards Kupiansk, the occupiers attacked four times in the areas of Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka and Zahryzove. As of 4pm, three firefights are ongoing
The RMA informed that the enemy attacked once towards Vovchansk yesterday. Towards Kupiansk, the enemy conducted four assaults on the positions of our defenders in the areas of Zahryzove, Petropavlivka and Bohuslavka. One firefight is currently underway.
Oles Maliarevych, a spokesman for the 429th separate regiment of the Achilles airborne assault vehicle, stated that near Dvorichna in Kharkiv oblast, in March, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liberated part of the territory.
Attacks
Three people were killed in Kharkiv oblast last week as a result of russian shelling, all of them residents of Kupiansk. In addition, 18 people were injured, including residents of Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Izium, Chuhuiv and Kupiansk regions.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported that last week, the alert lasted 57 hours and 30 minutes in Kharkiv. In the region – 82 hours and 23 minutes.
Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the RMA, reported that in Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv, a UAV of an unknown type crashed into a playground. No one was injured as a result of the crash. Specialised services are examining the area.
Viacheslav Zadorenko, Head of the CMA, informed that Derhachi community has been hit by russian strikes this morning. At around 4am, Prudianka was hit by an air strike, a house was damaged. At around 4:15am, Slatyne was hit – three private households were damaged, the type of weapon is being established.
Yesterday at 10:32pm, russians attacked the territory of Kindrashivska community. A shelling, probably with a guided aerial bomb, was recorded between the villages of Hrushivka and Nechvolodivka.
At 10:30pm, a russian Shahed kamikaze drone hit a private house in the village of Velyka Babka, Chuhuiv community. Three people were injured in the explosion: A 25-year-old pregnant woman and a 25-year-old man sustained blast injuries and were hospitalised. A 77-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction but refused hospitalisation. In total, two private houses were damaged.
At 10:16pm, a Shahed drone attacked the territory of a grain elevator in Velykyi Burluk, Velykyi Burluk community. According to preliminary data, there were three hits, which set fire to a 200m² warehouse building.
At 10am, the enemy used a FAB-250 bomb in Kupiansk. The hit damaged buildings on the territory of a private household.
At 3:25pm, in Novoplatonivka, Borivska community, russians shelled the site of a gas compressor station. Despite the attack, there were no gas supply outages.
At 12:40pm, a 55-year-old man was injured in the village of Ruska Lozova, in Derhachi community, as a result of an enemy drone falling down. He was hospitalised with explosive wounds.
Other
School students in Kharkiv oblast will receive 4,853 chromebooks for studying. The gadgets were distributed among 39 communities of the Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Kupiansk, Izium, Berestyn and Lozova regions. The devices for online learning were obtained with the assistance of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the cooperation of Kharkiv RMA leadership, community leaders, Finn Church Aid (FCA), with financial support from Education Cannot Wait.
Andrii Kudinov said that on 21 March, Japanese volunteer Fuminori Tsuchiko received a one-year temporary residence permit in Ukraine. The foreigner is currently looking for a place to register in Kharkiv.
Donetsk oblast.
Frontline
The Khortytsia military unit reported that Defence forces have recently destroyed a russian Tor anti-aircraft missile system in Donetsk oblast. Soldiers of the 45th Artillery Brigade hit the installation with drones.
Yuliia Stepaniuk, Head of the communications department of the 117th Separate Mechanised Brigade, stated that the russian army is amassing infantry in several villages towards Pokrovsk. The occupiers are expanding the units that will assault the positions of the Defence Forces.
The General Staff informed that russian army conducted over 60 attacks towards Pokrovsk yesterday. The occupiers attacked near Panteleimonivka, Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Andriivka, Kotlynove, Uspenivka, Bohdanivka and in the direction of Serhiivka. The last time the russian army conducted such a number of attacks near Pokrovsk was on 15 February.
Russian troops stormed the urban area of Toretsk and the areas of Shcherbynivka and Dyliivka 17 times.
Towards Lyman, there were 11 battles in a day near Yampolika, in the directions of Nove, Novomykhailivka and Zelena Dolyna.
Attacks
The Prosecutor General’s Office said that 633 children have been injured or killed in Donetsk oblast since the start of the full-scale russian invasion. Since 12 March, the number of minors injured by russian army shelling has increased by eight.
Serh Horbunov, Head of the RMA, reported that in the morning, the russian army shelled Kostiantynivka with an FPV drone. No one was killed or injured as a result of the attack.
