Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.13 Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage on them. Since the beginning of this day, 147 combat clashes have occurred. This was noted in the report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy was most active in the Pokrovsky, Kursk, Toretsky and Limansky directions.
21.59 In Kherson, as a result of a drone attack by Russian troops, a civilian was injured. This was reported by the head of the Kherson MVA Roman Mrochko.
"The occupiers dropped explosives from a drone on a 66-year-old woman in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. She had a traumatic amputation of her right foot," Mrochko noted.
Currently, doctors are providing her with the necessary assistance.
19.59 The Russian army carried out a targeted strike during the evacuation of residents of the Sumy border region. As a result of the shelling, a man was wounded.
The State Emergency Service medics provided first aid, after which the victim was transported in an armored vehicle and handed over to the medics.
19:39 As a result of another air strike by the Russian army in the center of Kupyansk, civilians were injured, there may be people under the rubble of a five-story building. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
18:11 In October 2022, American intelligence intercepted a conversation between Russian General Sergei Surovikin, where he considered the possibility of using nuclear weapons to stop the Ukrainian Armed Forces from advancing across the Dnieper. This was reported by The New York Times.
17:17 The crews of UAV operators of the Joint Rifle Brigade and marines destroyed heavy armored vehicles of the enemy in the Pokrovsk direction. This was reported by the operational-strategic group of forces Khortitsa.
Aerial reconnaissance promptly detected the movement of enemy tanks, and expert hits by kamikaze drones from our crew stopped the advance of enemy equipment during an attempt to break through in the area of ​​responsibility," the statement noted.
As a result, the enemy assault was stalled before it even began. The enemy lost two tanks.
16:59 European leaders are discussing the possibility of deploying a military contingent in Ukraine to support security in the rear areas and strengthen the Ukrainian army, The Washington Post reports.
Paris and London plan to send a military mission to assess the possibilities of deploying forces and determine the necessary number of troops. Their role is expected to be to protect key facilities, provide logistical support and train Ukrainian troops.
15.34 During March 2025, the Air Force and Air Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dealt a crushing blow to Russian air attacks, destroying 4,043 enemy targets. This was the result of the systematic work of the Air Defense, as well as the active actions of the Ukrainian aviation and unmanned reconnaissance units. This was reported by the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During March 2025, the Air Defense of the Defense Forces destroyed 4,043 air targets:
- 1 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile;
- 25 Kh-101/Kh-55SM
- cruise missiles; 8 Kalibr cruise missiles;
- 1 Iskander-K cruise missile;
- 1 Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missile;
- 2,328 Shahed-type attack UAVs;
- 805 reconnaissance UAVs;
- 874 UAVs of other types.
It is noted that during March, the Air Force aviation carried out more than 580 aircraft operations, including about 200 for fire destruction and air support of troops and more than 320 for fighter air cover.
14.55 Kyiv provides all the information about the strikes carried out by the Russian army and expects a reaction from the US, Europe and all allies to this terror against Ukrainians. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Russia is prolonging the war, and we provide our partners with all the information about the strikes carried out by the Russian army and what it is preparing for. We expect a reaction from America, Europe and all our allies to this terror against our people," the president emphasized.
13.45 Former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema said he carried out a diplomatic "secret mission" in China and Brazil at the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to D'Alema, the meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was unsuccessful. In China, D'Alema had a substantive conversation with the head of the Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy department. The official presented a proposal for the creation of an international peacekeeping force similar to Kosovo.
13.20 American officials were furious over the successful attack by a Ukrainian missile on the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the cruiser Moskva, about which they were not warned, according to a New York Times article.
American and Ukrainian naval officers were on a routine intelligence call when a notification appeared on their radar screens that the Russian cruiser Moskva had sunk.
According to an unnamed former senior US officer, the Americans responded with surprise, "Oh, it's Moscow! " while the Ukrainians said, " Oh, my God. Thank you. Goodbye ."
The publication writes that this strike on the Russian ship caused anger among American officials because the Ukrainians did not warn them about it, as well as surprise that Ukraine had missiles to destroy such a cruiser.
