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01:34

Russian occupiers are diverting their military units from the territory of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions and regrouping them. The eastern direction is their priority now. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

03:01

Russian troops organized a provocation in the Sumy region. They blew up their armored vehicle and burned the Ukrainian checkpoint. – Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, Head of Sumy Regional Military Administration.

04:32

The Russian Navy blocks more than 90 civilian ships in the Black Sea. Food transportation through water is impossible at the moment. – Wendy Sherman, First Deputy Secretary of State

05:22

Russian aggressors have shelled the EU Advisory Mission field office in Mariupol. There are no casualties. – Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

05:45

3.9 million people have left Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. 1119 civilians were killed in warfare, including 99 children. – Joyce Msuya, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs

07:08

Russian troops keep looting the local houses and apartments in the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. Occupiers arrest pro-Ukrainian activists and government officials. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:28

Russian occupiers have shelled residential areas of Lysychansk. There are casualties, the numbers are yet unknown. – Serhii Haidai, Head Of Luhansk Regional Military Administration

08:57

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 145 children have been killed and more than 222 -injured. – General Prosecutor’s Office

09:23

Great Britain is ready to become one of Ukraine’s security guarantors. The British government has already spent more than £ 400 million on humanitarian assistance and military support. – Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN

09:55

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 Feb to 30 Mar (approximation): 17300 troops; 605 tanks; 1723 APVs; 305 artillery systems, 96 MLRS, 54 Anti-aircraft warfare systems; 131 aircraft; 131 helicopters; 1184 military auto vehicles; 7 military boats; 75 fuel tanks; 81 tactical UAVs; 21 special equipment; 4 mobile SRBM systems. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

10:00

Rocket attacks on industrial facilities in the Khmelnytsky region at night. Information about the victims is currently being checked. – Serhii Gamaliy, Head of Khmelnytsky Regional Military Administration

10:32

The Russian occupiers have shelled Chernihiv and Nizhyn again at night. Numerous objects of civilian infrastructure have been destroyed. – Vyacheslav Chaus, Head of Chernihiv Regional Civil-Military Administration

10:48

Iryna Vereshchuk has asked UN Security Council to organize a special mission to the occupied Chernobyl zone. Russian aggressors’ actions may cause another nuclear catastrophe. – Iryna Vereshchuk, Deputy Prime Minister

11:06

Russian occupiers have shelled residential areas of Lysychansk. So far, firefighters have rescued 5 people, evacuated 8 people, and found one person dead under the rubble. The rescue operation is ongoing. – State Emergency Service of Ukraine

11:08

Rocket attack on Mykolaiv regional building administration: the number of casualties increased to 33 people. The rescue operation is ongoing. – State Emergency Service of Ukraine

11:44

Russian troops have taken out more than 70 people (midwives and doctors) by force from the Mariupol maternity hospital №2. – Liudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

12:28

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated the food crisis in the Middle East and North Africa. Export of wheat and oil to Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, and Turkey is impossible now. – Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN

12:29

Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, has arrived at the South Ukraine nuclear power plant. On the agenda is nuclear safety at occupied Zaporizhzhya and Chornobyl nuclear power plants. – State Enterprise NNEGC “Energoatom”

12:47

In Lysychansk, the Russian invaders have shelled the kindergarten. Information about the casualties is being clarified. – Serhii Haidai, Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration

13:18

Rocket attack on Mykolaiv regional building administration: 13 people have been found dead under the rubble. The rescue operation is ongoing. – Anna Zamazeeva, Chairman of Mykolayiv Regional Council

13:49

The Russian aggressors have shelled Nizhyn at night. 6 civilians have been injured, including 1 child, one person has died. – Oleksandr Kodola, Mayor of Nizhyn

14:07

In Mariupol, the Russian occupiers have shelled the building of the International Committee of the Red Cross. There is currently no information on the casualties. – Liudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights

14:15

Russian ships keep maneuvering near Odessa. The threat of landing enemy troops remains. – Vladyslav Nazarov, Officer of Operational Command “South”

16:12

Russian artillery again shelled residential areas of Lysychansk. Among the wounded are children. Medics are fighting for their lives – Head of Luhansk military administration Serhii Gaidai

16:22

Russia is using sea mines seized during the 2014 occupation of Crimea as uncontrolled ammunition. Such actions are an example of overt maritime robbery – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

16:31

Ukraine asks Norway to provide long-range weapons to protect cities from massive Russian attacks – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

16:48

There can be no peace treaties with the Russian Federation and no all-Ukrainian referendums as long as Russian troops remain on the territories of Ukraine that they occupied after February 23 – Head of the Ukrainian delegation Davyd Arahamia.