Yesterday police recorded 3,828 hostile attacks along the frontline and in the residential sector. Russian troops attacked 9 settlements: Dobropillia, Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Sloviansk, Toretsk, Donetske, Markove and Nova Poltavka. 32 civilian objects were damaged, including 18 residential buildings.
In Pokrovsk, one person was killed and one was wounded as a result of hostile attacks.
Russians shelled Donetsk with Smerch multiple rocket launchers, killing a civilian, damaging two apartment blocks and one private house, and a gas pipeline.
In Markove, a civilian was injured and a private house was damaged during an artillery shelling by the occupying forces.
Russia dropped a FAB-250 bomb on Rodynske, destroying a private house.
The occupiers hit Kostiantynivka with Smerch multiple rocket launchers, damaging 13 private houses, a gas pipeline and a power line. In Sloviansk, an enemy drone cut a power line.
In Nova Poltavka, the invaders damaged a medical centre, a bakery, an administrative building, an educational institution, a cultural centre, a club and a library with a FAB-250 bomb.
Other
According to Donetsk Regional Military Administration, spring field work has begun in Donetsk oblast, with farmers planning to sow 150,000 hectares, in addition to winter crops, 80% of which are ‘in satisfactory condition.
In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, russians have completed the facade of the Drama Theatre and almost completed the roof. The work is expected to be completed by summer, according to the Mariupol city administration.
The National Resistance Centre reported that in occupied Mariupol, russian authorities are shooting stray dogs on the streets. The occupiers do not create new shelters and do not sterilise animals.
Luhansk oblast
Oleksandr Borodin, a spokesman for the 3rd Assault Brigade, reported that the liberation of Nadiia village in Luhansk oblast is of great military importance due to its geographical location. It will help the Defence Forces to deter the Russian offensive towards Borova in Kharkiv oblast.
Yesterday, the occupants stormed Bilohorivka again, but their attacks were repelled. According to the RMA, 187 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles were flying combat missions. The invaders also carried out 15 artillery strikes and one air strike on our frontline.
Russian residents now have the opportunity to take out mortgages in the captured frontline cities of Luhansk oblast. In particular, in Lysychansk and Siverskodonetsk. Thus, russian citizens with a child under six years of age can take advantage of the privilege and move from the russian hinterland to a territory located near the war zone.
At the same time, the locals there face new obstacles in proving their right to live in the apartment. For instance, in Rubizhne, from now until 7 April, all holders of warrants issued under Ukrainian law are required to visit the occupation administration to sign a social rental agreement under russian law.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
Kyiv City Military Administration reported that on the night of 24 March, russian troops attacked the capital with drones. Air defence forces were operating in the city. On the outskirts of the city and in the airspace of the capital, 16 russian UAVs were spotted. 6 were destroyed by air defence.
A 37-year-old man was wounded in Fastiv region of Kyiv oblast as a result of a russian drone attack. He sustained superficial shrapnel wounds to the abdomen, chest, thighs, and head. The man was hospitalised.
According to the Kyiv regional police report, as of 7:15am, a fire broke out in Fastiv district on a 200 sq m construction site and a private house. Firefighters extinguished the fire. A shopping centre building, a new building, a private house and an outbuilding were also damaged.
The State Emergency Service of Kyiv oblast informed that in the village of Hlevakha, a fire broke out in a private house as a result of falling debris, and was extinguished by the emergency services. Two private houses were also damaged.
The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine informed that the office of the OBOZ.UA publication was seriously damaged during a nighttime russian drone attack on Kyiv on 23 March. In particular, the attack smashed the windows and doors of the office, damaged the video studio, destroyed the main entrance, and disabled some of the equipment.
The family killed by russia on the night of 23 March moved to the capital in search of safety from the frontline town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia oblast. Father Oleksandr and his 5-year-old daughter Nikol were killed in their home in Kyiv. 26-year-old Oleksandra is in hospital, where doctors are fighting for her life. The family stayed to volunteer in Orikhiv for some time after the outbreak of full-scale war. Oleksandr also used to help rebuild destroyed houses and deliver humanitarian aid to the military.
The Mobile Rescue Centre of the State Emergency Service reported that artillery shells and an air bomb posing a potential threat were found in two districts of Kyiv and one district of the oblast. Local residents found artillery shells in Desnianskyi and Holosiivskyi districts of Kyiv. In the village of Shchaslyve in Boryspil region of Kyiv oblast, a FAB-100 high-explosive aircraft bomb that had been lying in the ground for decades was found. According to sappers, no one was injured.
