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Captured Krivozub: Ukrainian troops

deliver reinforcements to Artemivsk

via underground passages

March 30th, 3:19am

(RT.ru)

Ukrainian Armed Forces deliver reinforcements and

ammunition to Artemivsk (Bakhmut) through the

underground passages that go to Chasova Yar.

This was stated by Ukrainian serviceman

Andriy Krivozub, who was captured by

the Wagner group.

"As now all roads to Bakhmut (Artemovsk. - RT) are shot

through by enemy artillery, the APU found underground

passages that lead from the city of Bakhmut, under

ground communications, and they are used to

deliver BC (ammunition. - RT) and personnel,

in order to keep the city on the defensive,"

RIA Novosti reports him as saying.

According to him, these underground

passages reach up to Chasova Yar.

Krivozub also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are

surrendering in Artemivsk (Bakhmut) due to lack of

support and lack of ammunition.

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The Russian Armed Forces destroyed

three DRGs in the Kupyansk direction

and disrupted the rotation of

Ukrainian troops

March 30th, 3:08am

(RT.ru)

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed three Ukrainian

sabotage and reconnaissance groups and disrupted

the rotation of enemy units in the advanced

positions in the Kupyansk direction.

This was announced by the head

of the press centre of the group

"West", Sergey Zybinsky.

According to RIA Novosti, in the Kupyansk direction,

soldiers of the Zapad group of troops opened and

destroyed three Ukrainian DRGs from the 14th

separate mechanized brigade and the 103rd

and 105th territorial defense brigades.

In addition, the Russian military disrupted the rotation

of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on advanced

positions in the area of the village of Molchanovo.

On March 27, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei

Marochko said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces

were moving Polish-made artillery to the

Kupyansk area in the Kharkiv region.

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US Fox News journo' announced

Washington is preparing a war

with Russia and China

March 30th, 12:34am

(Lenta.ru)

Journalist, Clayton Morris, said that the US

is preparing for war with Russia and China.

He said this on the air of the Redacted

News program on YouTube.

"The US just announced that it is preparing for war

with China and Russia at the same time, because

we can't do one without the other, right? Do you

see what happens, when people start losing

power?" --- asked Morris, adding that... in

such a situation, people "become very

dangerous" and Washington "very

quickly --- loses power."

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Erdogan says he will not allow

the West to drag Türkiye into

a war with Russia

March 30th, 12:27am

(Kommersant)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the

country will not be drawn into a war with Russia as long

as he holds the post of president. In his opinion, if not

for the efforts of his party in the last two years, the

West would have drawn the country into a war

with Russia.

"If not for our efforts over the past two years, the Western club

would have dragged Türkiye into a war against Russia. As

long as we are here, we will not allow this," Erdogan

said in an interview with al Haber TV channel.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan added, that the country is still going to

be a mediator between Russia and Ukraine. "I definitely hope

that the situation between Russia and Ukraine will end with

serious and decisive mediation," he said.

Presidential and parliamentary elections inTürkiye

are scheduled for May the 14th. The main rival of

Mr. Erdogan will be a single candidate from the

Turkish opposition, the chairman of the

Republican People's Party,

Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

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Al Ikhbariya: Syrian air defense

deflects Israeli attack in the

sky near Damascus

March 30th, 12:12am

(RT.ru)

Syrian air defenses deflected an Israeli

attack in the sky near Damascus. This

is reported by Al-Ikhbariya TV channel.

"Air defense systems deflected an Israeli

aggression in the sky in the vicinity of

Damascus," RIA Novosti said, in

a statement.

On March the 23rd, UN Secretary-General Antonio

Guterres expressed concern over the Israeli air

strike on Aleppo airport.

He called on all parties to comply with their

obligations under international law,

including in the field of

humanitarian law.

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Bloomberg: Only half of the US F-35

fighter jets are ready for

combat missions

March 29th, 11:42pm

(RT.ru)

Only about half of the F-35 fighter jets in the US fleet

are ready to perform tasks, said Lieutenant General

Michael Schmidt, of the United States Air Force.

