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Over the last day, 76 combat engagements took place on the frontline, Ukrainian troops repelled numerous enemy attacks in various sectors, including in the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Novopavlivka, Orikhivsk and Kherson sectors.

The Ukrainian Air Force successfully shoots down 27 Iranian-made Shaheed drones launched by Russian forces over several regions of Ukraine at night.

The United States condemns the fake elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories and will never recognize their legitimacy or results, reaffirming its position that Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions and Crimea are part of sovereign Ukraine.

On March 14, 68 combat engagements were registered over the last day, and the enemy launched 14 missile and 103 air strikes. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled most of the attacks in the Avdiivka, Novopavlivka and Lyman sectors.

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi regularly visit combat brigades on the front line to understand the situation, discuss challenges with unit commanders and make decisions to support the troops and achieve victory.

On the Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy honored military volunteers, including awarding the Order of the Golden Star of the Hero of Ukraine to several fallen and living defenders who bravely fought against the Russian invasion.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns the "elections" of the Russian president in the occupied Ukrainian territories as illegal, urges citizens not to participate in them and calls on the international community not to recognize the results of this Kremlin farce that violates democratic principles and Ukraine's sovereignty.

More than 43,000 Ukrainians have received UAH 4 billion to repair their homes damaged by the Russian war.

Yesterday, the Russian military shelled 8 localities in Donetsk region, attacking residential areas 15 times and wounding 2 civilians.

On March 13, Russians wounded 2 residents of Donetsk region in Maksymivka and Chasovyi Yar.

Over the past day, 79 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 2 missile and 64 air strikes, and fired 93 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

Today, March 14, is the Day of the Ukrainian Volunteer. The history of the modern volunteer movement in Ukraine began on March 15, 2014, when 500 members of the Maidan Self-Defense went to the training ground in Nyzhni Petrivtsi, Kyiv Oblast, to form the first volunteer battalion.

President Zelenskyy reported on the progress of the response to the Russian strikes, provided assistance to the victims, and recognized the heroic efforts of rescuers in Sumy, Dnipro, and other regions who responded to the attacks.

Over the past day, 70 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front, with Russians attacking in seven directions, while Ukrainian defenders repelled 19 enemy attacks in the Novopavlivske area alone.

The Third Assault Brigade destroyed more than 500 occupants, up to 20 enemy armored vehicles and tanks, as well as a significant amount of Russian equipment in the Avdiivka sector, despite the extremely difficult combat situation against outnumbered Russian forces.

The government has agreed on measures to prevent forest fires, protect peatlands and farmland by 2024, and strengthen public awareness of fire safety rules.

The Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergency Situations extended the ban on visiting places of mass recreation on water bodies in several regions of Ukraine due to martial law.

Another grave of civilians killed by Russian shelling was discovered in occupied Mariupol.

Two elderly people were killed and five other locals were wounded in a Russian strike on Myrnohrad, Donetsk region.

Russian attacks destroyed high-rise buildings in Sumy, Myrnohrad and Kryvyi Rih overnight. Three people went missing in Sumy, two people were killed in Myrnohrad, and four more in Kryvyi Rih.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports launching guided aerial bombs from tactical aircraft in the Donetsk region.

Ukraine announces an air alert in Kharkiv, Dnipro and Donetsk regions due to a missile threat.

Russian occupants intensified their offensive in the Avdiivka sector, where Ukrainian troops repelled 22 attacks over the last day, and a total of 78 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front on Tuesday.

In the Donetsk region, Russian troops shelled 8 settlements, wounding 3 people, fired 6 rockets and a KAB-250 bomb, damaging residential buildings, a kindergarten, an administrative building, a utility company, garages, vehicles and power lines.

A record is set in Ukraine for the largest mass reading of Taras Shevchenko's poem Kateryna with 210 participants from 22 countries, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy.

Police officer Volodymyr Nikulin helped the crew of the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol leave the besieged city with footage exposing Russian atrocities.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine warns of a potential threat of ballistic missiles in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Dnipro regions.

Over the last day, russia launched 8 missile attacks, 114 air strikes and 107 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities, causing damage in several regions.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the potential threat of ballistic missiles in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Donetsk regions.

Ukrainian troops repelled 54 Russian attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine, with intense fighting in the Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Novopavlivka, and Orikhivsk sectors, despite Russian air strikes and rocket attacks.