Representatives of Kyiv City Military Administration and Sviatoshyno District State Administration met with the families of the fallen soldiers several days earlier. They discussed issues related to the memorialisation and commemoration of the fallen heroes. Among them, the creation of a memory alley was discussed.
Zhytomyr oblast
Deputy Mayor Volodymyr Vyhivskyi informed that a street in Korosten, Zhytomyr oblast, was rebuilt after a russian air strike on 6 March 2022. More than 100 houses on Kovelska Street were damaged and 12 were destroyed. 7 houses were beyond repair and demolished. The street was repaved with asphalt at the expense of the state budget. Destroyed communications, gas and water supply were restored at the expense of service providers.
As part of the Ukrainian-Estonian partnership, a delegation from Berdychiv City Council visited Estonia. Discussion of projects that can be implemented in communities with the support of the Estonian side was the main purpose of the trip. The projects presented included a major overhaul of the intensive care unit of Berdychiv City Hospital, the Safe City project, and others that are planned to be gradually implemented with the help of Estonia.
Sumy oblast
The State Border Guard Service reported that russian army continues to assault Sumy oblast border in small groups, particularly near the settlements of Novenke and Zhuravka, aiming to accumulate forces on Ukrainian territory and expand the zone of active combat within its borders. However, Ukrainian soldiers are eliminating groups crossing the border or approaching it. A significant number of russian forces and resources are concentrated towards Sumy oblast.
The Regional Military Administration informed that during the day on 24 March, russian forces launched a missile strike on a residential area in Sumy. The strike caused a fire in a multi-storey building. The blast wave led to significant destruction of houses, shattering windows and doors in apartment buildings. The local school also suffered serious damage.
According to the city council, as of the evening, the number of victims from the russian strike on Sumy has risen to 88, including 17 children. All injured individuals are receiving medical assistance. The final extent of the destruction is being determined. Rescue operations and efforts to mitigate the consequences of the attack are ongoing.
In Sumy, representatives of the Emergency Response Headquarters are working in kindergartens №10 and №25. They are providing consultations to affected residents and accepting applications for the inspection of damaged housing. According to the City Council, educational institutions are organizing accommodations for residents of damaged apartments.
Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that on 24 March, around 1pm, the russian army dropped an explosive from a drone onto one of the streets in Shalyhyne village. As a result of the attack, local residents—a 27-year-old man and his 46-year-old mother—were injured. The victims were hospitalized.
The city counci informed that in the morning of 24 March, the russian army carried out four FPV-drone strikes on Seredyna-Buda, causing fires in several housesl. Some of these houses were inhabited, but no injuries were reported as a result of the attack.
Overall, during the night and morning of 24 March, russian forces carried out 11 shellings of border areas and settlements in Sumy oblast. A total of 19 explosions were recorded. The shellings affected the Khotin, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, and Seredyna-Buda communities.
During the night of 24 March, air defence units in Sumy oblast destroyed four enemy Shahed-type UAVs in the sky.
According to Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office, on 23 March, as a result of shelling by russian forces in Myropillia community, a 61-year-old shopkeeper was killed, and another person was injured. The russian attack also caused damage and destruction to private houses.
The ‘North’ Operational Command reported that in Riasne village in Krasnopillia community, on 23 March, a strike with two GABs destroyed a critical infrastructure facility, damaged an enterprise, and six private houses.
Over the past day, 23 March, russian forces carried out 88 shellings in Sumy oblast, with a total of 166 strikes recorded. The enemy used mortars (50 explosions), MLRS (30 explosions), artillery (20 explosions), missile strikes (2 explosions), UAV attacks (3 explosions), FPV-drones (23 explosions), launched GABs (39 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (8 explosions). Thirteen communities came under enemy fire: Khotin, Yunakivka, Myropillia, Bilopillia, Krasnopillia, Trostianets, Velyka Pysarivka, Boromlia, Nova Slobidka, Esman, Svesa, Khutir-Mykhailivskyi, and Seredyna-Buda.
Sumy Regional Military Administration reported that as a result of russian shelling on 23 March:
A private house in Yunakivka community was damaged.
In Krasnopillia community, production, administrative, and storage facilities, as well as two vehicles, were damaged.
In Myropillia community, two civilians were killed, one person was injured, a school building was damaged, and a private house was destroyed.