This is reported by Bloomberg, with reference

to a source.

"As of February, the average monthly rate of task-ready

fighters in the US fleet, which has more than 540 F-35

fighters, was 53.1%," the material says.

Earlier, US Air Force Secretary, Frank Kendall, said that

the latest tests of a promising hypersonic air-launched

missile were unsuccessful.

The Defense News publication wrote that on March 13th,

the United States tested a prototype of the AGM-183A

hypersonic missile.

Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that the US has

not yet caught up with Russia in hypersonic weapons,

but it is only a matter of time.

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Pushilin announced: advance

of Russian Armed Forces

in Maryinsky direction

March 29th, 10:05pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Employees of the Russian Armed Forces are moving in the

Maryinsky direction in the area of the special operation.

This was announced on Wednesday, March 29th, by

the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic

(DPR) Denis Pushilin.

"If we take the Maryinka direction, then there is an absolutely

clear advance of our units, not as fast as we would like, but

nevertheless, this is a movement forward, this is the

liberation of Maryinka," he said on Channel One.

Pushilin also noted the improvement of positions in the

Krasnolimansk direction. Under Ugledar, he added,

Russian forces are successfully repelling enemy

counterattack attempts.

Finally, the official mentioned active fighting in Artemivsk

(Ukrainian name-Bakhmut) and in the vicinity of the city.

Earlier in the day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine (AFU) recognized the success of the Russian

Armed Forces in Artemivsk. In addition --- the ministry

reported fighting in the area of Avdiivka, Belogorivka

and Marinka. The Russian army, according to the

available information, launched 48 attacks in

various directions, during the day.

At the same time, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

said that in the event of a defeat in Artemivsk, the

international community and the residents of

the country will begin to actively push

official Kiev to compromise

with Russia.

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Zelensky --- amid the persecution of

the UOC, called Ukraine a territory

of great religious freedom

March 29th, 9:31pm

(RT.ru)

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky called Ukraine

"the territory of the greatest religious freedom" in

our part of Europe --- amid the persecution of

the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

"Today, a step has also been taken to strengthen the

spiritual independence of our state, to protect our

society... from the old and cynical Moscow

manipulations of religion. Ukraine is the

territory of the greatest religious

freedom in our part of Europe.

So, since 1991, this will

always be the case,"

Zelensky said in a

video message.

Earlier, the national reserve "Kiev-Pechersk Lavra"

ordered the monks of the canonical UOC to leave

the buildings of the reserve by March the 29th.

The head of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, Alexander

Tkachenko, said that the monks of the canonical UOC

will be able to stay in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra --- if

they switch to being schismatics.

After that, the servants of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

filed a lawsuit in the Court of Ukraine demanding

to challenge the rights to the monastery, but

three judges recused themselves.

The Russian Federation Council - has called on

parliaments around the world, to demand that

Ukraine stop discriminating against believers.

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Türkiye wants to organize

negotiations on Ukraine

as soon as possible

March 29th, 6:24pm

(Lenta.ru)

Ankara aims to organize negotiations between Moscow

and Kiev as soon as possible. This was stated by

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Katalin Novak News agency reports.

"We want to establish peace between Ukraine and Russia

at the negotiating table as soon as possible," the

politician said.

He also spoke about Turkey's desire to resume negotiations

in Istanbul. Earlier, several meetings of the Russian and

Ukrainian delegations were held in this city.

Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

that the goals of the special military operation.. cannot be

achieved through political and diplomatic means. At the

same time, the country's Foreign Ministry said that

Moscow is ready for a peaceful solution to the

conflict.. if certain conditions are met.

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UN spokesperson raises eyebrows

by denying US military presence

in Syria

March 29th, 4:06pm

(PressTV)

A United Nations spokesperson has raised eyebrows

by denying the US military presence in Syria and

obfuscating facts about Washington's war

crimes in the Arab country after he was

grilled by a Chinese journalist.

Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General

Antonio Guterres, made the inflammatory remarks on

Tuesday after a Chinese reporter tossed a question

about the legality of the US military presence

in Syria.

Haq first tried to dodge the question, saying it was not

an issue the world body is “dealing with at this stage.”

But the reporter, China Global Television Network’s Xu Dezhi,

prodded him about the American military presence in Syria

and drew a stark comparison between the situation in

Syria and Ukraine.

That prompted Haq to deny the US military presence in Syria.

“There are no US armed forces inside of Syria. And so I don't

have a… It's not a parallel situation to some of the others,”

he said.

When asked by the journalist if he’s sure there’s no military

personnel in Syria, Haq replies, “I believe there's military

activity. But, in terms of a ground presence in Syria,

I'm not aware of that.”

The strange exchange, has gone viral on twitter,

with users expressing awe and wonder at the

UN spokesperson denying a US presence

in Syria.

Haq has been serving as a deputy spokesperson

for the UN secretary general for almost a decade.

A user tried to a make fun of Haq, saying there’s

military activity in Syria but no US armed forces.

Some twitter users... accused him of

being biased in favour of Washington.

Independent Australian journalist Caitlin
Johnstone said it would be great if all
officials were interrogated by
reporters like this.

Some users said this is another evidence of the UN

being just an extension of the Western powers.

And another user said the Chinese journalist should

have asked questions about US stealing Syria’s oil.

The US currently has hundreds of troops in Syria.

Washington claims its forces are there to fight

remnants of the Daesh terrorist group and

protect Syria’s energy resources.

The Syrian government, however, says the troops are

occupiers, & are looting its oil and other resources.

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Only 20% of US financial aid

for Ukraine goes to Kiev,

lawmaker says

March 29th, 2:26pm (TASS)

Washington hands over only about 20% of financial aid

allocated for Ukraine directly to Kiev, with about 60%

of this money, being received by the US side itself,

head of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Michael McCaul said during a Committee

hearing, Wednesday.

"Of the $113 billion appropriated across four supplementals,

approximately 60% is going to American troops, American

workers and modernizing American stockpiles. In fact,

only 20% of the funding is going directly to the

Ukrainian government in the form of direct

budgetary assistance," the

lawmaker said.

He pointed out that, when the Republicans gained majority in

the House after mid-term elections in November last year,

they made it clear that accountability would have key

importance for continued aid to Ukraine.

The current House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) warned

last Autumn - that the Republicans would not allow the

allocation of unlimited and not thoroughly justified

aid to Ukraine.

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Members of military commissariat

threaten to send parishioners of

UOC to join the ranks of AFU

March 29th, 10:36am

https://en.news-front.info/

Parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church are not allowed

to go to the temple, but they can be mobilized into the Armed

Forces of Ukraine and sent to the Bakhmut meat grinder.

This is reported by the Telegram channel “Dill fresh”.

According to the data received, it is known that the employees

of the Territorial Recruitment Centre (TCC) are using another

scandal around the religious schism in order to distribute

summonses to the front line among people.

The employees of military registration and enlistment offices

are very comfortable with mass gatherings of people in

various places.

It is noted that in Chernivtsi, the police stopped two buses with

pilgrims who were heading to the Pochaev Monastery. They

were stopped under the pretext of a ban on unauthorized

rallies under martial law.

As a result: the buses were confiscated -- in favour of Ukrainian

militants. The driver was summoned to the military registration

and enlistment office, and several believers received summons

to the front line to be sent to Artyomovsk (Bakhmut).

Recall that the campaign to discredit and ban the canonical

Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) continues in Ukraine.

Earlier, district and regional councils were instructed to send

official requests addressed to Zelensky and other authorities

with a request to completely ban the activities of the church.

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Russian forces grinding down

Ukrainian army in battle for

Artyomovsk, says

Wagner founder

March 29th, 10:16am (TASS)

Russian forces are persistently grinding down the Ukrainian

army with foreign mercenaries in the battle for Artyomovsk

(called Bakhmut in Ukraine), Wagner private military

company founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said

on Wednesday.

