Due to the spring floods and the release of water from the Kyiv Reservoir, a sharp rise in the level of the Dnipro River in Kyiv is possible from March 21 to 26, with flooding of floodplains and low-lying areas.
The activation of the Russian DRG in the Sumy region over the past few months may be an attempt to divert additional Ukrainian Defense Forces from other directions, the military expert believes.
At night and in the morning, Russian troops carried out 12 attacks and 5 air strikes on the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, targeting Khotyn, Bilopil, Krasnopil, Velykopysariv and Seredina-Buda districts.
As a result of massive hostile shelling in the Kyiv region, 1700 consumers were cut off from power, restoration works are underway, the situation with electricity supply is under control, and there are enough generating capacities in reserve.
On March 19, a 74-year-old school employee was killed in an enemy air strike on the Velykopysarivska community in Sumy region.
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.
On March 18, the enemy attacked civilian infrastructure in Konotop and Sumy district, damaging utility facilities in Konotop, with no casualties reported.
Russians have significantly intensified their attacks on Sumy region, launching 83 attacks, including 6 missile and 11 air strikes per day, and evacuating residents of border settlements in the region.
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.
Due to the constant shelling by the Russian occupiers, all children were evacuated from the village of Velyka Pysarivka, Sumy region of Ukraine.
More than 20 extremely dangerous military items, including artillery shells, mortar shells, explosives, hand grenades and grenade launchers, were discovered and neutralized by bomb squad last week in 4 districts of Sumy region.
At the request of Poland, Ukraine imported 1,200 MWh of electricity from 11:00 to 15:00 on Monday and exported up to 1,645 MWh, and the power supply situation remained under control despite disruptions caused by shelling in several regions.
At night and in the morning, the Russians shelled Sumy region 24 times, firing more than 140 explosions from artillery, mortars, MLRS, rockets and mines in various localities.
A Russian missile strike on Konotop damaged civilian infrastructure but resulted in no casualties.
Air defense destroyed 17 out of 22 russian Shahed strike drones during nighttime attacks by russia.
Over the past day, russia launched 14 missile strikes, 75 air strikes and 95 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.
On March 17, 2024, the russian federation conducted 60 shellings and caused 341 explosions in the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, killing one civilian and injuring another in the village of Velyka Pysarivka as a result of an air strike.
russian missile strike damaged civilian infrastructure in the city of Sumy, but no civilians were injured.
In the Odesa region, they are restoring, strengthening and creating new defensive fortifications to prevent the enemy from seizing new territories and driving out the occupiers.
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.
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.
As a result of massive shelling in Sumy and Kharkiv regions, more than 8. 6 thousand consumers lost power, and more than 130 were left without gas.
Russians destroyed the center of the village of Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy region, local authorities call on civilians to evacuate.
Russians fired 18 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region with mortars, artillery, drones and UAVs, recording 98 explosions.
Explosions occurred in Okhtyrka, Sumy region, during an air raid alert, causing a power outage in the city.
Over the past day, 58 combat engagements took place on the frontline, Ukrainian troops repelled numerous enemy attacks in various sectors, including in the Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Novopavlivka and Orikhivsk sectors.
On March 16, the Russian military fired 66 times at 14 settlements in Sumy region, resulting in 286 explosions from various weapons, including artillery, mortars, rockets, and drones.
In Sumy region, the Defense Forces stopped another attempt by an enemy subversive and reconnaissance group to cross the border of Ukraine, with the number of enemy air raids increasing significantly to over 40 per day.
Emergency search operations have been completed at the site of an enemy drone strike in Sumy, where 10 residents were rescued, 3 bodies were found and 345 cubic meters of debris were removed.
At night and in the morning, Russian troops fired 13 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, 33 explosions were recorded.