As a result of a loitering UAV strike on the R-46 highway ‘Kharkiv – Okhtyrka,’ a vehicle and the road surface were damaged.
According to the SES, on 23 March, employees of the State Emergency Service evacuated 40 residents of Krasnopillia community using armoured vehicles. Most of the evacuees were elderly people and residents with limited mobility. According to Iryna Yukhta, Head of Krasnopillia Village Council, more than two thousand people have been evacuated from the community since 15 March.
Mykola Torianyk, Head of Khotin community, announced that more than 300 residents have left Khotin community. He stated that people still remain in the border settlements, including over half a thousand in Khotin itself. On 22 March, the last two residents were evacuated from Volodymyrivka.
According to Myropillia Council, Approximately 900 people have evacuated from Myropillia community during this time. Around 300 residents remain in the community.
Volunteers from the Ukrainian Red Cross evacuated 36 people from Uhrodiv, including three individuals with limited mobility. Another person, unable to move without assistance, was evacuated from Krasnopillia.
Chernihiv oblast
Chernihiv Border Detachment reported that during the day on 23 March, russian forces attacked three border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, and Snovsk. The enemy carried out strikes using FPV-drones (4 explosions) and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (4 explosions). Eight villages came under enemy fire.
At least 15 private households suffered varying degrees of damage, and one house burned down as a result of a raid by russian Shaheds on Varva village on the evening of 22 March.
Last week, russian forces shelled 30 settlements across all regions of Chernihiv oblast. Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Regional Military Administration, informed that during this period, 177 attacks were recorded, resulting in 390 explosions. The enemy launched unguided aerial missiles and GABs — 27 strikes — and used FPV-drones — 106 strikes. As a result of russian shelling in Koriukivka region, equipment and workshops of an enterprise were damaged; in Varva, a residential house and a bathhouse were destroyed, neighbouring households and cars were damaged; in another village, six houses were damaged; and in Novhorod-Siverskyi, a civilian man was injured, with residential houses, cars, and businesses also damaged.
Over the past week, the Defence Forces shot down more than 40 russian UAVs in the skies over Chernihiv oblast.
According to the Regional Military Administration, in Chernihiv oblast, expenditures for the programme of material and technical support for national resistance in the oblast have been increased. Specifically, funding for 2025–2026 has grown from UAH 200m to UAH 490m.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Russian forces attacked Nikopol region in the evening, at night and in the morning. In the evening, the occupiers launched a kamikaze drone strike on Marhanets community. In the morning, they shelled the regional centre by artillery and targeted it at night by Grad MLRS. A 35-year-old man was injured in Nikopol and hospitalised in moderate condition. A fire broke out in an unused building. Damage was reported to a kindergarten, hospital, 3 apartment buildings, a business, an administrative building and a vehicle. Mezhova community in Synelnykove region came under attack in the morning.
Air defence forces of the Air Command East destroyed 2 enemy drones in the evening.
During the day, russian forces repeatedly attacked Nikopol region by artillery and kamikaze drones, targeting the regional centre and Marhanets community. A 40-year-old man was injured and hospitalised in moderate condition. The enemy attacked Mezhova community in Synelnykove region again, injuring a 36-year-old man. He will be treated at home. A vehicle was damaged. Updated reports indicate that in the morning, the enemy launched drone strikes on Mezhova community, damaging 2 private houses and vehicles.
Vinnytsia oblast
Mayor Serhii Morhunov announced that Vinnytsia oblast has provided FPV drones, ammunition, a powerful drone complex and an SUV for the 3rd Assault Brigade, the 22nd Mechanised Brigade and an Aerial Reconnaissance Unit.
Vinnytsia received three powerful generators from its Lithuanian partner city Panevėžys. 2 generators were allocated for kindergartens. The 3rd generator was provided to a dormitory housing internally displaced persons.
Kirovohrad oblast
Overnight, russian forces attacked Kirovohrad oblast by drones, but Ukrainian air defence shot down them.
Larysa Andreieva, Director of Kirovohrad Regional Hospital, reported that 3 people injured in the massive drone attack on 20 March in Kropyvnytskyi remain in hospitals. One patient, who sustained over 86% burns, is in critical condition in the intensive care unit of Kirovohrad Regional Hospital. The man is in a medically induced coma and receiving oxygen support.
Poltava oblast
Dmytro Panasenko, a 33-year-old soldier from Myrhorod, was killed on 21 March 2025, by a russian FPV drone strike near Yunakivka village in Sumy oblast.
