Pavlo Bashynskyi
Russia is planning to forcibly mobilize up to 60,000 Ukrainian citizens from the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region after the sham elections to strengthen its armed forces.
There were no legitimate elections in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, the occupiers went door-to-door and forced people to vote for the appropriate candidate, the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration said.
During the period of martial law, Ukrainian border guards, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, exposed about 410 organized groups that promised illegal assistance in crossing the border in exchange for money.
Since the beginning of March, Russia has conducted about 2,000 attacks using various types of weapons, mostly in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, according to a spokesman for Ukraine's State Border Guard Service.
russia has launched a kamikaze drone attack on a military unit in unrecognized Transnistria to destabilize the region.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed significant losses of Russian troops - more than 600 killed and 800 wounded during raids by the Russian Freedom Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Siberian Battalion in the Belgorod and Kursk regions of Russia.
Mobilization in russia has not stopped and may intensify more openly after Putin's fraudulent election, while resistance to his regime continues through various acts of disobedience.
Ukrainian gymnasts won 19 medals (8 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze) at the AGF TROPHY international gymnastics tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The Kremlin plans to build a network of youth militarization institutions in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions to indoctrinate young people and recruit them into the occupation forces.
On March 17, the enemy struck twice at the infrastructure of the city of Sumy, the consequences of the shelling are being clarified by the Sumy Regional Military Administration.
The situation in the area of responsibility of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade remains steadily tense, with Russian occupants attacking around the clock, using their equipment at the front line, despite suffering heavy losses and destroying their military equipment.
As a result of the Russian missile strike on Odesa on March 15, 38 people have been hospitalized, 11 of them in serious condition, including 4 emergency workers.
The village of Gorkovskoye in the Belgorod region is under the control of the Russian Liberation Forces' Freedom of Russia legion, together with Ichkerian volunteers.
Yesterday in Sumy region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attempts by three Russian subversive and reconnaissance groups to penetrate deep into the territory of Ukraine.
From March 18 to 20, traffic in the Holosiivskyi district of Kyiv will be partially restricted due to repair work on the street and road network.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops destroyed 142 Russian occupants, an anti-aircraft system, cannons, mortars, electronic warfare equipment and vehicles in southern Ukraine.
Two hostile attacks were registered in Mykolaiv from the direction of Odesa.
Czech President Petr Pavel believes that a compromise between Ukraine and Russia to end the conflict is not yet possible, but the time may come when both sides realize that continuing the war means only new costs, suffering and losses without hope of success.
Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk showed footage of Ukrainian air defense systems successfully shooting down enemy "chekhedrons" in the southern direction every night.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Denmark for its solidarity with Ukraine. It is noted that Denmark is the first Scandinavian country to sign a security agreement with Ukraine.
Over the past day, the enemy made 2 offensive attempts on the left bank of the Dnipro River and 4 in the areas of Robotyno and Verbove in Zaporizhzhia region, but suffered significant losses and retreated to their original positions.
The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the Special Operations Forces and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, conducted successful drone strikes on the Slaviansk oil refinery in Russia, causing a large fire in the area of the atmospheric columns.
Russians destroyed the center of the village of Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy region, local authorities call on civilians to evacuate.
Former MP and former head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration Hennadiy Moskal died at the age of 73 after a serious illness.
Drones attacked the area near the Domodedovo airport in the Moscow region of Russia, causing a fire.
Russian arms exports have fallen by 53% over 10 years due to reduced consumer demand amid sanctions, global condemnation of Russia's war in Ukraine, and the prioritization of arms for operations in Ukraine.
On Saturday, March 16, Dmytro Lykhoviy resigned from his duties as spokesman for the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops. However, he will remain an officer of the Public Relations Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at five border crossings with Ukraine, not allowing any trucks to cross into Poland, leaving more than 1,000 trucks waiting in lines on the Polish side.
Russians fired 18 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region with mortars, artillery, drones and UAVs, recording 98 explosions.
Next week, Ukraine expects to receive the first tranches from the IMF and the EU to cover the state budget deficit and support the security forces, social payments and pensions.