It also caused panic because the administration of former US President Joe Biden had no plans to allow the Ukrainians to attack "such a powerful symbol of Russian power."
12:16 The best guarantee of security for Ukraine will be the Ukrainian army. This was stated by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
The Foreign Minister commented on the meeting of the leaders of the "coalition of the willing" held in Paris on March 27. The allied countries are considering the possible deployment of deterrent forces in Ukraine after the end of the war.
Sikorski said Poland would be in this coalition, but not physically in Ukraine itself. In his opinion, the biggest, best guarantee of Ukraine's security is "a brave and well-equipped Ukrainian army."
11.55 The number of victims in Kharkiv as a result of the night drone attack has increased. 35 people were injured, including five children. 13 people were hospitalized, one teenage girl is in serious condition.
In Shevchenkivskyi district, 27 residential buildings were damaged. The market, the registry office, the House of Projects, the college, and the dormitory where IDPs live were damaged. More than 10 civilian cars and garages burned down.
The Kholodnohirskyi district of the city was also hit. There, 32 private houses were damaged, and more than 120 windows were knocked out.
11.20 The resistance movement in the Kherson region destroyed a Russian army truck with an electronic warfare system installed on it.
The Lorandit electronic warfare system , which the occupiers used to suppress radio communications and conduct electronic reconnaissance, was destroyed.
10.45 A partisan from ATESH among the servicemen of the 80th brigade of the Russian Armed Forces told about the losses of the occupiers during the exercises on forcing water obstacles in the Kherson region. This was reported by the partisan movement ATESH.
It is noted that recruits are sent there from a training camp in Crimea to prepare for assaults on the Dnieper islands.
"The training is conducted in a tough regime - soldiers in full gear are loaded into a boat and driven at full speed along the Dnieper, as a result of which many fall out and drown. The commanders do not even try to save them. The number of dead Russian servicemen is already in the tens, but the training continues," they said at ATESh.
New arrivals are sent in small groups of 2-3 people to storm the islands. There they are simply thrown ashore with the task of fortifying themselves without cover and normal evacuation. But the tasks are not accomplished, and the Russian army continues to suffer losses.
09.20 At night, the Russians attacked with a ballistic missile and 111 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone imitators of various types - 65 were shot down and another 35 were lost due to location.
As a result of the Russian attack, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odessa and Donetsk regions suffered.
08.55 Following the drone attack on the Dnieper on March 28, the number of victims has increased to 28, nine remain in hospital. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Serhiy Liysak.
"Dnipro is in mourning today for those killed in the Russian attack. During the latest one, four people lost their lives. Condolences to their families and friends," he wrote on Telegram.
08.30 Over the past 24 hours, 223 combat clashes have been recorded at the front, 93 of which were in the Pokrovsk direction. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
07.35 As of March 30, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 914,000 people (+1,510 per day).
04.44 Russian military attacked Kupyansk: buildings were destroyed and civilians were injured due to shelling. As a result of enemy strikes, a private house and an outbuilding on an area of ​​70 m² caught fire. A 54-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man were injured.
03.14 Former Minister for Strategic Industries Alexander Kamyshin, now an adviser to the President, said that Ukraine is now capable of producing 5 million FPV drones per year. According to the official, Ukraine already has manufacturers that are capable of producing more than 100 thousand kamikaze drones per month. And one of the domestic enterprises produces up to 4 thousand of such drones. There are currently more than 150 such manufacturers in Ukraine.
02:55 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky reported that since the beginning of 2025, the Russian army's losses in automobiles and special equipment have reached almost 10 thousand units. According to him, the Defense Forces neutralize more than a thousand invaders and destroy hundreds of enemy vehicles every day. Since the beginning of the year alone, the total losses of Russian troops in automobiles and special equipment amounted to 9838 units.
01.15 Russian occupation forces are trying to expand the zone of active military operations in the Kharkiv region. This statement was made by the representative of the State Border Service of Ukraine Andriy Demchenko. According to him, one should be prepared for any developments on any section of the front.