4 soldiers from Lokhvytsia community were posthumously awarded the Order For Courage III Class: Oleksandr Tsys, Volodymyr Slyva, Volodymyr Shapovalov and Serhii Palii. Their awards were presented to their families.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of the RMA, stated that air defence forces in Cherkasy oblast shot down 8 Shahed drones. A night drone attack in Cherkasy region ignited dry vegetation, burning 2 hectares before firefighters extinguished it.
In Cherkasy, a memorial ceremony with a living corridor was held for soldier Oleksandr Husachenko. He was wounded while performing a combat mission in Luhansk oblast and later underwent treatment and rehabilitation. His heart stopped on 20 March 2025.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
At midnight on 24 March, the occupiers attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones. One person was injured in the attack. Private and multi-apartment buildings, as well as a kindergarten, were damaged.
During the night of 24 March, russian forces attacked Komyshuvakha community. Specifically, on 23 March at 10:40pm, the russian army struck the village of Novoivanivka with a UAV, damaging an educational institution. Then, on 24 March at 1:20am, the russians shelled the village of Mahdalynivka with artillery. Five houses sustained various levels of damage.
Yesterday, the occupiers launched 449 attacks on 13 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces carried out five airstrikes on Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, and Mala Tokmachka. 272 UAVs of various modifications attacked Zaporizhzhia, Veselianka, Novoivanivka, Piatykhatky, Kamianske, Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Novodarivka. 9 MLRS attacks targeted Huliaipole, Shcherbaky, Mala Tokmachka, and Charivne. There were also 163 artillery strikes on Piatykhatky, Kamianske, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Novodarivka. Authorities received 34 reports of damage to apartments, private houses, vehicles, and infrastructure objects
It is reported that the enemy launched two attacks attempting to advance near Vilne Pole towards Huliaipole. russian forces unsuccessfully tried to move forward near Lobkove towards Orikhiv.
The head of the Center for Occupation Studies, Petro Andriushchenko, stated that representatives of the russian occupation authorities are relocating rolling stock from Mariupol’s railway in preparation for launching freight traffic with the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia oblast. The work is being carried out as part of the construction of a railway from the russian city of Rostov to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Mykolaiv oblast
Yesterday, 23 March, at 9:35am and today, 24 March, at 6:12am, the enemy shelled Kutsurub community with artillery. Additionally, at 10am, the russians attacked Halytsynove community with an FPV drone. As a result of the strike a warehouse building of a medical facility was damaged in the village of Luparove.
Yesterday, 23 March, the enemy attacked Ochakiv community twice with FPV drones. As a result of one of the attacks on the city of Ochakiv, windows in an apartment of a multi-story building were damaged. There were no casualties.
Odesa oblast
As of 6am on 24 March, three enemy carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles were in the Black Sea, with a total salvo capacity of up to 12 missiles. There were four enemy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, including three carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles, with a total salvo capacity of up to 26 missiles.
Over the past day, 13 vessels passed through the Kerch Strait into the Black Sea in russia’s interests, while 6 more ships entered the Sea of Azov.
Kherson oblast
Around 2pm, the russians attacked a man in Antonivka with a UAV. A 52-year-old resident sustained an explosive injury.
At approximately 11:40am, the occupiers carried out a drone strike on Kherson. As a result of the attack, a 54-year-old man suffered an explosive injury and a traumatic amputation of a finger.
In the morning, russian forces attacked Dudchany in Beryslav region with a UAV. The drone strike damaged a residential house, destroying the facade and roof and shattering windows.
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported the death of a resident of Stanislav due to a russian attack last week. On 17 March, the occupying forces shelled the settlement with artillery, resulting in fatal injuries to a 74-year-old man.
A woman sought medical assistance after being injured by a russian UAV strike in Kherson on 20 March. The 75-year-old woman sustained an explosive injury and a concussion. Another woman required medical help after being wounded in a russian shelling of Antonivka on 22 March. The 64-year-old resident suffered an explosive injury and a concussion. A resident of Kherson also went to the hospital after being injured in an enemy attack on 12 March. The 73-year-old man was diagnosed with an explosive injury and a torso contusion.