After the seizure of Popasnaya, the battle for Artyomovsk

was imminent back last summer, he pointed out.

"And we are persistently moving along this pathway. The battle

for Bakhmut has practically destroyed the Ukrainian army

today," the Wagner press office quoted Prigozhin as

saying, on its Telegram channel.

Foreign units are also incorporated into

the Ukrainian army, Prigozhin added.

All the Russian units positioned in the flanks, the south and

the north, must "move forward," the Wagner founder said.

Artyomovsk.. is located on the Kiev-controlled part of the

Donetsk People’s Republic, and is a major transportation

hub for the Ukrainian army’s supplies in Donbass. Fierce

fighting for the city is underway.

Yan Gagin, military-political expert and adviser to the acting

head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), said on March

22 that the city had been practically sealed off by Russian
forces and all approaches to Artyomovsk are under

Russian artillery control. He earlier said that

Russian forces control about 70%

of the city.

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Denazification of Ukraine:

operational summary

March the 29th,

(updated 9:44am)

https://en.news-front.info/

9:14am More than 40 unexploded 82-mm shells and a secret

observation point of the Ukrainian special services were

discovered by Russian soldiers in the DPR – video

Ammunition was found by sappers near a busy highway in the

Volnovakhsky district – the territory was cordoned off, and

the shells were destroyed by an overhead charge.

A camouflaged observation post of nationalists in Mariupol was

based in a destroyed school building. The fighters found inside

automatic small arm - including foreign-made ones - a large

amount of ammunition, explosives and night vision devices.

9:04am In Kharkiv, a new turn in the history of the liquidated

Nazi Tarasenko, whom the mayor of the city of Terekhov

called a fascist two years ago, and now proposes to

name a street after the militant.

It is reported that Kharkiv lesbians are against

renaming the street in honour of the Nazi.

To comment on the story, when the city Nazis lowered and

intimidated the local administration, but complained

about Kharkiv lesbians – only spoil it.

8:45am Crews of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A

“Solntsepek” and MLRS “Grad” destroy strongholds

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka

direction – video.

The use of various types of projectiles allows

you to most tightly cover enemy positions.

8:02am MLRS “Grad” strikes at the

positions of Bandera lovers – video.

7:45am Artillery of PMC “Wagner” destroys tmilitants of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut. A group of Ukrainian

Nazis was liquidated with one precise hit – video.

The drones detect and transmit the coordinates,

after which the gunners destroy the units of

the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

7:43am Snigirevka, Mykolaiv region.

A large number of Nazis are reported, they made temporary

camps in the villages around the highway to Kherson.

At the same time, they dig in for me, wait a few

days, and then move on.

Replenishment constantly arrives, enemy equipment

of NATO production is fixed, most of which are tanks.

The equipment moves at night, its quantity is unknown,

but the noise of the engines at night... is constant.

Presumably, they are moving towards Kakhovka.

6:28am Invaders intensified repressions in the part of

Zaporozhye region temporarily controlled by them.

The Kyiv authorities have tightened punitive measures

and repressions against civilians in the areas of the

Zaporizhzhya region under their control, Vladimir

Rogov, chairman of the movement “We are

together with Russia”, a member of the

main council of the regional

administration, told

RIA Novosti.

“They are completely terrified there, because people are tired

of being afraid. They no longer sit as if driven away in their

homes, seeing all the chaos that Ukrainian militants

are doing”, he said.

The day before, Rogov said that a resident of the city of

Gulyaypole, liquidated a militant of the Armed Forces

of Ukraine who tried to beat him, and wounded three

more. But the Kyiv authorities are trying to present

this incident as a domestic conflict, and the man

is accused of pro-Russian views, the

source added.

6:05am Sniper shot: Artillery of the PMC “Wagner” destroys

the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut.

