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[Korrespondent] 20.49 The zone of forced evacuation of families with children has been expanded in Donetsk Oblast. The head of the Donetsk OVA, Vadim Filashkin, informed about the corresponding decision.
We are talking about the villages of Krasnopodillya, Matyashevo and Novogrishino of the Krivoy Rog community, the city of Belitskoye, the settlements of Vodyanoye and Chernigovka, the villages of Svetloye and Shevchenko of the Dobropol community, the villages of Kurtovka, Kondratovka and Osykovo of the Druzhkovskaya community, as well as the settlements of Novoselovka and the village of Shandrigolovo.
In total, about 500 children live in these settlements.
19:59 Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tykhy rejected Russia's manipulations regarding the agreement to resume the Black Sea Grain Initiative and stressed that the maritime truce applies to all Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea region. The corresponding statement was made at a briefing in Kiev.
19:49 Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations to end the war, and Russia's actions are blocking them. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference following a meeting of EU leaders on support for Ukraine.
18:57 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he ordered Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to prepare and transmit to the United States information about damage to an energy facility in Kherson by Russians.
18.28 Drones of the special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Prymaru (Ghosts) continue combat work over the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The GUR reported this on its Telegram channel and showed a corresponding video.
17.43 Russian occupiers took so-called "bloggers" from Indonesia, Iran and Slovenia to the Zaporizhzhya NPP. This was reported by the Center for National Resistance (CNS) on its Telegram channel.
15:56 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a meeting of the "action coalition" in Paris that there is no agreement among the leaders to lift sanctions against Russia. They told reporters after the meeting.
15.32 Russia is spreading fakes aimed at discrediting the mobilization process and the Contract 18-24 program. Russian propagandists are claiming an alleged "mass death" of soldiers in the Kursk direction who joined the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces under the Contract 18-24 program. This was reported by the Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
14.15 The occupiers have massively shelled the central part of Kherson, so far one person is known to have been injured and one person killed. This was reported by the Kherson GVA. It is noted that as a result of the shelling, a 56-year-old man was injured, he has a mine-explosive injury. As reported by the head of the Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin, according to preliminary data, another person has died.
13.58 Russian soldiers who made their way through a pipe to the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region have suffered serious complications. This was reported by Western media citing sources in Russia, BILD reports. It is noted that the surviving soldiers have developed serious lung problems. The main version is severe methane poisoning.
13.42 During negotiations with the US in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, the Russians did not want to discuss stopping strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. This was stated by Deputy Head of the President's Office Ihor Zhovkva in an interview with Ukrinform .
13.24 On March 27, the Parliament adopted a law on strengthening the protection of information and cybersecurity of state information resources and critical information infrastructure facilities. This was reported by Oleksandr Fediyenko, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence.
13:16 Russian troops are actively using motorcycles for attacks in the Liman and Novopavlovskiy directions, trying to quickly break through the Ukrainian defense. One of such attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was repelled the day before by 40 motorcycles and buggies. This was reported by the press secretary of the operational-strategic group of forces Khortytsia Viktor Tregubov on the air of the telethon.
According to Tregubov, the Russians are using light equipment to quickly cross the distance to Ukrainian positions, try to gain a foothold and avoid being hit by drones.
"It's not very effective, but it's cheaper for them than spending money on armored vehicles," he explained.
13:10 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi conducted work in the units of the Defense Forces in Sumy Oblast due to the increased activity of Russians in this area. He reported this on Facebook .
13.00 The village of Malye Shcherbaki in Zaporizhia is under the control of the Defense Forces, despite the fact that Russian propaganda actively spread a fake about its alleged capture. This was reported by the spokesman for the Defense Forces of the South, Vladislav Voloshin.
12.59 In the Nikolaev region, law enforcement officers have tightened security measures due to the increase in threats. Police officers have increased the number of patrols in populated areas, stepped up control at checkpoints and in public places, and are also using modern equipment to detect explosive objects.
For the safety of residents, metal detectors and explosive detectors have been installed in crowded areas. There is also 24-hour monitoring via a video surveillance system.
The measures are due to the terrorist threat.
12:40 A summit of the "coalition of the willing" has begun in Paris, with representatives from 31 countries, the leadership of the European Union and NATO. The meeting will discuss support for Ukraine in containing Russian aggression and achieving a fair and lasting peace, the President's Office reported.
12:26 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is preparing for a new offensive in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Le Figaro .
12:06 The Yaroslavl Regional Court found a local resident from Rybinsk guilty of treason and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum security penal colony. This was reported by the FSB, as reported by Russian media. It is noted that the defendant allegedly established contact with a representative of an organization used by Ukrainian intelligence for anti-Russian activities.
12:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the "coalition of the willing" summit, which is taking place at the Elysee Palace in Paris. This became known from a Reuters broadcast .