Yesterday, russian forces subjected Antonivka, Prydniprovske, Sadove, Molodizhne, Komyshany, Bilozerka, Veletenske, Kizomys, Stanislav, Shyroka Balka, Inhulets, Beryslav, Novooleksandrivka, Urozhaine, Rakivka, Novoraisk, Shliakhove, Novoberyslav, Nadezhdivka, Dudchany, Burhunka, Dniprovskе, Zmiivka, Kostyrka, Lvove, Mykolaivka, Naddniprianske, Novotiahynka, Olhivka, Osokorivka, Rozlyv, Tiahynka, and the city of Kherson to shelling and airstrikes. The attacks damaged a multi-story building, 25 private houses, a gas pipeline, a garage, and private vehicles. Four people were injured due to russian aggression.
Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces continue to inflict fire damage on enemy positions, firing posts, and rear areas. Over the past day, russian losses amounted to 93 personnel, 9 artillery systems, 29 vehicles and armored vehicles, 2 tanks, 6 UAVs of the Supercam, Zala and Orlan types, 13 motorcycles, 1 ATV, 7 boats, 1 jet ski, 1 buggy, 1 electronic warfare system, 3 generators, 2 communication antennas, 4 Starlink antennas, 2 ammunition storage points, 6 fuel and lubricant storage sites, 8 UAV control antennas, and 3 observation posts. 89 shelters and bunkers were destroyed.
Police evacuated a sick 65-year-old man from Mylove. Medical workers contacted law enforcement with an urgent request for evacuation, as the man showed signs of a stroke: he was unable to move on his own, had speech impairments, and required immediate hospitalization.
Last week, more than three hundred residents of Beryslav region received free medical assistance from Fortitude mobile clinics. A family doctor, a neurologist, and a cardiologist visited Svobodne, Novobratske, Natalyne, Ivanivka, Mykolaivka, and Arkhanhelske.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
The 1st Mechanized Battalion of the Military Unit A 4808 received a Maхpeedingкодс MX 3500 inverter generator and an EcoFlow Delta-2 charging station from Lutsk community.
Zakarpattia oblast
The RMA held a meeting with Colonel Andrii Rysiuk, Head of the civil-military cooperation department of the Operational Command West They discussed needs of soldiers at the front and their families in the rear. Special attention was paid to issues of supporting the relatives of servicemen who went missing and those who were killed.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
2 SUVs were transferred to the 77th Territorial Defense Battalion. The vehicles were obtained with the assistance of the British organization Jeeps for Peace.
Lviv oblast
In the village of Lotatnykyi of Strii community, memorial plaques in honor of Volodymyr Mykhayliuk and Volodymyr Okany were installed on the facade of the people’s house. Volodymyr Mykhailiuk was killed on19 May 2024, during a combat mission near the village of Nevske, Svativsk region, Luhansk oblast. Volodymyr Okan was killed on 7 October 2023, while performing a combat mission near the settlement of Novomykhailivka, Donetsk oblast.
Andrii Demchuk, soldier of the 79th Separate Airborne Assault brigade of Tarijsk region, was awarded with the III degree For Courage Order (posthumously). He was killed in March 2023 in Donetsk oblast.
Yuliana Romanchuk from Strii makes jewelry with her own hands, sells them, and thus raises funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This week, she donated 3,000 UAH. Families of Herha and Bernyk donated tourniquets, medicines, and thermal socks to volunteers at the request of the defenders.
Rivne oblast
A temporary special commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which deals with issues of supporting internally displaced persons (IDPs), was working in Rivne oblast. One of the key issues of the meeting was providing housing for IDPs.
Ternopil oblast
The military of Ternopil community was allocated a one-time financial assistance for the purchase of equipment and technical means. In 2024, 3,198 soldiers received such assistance.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
5 households Khmelnytskyi communities affected by the terrorist attack will receive material assistance. The total amount is almost UAH 900,000.
Chernivtsi oblast
As part of cooperation with the German cities of Teltow and Konigs-Wursterhausen, as well as thanks to the charitable organization ASB, Khotyn community received 3 specialized vehicles: a car for medical emergencies, an intensive care unit, and a car for municipal needs. This transport will significantly improve the quality of medical and social services in the community, as well as respond promptly to emergencies.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
The Drone Coalition allocated EUR 20m for reconnaissance UAVs for Ukraine. Deliveries are expected within three months.
A meeting of Ukrainian and American delegations took place in Saudi Arabia. They discussed the security of energy and infrastructure facilities.
The Swedish Embassy in Ukraine reported that Sweden and the Baltic countries are asking Brussels to explain how it can help Ukraine join the EU.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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