Black Sea

Russians attempted to attack an energy facility in Odesa region and the transportation infrastructure of Zaporizhzhia region. Air defense destroyed 16 drones in the south.

Ukrainian air defense forces successfully intercepted a guided missile launched by a Russian tactical aircraft from the Black Sea in the direction of Odesa region.

At night and in the morning, Russian troops attacked Odesa region with missiles and drones, but air defense destroyed some of them, with no casualties reported.

Ukrainian air defense shoots down 26 of 28 Russian Shahed drones during a night attack over several regions.

Russia launches X-22 missiles from the Black Sea toward the southern regions of Ukraine, including Odesa region.

Two Russian Tu-22m3 planes were spotted over the Black Sea, triggering air alerts in several regions of Ukraine.

Russia is planning to create a "Dnipro River Flotilla" and a brigade of boats to protect the waterways and islands separating Russian-occupied territories from Ukrainian-controlled Kherson, but it is likely to be vulnerable to Ukrainian drones.

Ukrainian troops repelled three attacks by Russian occupiers on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson region, inflicting significant losses on the enemy - about 3 dozen killed and wounded.

Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has sunk or disabled one-third of all russian warships in the Black Sea, and its ultimate goal is to completely eliminate russian warships in the Azov and Black Sea regions.

Russian troops occasionally conduct maneuvers with coastal missile systems and tactical missile systems as they look for other means to launch precision missile strikes in response to growing threats, while the Russian Navy remains largely inactive in the Black and Azov Seas.

Russian troops conducted 4 assaults in the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian troops are holding their positions, inflicting losses of 125 occupants, 37 units of weapons and military equipment on the Orikhivske and Kherson directions.

Ukrainian intelligence operations at sea, including the liberation of Zmeinyi Island and the destruction of Russian ships, significantly reduced the number of Russian attacks from the sea and pushed the enemy fleet back, ensuring security not only for Ukraine but also for neighboring countries such as Moldova.

Ukrainian strikes on ships and infrastructure of the russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol are likely to continue to deter russian forces from redeploying to the western part of the Black Sea and limit the fleet's combat capability.

During the shelling of Odesa on March 25, the Russian occupiers used a double-strike tactic, first hitting a recreational area with one missile and then launching another strike a few minutes after the arrival of the operational services, a tactic they had used before in response to the lack of advantages on the front line.

The Air Force informs that a group of Iranian-made Shahed drones was launched from the Black Sea in the direction of Mykolaiv region.

SBU Head Vasyl Malyuk predicts new special operations that will cause even more damage to the enemy on land and at sea, promising that the SBU will never repeat itself and will be one step ahead of the Russians.

President Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine expects the SBU to be more effective, in particular in denying Russian ships access to the eastern Black Sea, and praised the SBU's readiness and effectiveness in protecting Ukraine from collaborators, investigating war crimes, and strengthening cyber defense capabilities.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is celebrating its 32nd anniversary, emphasizing its key role in countering Russian aggression through special operations, maritime drones, combat work, exposing traitors and collaborators, investigating war crimes, countering cyber threats, and destroying the Crimean bridge.

Satellite images show that the roof of the building housing the communications center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol has collapsed after a missile strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The communication hub of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol was seriously damaged, which had significant consequences for the enemy's naval operations and logistics.

Last night, Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Mykolaiv and Odesa regions with drones, causing destruction and injuries.

Ukraine's Air Force reports groups of enemy drones heading northwest toward Odesa region from the Black Sea.

russia's Black Sea Fleet is suffering huge losses due to successful strikes by Ukraine, which is sinking Putin's ships even in the occupied port of Sevastopol.

In the area of responsibility of the "South" operational and tactical group, the enemy made unsuccessful assaults on Ukrainian positions near Krynky and Robotyne, suffered losses and retreated.

Ukraine's Air Force informs of Shakhtys moving from the Black Sea toward the south of Odesa region.

Russians fired a ballistic missile, probably an Iskander-M, from occupied Crimea, which landed in an open area in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa region, causing no casualties or damage.

Explosions were heard in Kremenchuk, Poltava region, during an air raid, as reported by local sources and confirmed by residents.

The Russian occupiers carried out more powerful shelling than before, using not only aircraft but also ballistic missiles, especially in the southern regions, and intensified the use of reconnaissance drones to compensate for the lack of an air reconnaissance point.

Russia has put two submarines carrying up to 8 Kalibr cruise missiles on combat duty in the Black Sea, which creates a high missile threat.

Over the past day, Russian troops made several unsuccessful attempts to storm positions in southern Ukraine, suffering losses and retreating to their original positions, the Defense Forces of the south of Ukraine report.