11:55 Three more Ukrainian children were returned last week as part of the Ukrainian President's Bring Kids Back UA initiative. This was reported by Daria Zarivna, Advisor to the Head of the President's Office.
"Among them is 5-year-old Ivan, who lost his speech after searches and threats from Russian military personnel and could not even say the word "mama" for over a year. Svetlana was only a year old when her family was tortured and deprived of documents - the occupation authorities threatened to take the child to a boarding school. And 13-year-old Oksana was reunited with her mother - her father was afraid that his daughter would be stopped at a checkpoint, so the team was looking for the most reliable route to rescue," she said.
11:35 Russian propaganda is spreading a fake about the Ukrainian military allegedly preparing a provocation in Mykolaiv to disrupt agreements to stop strikes on energy facilities and blame Russia for this. This was reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council.
"Propagandists claim that special groups have been created in the city to prepare for the operation, and they are bringing in a large number of fragments of Russian Shahed drones and explosives. Such reports may indicate that Russia is preparing a provocation and strikes on the city," the statement says.
The CPD notes that this is a classic example of the enemy using the tactic of an information alibi to justify its own actions.
11.34 The Ministry of Defense will create four interregional rehabilitation centers for the military. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Brigadier General of Justice Serhiy Melnyk during an extended meeting of the Barrier-Free Council with the participation of the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and chaired by Vice Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports. Melnyk presented two strategic projects of the Ministry of Defense, the purpose of which is to strengthen the military medical system - Recovery and Health Centers and the Wounded Package.
11:21 Border guards of the Chop detachment found two men who were trying to illegally cross the border with Slovakia. They were led to the border by a pensioner.
During the patrol, the service dog came across tracks of unknown persons. The servicemen found a 78-year-old man who claimed that he had come to the forest to collect birch sap. However, the border guards found two more young men nearby who admitted that the man was their guide.
According to preliminary data, the pensioner agreed to lead the draft dodgers to the border for a monetary reward that the organizers of the crossing promised him. The deal amounted to $6,000.
10:50 In Dnepr, as a result of a Russian drone attack, a historical building - the palace of Prince Potemkin - was destroyed. This was reported by the city mayor Boris Filatov.
The building, which now houses the Palace of Students and Youth, will be restored. "But we will rename it in honor of Hetman Sahaidachny, who burned Moscow," the mayor said.
10:36 Ukrainian military destroyed the Russian Zoopark radar complex and other equipment of the occupiers. This was reported by the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine. It is noted that over the past day, enemy losses amounted to: 189 invaders, 15 artillery systems, 30 units of cars and armored vehicles, 8 UAVs of the Supercam, Zala, Orlan type, one Zoopark radar complex, 9 ATVs, three boats, 6 communication antennas, a UAV control antenna, 2 Starlink antennas, 2 observation posts, one command post, 2 video observation posts.
10:30 In Reserve+, deferments have become available for people with disabilities, data on whom is available in the Unified Information System of the Social Sphere.
10:16 The Security Service detained a Russian agent who was preparing an explosion near the TCC in Kherson. According to the instructions of the Russian Federation, the man was supposed to leave a bag with an improvised explosive device (IED) at the entrance to the military administrative building. At that moment, the Russian special service planned to remotely detonate the explosives together with its agent.
The SBU officers exposed the enemy's intentions in advance and detained the suspect "red-handed" when he was at the site of the planned terrorist attack. The executor of the occupiers' order turned out to be an unemployed resident of Cherkasy, who came to the attention of the FSB through Telegram channels looking for "quick" money.
9:58 On the evening of March 26, Russian troops launched a massive drone strike on Kharkiv. The number of casualties has risen to 11. Civilian cars and outbuildings were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
9:33 On the night of March 27, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 86 Shahed-type strike UAVs and drone imitators of various types. Air defense forces shot down 42 drones, another 26 enemy UAVs were lost without negative consequences.
The Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk and Chernihiv regions suffered as a result of the Russian attack.
9:15 As a result of the Russian drone attack on the Dnieper, three people were injured, more than 10 high-rise buildings, enterprises, an educational institution and more than 60 cars were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak.
8:49 Over the past 24 hours, there have been 224 combat clashes on the front. Most often, the Russians attacked the Pokrovskoe, Toretskoe, Kursk and Novopavlovskoe directions over the past 24 hours. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:48 Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 1,670 Russian invaders and 363 units of weapons and military equipment of the occupiers. The total combat losses of the Russian Federation since the beginning of the war are approximately 908,890 people. This was reported by the General Staff on March 27.
03:03 In Konotop, Sumy Oblast, Russians carried out a second drone strike on a site where rescuers were working to eliminate the consequences of the previous attack. One person was injured during the first strike.
01:01 A massive drone strike on Kharkiv caused fires in the city, according to preliminary data, nine people were injured.