Ukraine

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has deployed a task force to respond to the challenges posed by possible power outages caused by Russia's massive attacks on Ukrainian power plants.

Russian oil refineries have been instructed to purchase Shpak electronic warfare systems to counter Ukrainian long-range drones following recent successful attacks.

According to President Zelenskyy, if Ukraine loses, Putin could launch an aggression against Kazakhstan, the Baltic states, Poland, and Germany and draw NATO into a war.

On March 29, 2024, russian troops attacked Odesa region with two X-59 guided missiles from the Black Sea, both missiles were shot down by the Odesa Air Defense Missile Brigade, but the debris injured a 15-year-old child.

Russian strikes damaged energy facilities in many regions of Ukraine, which France condemned as potential war crimes, while praising Ukraine's resilience and reaffirming its support.

This week, the artillery of the National Guard of Ukraine performed nearly 1,300 firing missions, destroyed more than 30 enemy positions, and neutralized enemy equipment and personnel in the southern sector.

Two russian ship captains were accused of illegally exporting stolen Ukrainian grain from the occupied territories through the Sevastopol port of Crimea.

According to British intelligence, on March 24, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted a series of strikes in Crimea. One of the targets was a Black Sea Fleet (BSF) communications center in Sevastopol.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock warns against continuing public discussions about providing Ukraine with German long-range Taurus cruise missiles.

Russian security forces conducted searches in the offices of cryptocurrency exchanges ABCeX and Beribit in Moscow, possibly in connection with the terrorist attack on Crocus, where the attackers allegedly received funds and cryptocurrency.

President Zelenskyy convened the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff to address serious challenges, including Russian terrorists' attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, the need to strengthen air defense capabilities, and intensifying efforts with partners to replenish weapons and ammunition stocks more quickly.

In the summer, Ukrainians may face power outages and restrictions on electricity consumption due to the expected peak consumption and potential shortages in the energy system, said Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Center for Energy Studies.

Due to significant damage to Ukraine's power grid caused by Russian missile attacks, emergency power outage schedules have been urgently introduced in the city of Oleksandria, Kirovohrad region.

In 2022-2023, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine signed state contracts for the purchase of weapons and ammunition with more than 130 companies, including about 100 domestic enterprises and more than 30 foreign companies, often with the involvement of intermediaries due to the high competition in the arms market.

Founded in 2015, the Mir Foundation supports low-income families, children of military personnel and people with disabilities. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the foundation has expanded its activities by organizing evacuations and humanitarian aid to the victims.

Four traitors who fought against Ukrainian troops in eastern and southern Ukraine as part of Russian occupation groups were sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason, participation in a terrorist group, and aiding the Russian armed forces.

Russia's massive attack on March 22 caused serious damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure, requiring urgent repairs and an increase in generating capacity, especially maneuvering capacity for Kharkiv and Odesa, as well as strengthening air defense and physical protection of facilities.

The russian occupiers are trying to attack Ukraine's critical infrastructure facilities, such as thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and storage facilities, and are also trying to deplete Ukraine's air defense systems.

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned that stopping the supply of U. S. weapons to Ukraine would encourage China to aggress against Taiwan and strengthen Beijing's anti-American propaganda.

Power engineers managed to restore power supply in all districts of Odesa after emergency outages caused by damage to the energy infrastructure.

The aggressor country carried out a massive attack on the infrastructure of Cherkasy region, no casualties were reported.

In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, russians fully control the information space and spread their propaganda through complete isolation, control of information flows, and psychological processing of the population.

According to the Deputy Minister of Health, there is an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis in Ukraine: about 20,000 cases were registered last year, 640 of which were among children.

In the Orikhivsk sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions eight times over the past day, but suffered losses and retreated to their original positions.

The flu, ARVI, and COVID-19 epidemic season in Ukraine is expected to end in mid-April, Deputy Health Minister and Chief State Sanitary Doctor Igor Kuzin has said.

On the anniversary of Lithuania's accession to NATO, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that today's goal should be to help Ukraine win.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, military and civilian engineers are working in three shifts to build fortifications to protect residents and the vast front line, despite Russia's attempts to hinder construction.

Ukraine has received a $1. 5 billion loan from Japan and the United Kingdom through the World Bank to support key state budget priorities in the face of full-scale Russian aggression.

Putin seeks to destroy Ukraine's existence as an independent country and to drag NATO into a war, but Germany will never allow this, the German foreign minister said.

On March 30, no precipitation is expected in most of Ukraine, only light rains will occur at night in the eastern regions, air temperature at night will be from 3-8° C to 16-24° C during the day, south and northwest winds, 7-12 m/s, gusts up to 20 m/s in some places.