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On Saturday the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have taken down three Russian helicopters.
Source: the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Chernihiv is suffering from a humanitarian catastrophe. There is no electricity, heat, and water, the infrastructure is destroyed, and “green” corridors did not work, as reported by the mayor.

Russian military equipment is approaching the Belarusian border to try to enter Ukraine, said Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko on the air of the united telethon. He also called it an alarming signal that Belarusian diplomats had left Ukraine.

Over the past 24 hours in Rubizhne and Sievierodonetsk, three people died and 24 houses were destroyed by Russian shelling, as reported by the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Haidai.

Ukrainian army managed to eliminate two high-ranking commanders: 1st – the deputy head of the Black Sea Fleet Paliy. He was responsible for ideological work. Also near Izium the deputy chief of engineering troops of the Western military district of the Russian Federation was liquidated

In the night of March 20, 5 civilians were killed, including a 9-year-old boy, as a result of the shelling of the industrial district in Kharkiv, police reported

Russian aggressors dropped bombs on Art School #12 used as a shelter by women, children and elderly. No information available on casualties yet.  – Mariupol City Council

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 Feb to 20 Mar (approximation): 14700 troops; 476 tanks; 1487 armored vehicles; 230 artillery systems; 74 rocket systems; 44 anti-air systems; 96 aircraft; 118 helicopters; 947 military auto vehicles; 3 military boats; 60 fuel tanks; 21 tactical UAVs. – General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine

4 russian warships opened heavy rocket fire on Mariupol. The city has been shelled by artillery, tanks and aviation. The russian army is purposefully destroying homes, civil infrastructure and killing thousands of people, as well as blocking evacuation and shooting at civilian vehicles.

200-500 people came out in a protest against Russian occupiers in the town of Berdyansk (Donets region). Russian soldiers fired warning shots, beat, searched and detained some people. The protest did not fully stop. The fate of the detained people is unknown. – Reports by local media (Hromadske)

Russian invading forces kidnapped the deputy mayor of Enerhodar, Ivan Samoydiuk, reports Enerhodar City Council. The town is closest to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, taken over by russian forces. Locals have been protesting and blocking invading forces since their arrival at the NPP.

Russian occupiers started engaging in piracy, stealing ships loaded with tens of thousands of tons of Ukrainian grain from Berdiansk seaport. – Oleksandr Starukh, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military

By denying humanitarian aid to numerous towns and cities in Kherson and Donetsk regions (such as Manhush and Melekino towns), keeping them blocked in without heating and water, Russian invaders are essentially turning them into concentration camps. – Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova

Russian artillery shelling of Avdiivka (Donetsk region) continues: several apartment buildings and a kindergarten were hit. Three people have been killed (information is being updated). – Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office

Russian invaders have hit more than 500 educational institution since the start of the war: universities, schools, kindergartens, research facilities. This is part of their purposeful destruction of civilian infrastructure with artillery fire and aviation strikes. – Minister of Education and Science

Russia continues to transfer troops to regions near the Ukrainian border. The estimated number of these combat-ready batallions is now at 40 (20,000 troops). These could be used to bolster the Russian occupying forces and the brutal war in Ukraine. – Conflict Intelligence Team (independent analytical agency)

Connection was lost with a humanitarian convoy (ambulances, buses for potential evacuation, two vans with 20 tons of humanitarian aid each) in Kharkiv region. The convoy is likely to have been captured by Russian occupying forces. – President’s Office of Ukraine

13 buildings were damaged in an airstrike on the Korosten district of Zhytomyr region on March 20. Preliminary reports say three people were injured. Emergency services are searching for victims and putting out fires. – Parliament of Ukraine

Russian Federation army shelled private houses in Trostyanets, in the Sumy region, using heavy artillery. Three elderly persons were killed, Prosecutor’s Office of the Sumy region reported.