16:55

In the Kherson region, Russian invaders continue to kidnap civilians. In the city of Gola Prystan, 8 people were kidnapped, including the mayor of the city – the City council of Gola Prystan.

17:21

There were probably 200-300 civilians killed in Irpin as a result of the actions of the Russian military, exact figures are not available. The killed Ukrainians were crushed by Russian occupants with tanks – Mayor of Irpin Oleksandr Markushyn.

17:35

Russian soldiers kidnapped Orthodox Church of Ukraine priest Serhiy Chudinovich in Kherson region – Liudmyla Denisova, Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine.

18:02

The Russian Navy is blocking 94 civilian ships in the Black Sea region intended to carry grain and other foodstuffs. At least three civilian vessels have been attacked by the Russian military – U.S. Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman

18:13

Russian troops launched a fire attack on the Assumption Monastery of St. Nicholas-Vasyl Monastery of the UOC MP near Volnovakha, wounding its abbot, Bishop Amvrosy of Volnovakha – Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine

18:39

“The European Union and Norway must finally implement a ban on Russian ships using ports on the continent. As long as Russia blocks our ports, it has no right to use all the ports of the free world” – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

18:48


Baku announced Mikhail Delyagin, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, wanted internationally for calling for a nuclear strike on Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan’s General Prosecutor’s Office

18:58

In Mariupol, Russian occupants took turns raping a woman for several days in front of her 6-year-old son. She later died from her wounds. Her little son’s hair turned gray – Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

19:20

The self-proclaimed leadership of the Republic of Belarus denies participating in the war against Ukraine by providing territories for the deployment of Russian troops, aircraft, and missiles. According to international legal acts, such actions qualify Belarus as an aggressor the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

19:48

On March 30, Ukrainian air defence forces shot down three Russian fighter jets and one UAV in the Kharkiv region – Air Command East

20:05

West should not lift sanctions on Russia until all Moscow troops are withdrawn from Ukraine – Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

20:23

The Ukrainian Defence Forces recaptured the town of Trostyanets. While retreating, the Russians destroyed an architectural monument of national importance, the House of L.E. Kenig, the manager of the estates – architect Ivan Bykov.

21:04

“The Russians used phosphorus shells again – today in Marinka. A dozen fires were found in the city, and they were eliminated by the employees of the State Emergencies Service” – the Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko.

21:11

Russian military launched a missile strike on the Dnipro River – Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov

21:24

Acts of terrorism against civilians in Ukraine are committed by Russian state authorities, which is grounds for recognizing Russia as a terrorist state – Sammy Wilson, UK Member of Parliament

22:11

“Negotiations continue, but there must be more sanctions, weapons and support for Ukraine’s economy crippled by aggression” – Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

22:28

For the second day in a row, the Russian military has not allowed an evacuation convoy from Energodor to Zaporizhzhia Mayor of Energodor Dmytro Orlov.

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Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.

Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center

A church in the village of Oleksandro-Shultyne in the Donetsk region was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. September 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

A church in the village of Oleksandro-Shultyne in the Donetsk region was destroyed as a result of Russian shelling. September 2024.

Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo

A Ukrainian rescuer inside the hospital in Sumy that suffered from a Russian UAV attack. On the morning of September 28, 2024, the enemy hit the hospital with Shahed drones: at least eight people were killed and eleven more were injured.

Photo: Fermin Torrano / Anadolu Agency

49 Ukrainian citizens, including soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, National Police of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, as well as civilians, were returned from Russian captivity due to the exchange of POWs on September 13, 2024.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

49 Ukrainian citizens, including soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, National Police of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, as well as civilians, were returned from Russian captivity due to the exchange of POWs on September 13, 2024.

Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov

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