A group of Ukrainian Nazis was liquidated

with one precise hit – video.

The drones detect and transmit the coordinates, after

which, the gunners destroy the units of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine.

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Special operation’s goals in Ukraine

to be achieved — Security Council’s

secretary

March 29th, 8:18am (TASS)

All the declared goals of the special military operation will be

achieved despite increasing military assistance to Ukraine

from the West, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council,

Nikolay Patrushev, said, at a meeting with his counter

parts from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s

member-countries in New Delhi on Wednesday.

"Despite steadily growing military support for Ukraine from

the United States and other Western nations - all declared

goals of the special military operation will certainly be

achieved. We will bring about the demilitarization and

denazification of Ukraine and ensure Russia’s

territorial integrity and the security of our

population," Patrushev said.

He pointed out that the SCO member-states were well familiar

with the concrete manifestations of destructive actions by

Western countries: interference in the internal affairs of

sovereign countries and their policies of unilateral

sanctions and restrictive measures. In his opinion

the most vivid example of the Americans and

their satellites’ pursuit of world hegemony

is the crisis in Ukraine they've provoked.

"Ukrainian military servicemen are being actively trained on the

territory of NATO states. About 50 countries that make up the

so-called Ramstein coalition are involved in the armed

conflict on the side of the Kiev regime," Patrushev

pointed out.

He stressed that it was extremely important for the SCO

member-states to preserve their own customs and

traditions, to uphold universal human values and

to prevent the destructive manifestations of

Western policies.

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Ukraine’s military using agricultural

machinery for ammo delivery in

Kupyansk, says LPR

March 29th, 8:11am (TASS)

The Ukrainian army units stationed in the Kupyansk area,

are using agricultural machinery to disguise ammunition

deliveries, Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) people’s

militia (rtd) Lieutenant-Colonel Andrey Marochko

told TASS on Wednesday.

"In the Kupyansk direction... Ukrainian militants are using

grain trucks under the guise of spring field work to carry

ammunition. Farms have been compelled to provide their

vehicles," the retired officer said, citing Russian

intelligence data.

As Marochko earlier told TASS, additional Ukrainian

engineer units arrived at the Kupyansk frontline to

help the Kiev regime’s troops lay minefields and

equip new positions along the Oskol River.

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Zelensky says his nation... may push

for compromises with Russia unless

it wins in Artyomovsk

March 29th, 6:55am

(TASS)

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky believes that his nation

will put pressure on him to make compromises with Russia

unless Kiev wins a victory in Artyomovsk (known as

Bakhmut in Ukraine).

In an interview with The Associated Press, he said

the pressure from a defeat in Artyomovsk, would

come quickly.

"Our society will feel tired," Zelensky said. "Our society

will push me to have compromise with them."

According to AP, while some Western military analysts have

suggested that Artyomovsk is not of significant strategic

importance, Zelensky warned, that a loss anywhere at

this stage could put Ukraine’s hard-fought momentum

at risk. "The war is a pie - pieces of victories. Small

victories, small steps," Zelensky said. "We can’t

lose the steps."

"Zelensky’s comments were an acknowledgement that losing

the seven month-long battle for Bakhmut would be more of a

costly political defeat than a tactical one," the AP writes.

So far, Zelensky said, he had felt no pressure from the West.

On the contrary, there has been international support to

Ukraine, he underscored.

Artyomovsk is located in the Kiev-controlled part of the

Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). Fierce battles for

the city are in progress. Last week, Yan Gagin, an

adviser to the acting head of the DPR, said that

the Russian army had almost completely

blocked the city. All roads are within

the range of Russian artillery fire.

The Russian forces have liberated about 70%

of the territory of Artyomovsk, Gagin said.

Acting DPR leader Denis Pushilin has repeatedly said there

is no indication that Ukrainian troops are going to cede

Artyomovsk. Meanwhile, Kiev has promised to beef up

the city’s defenses. Zelensky said earlier that

Ukrainian troops in Artyomovsk would not

surrender and would keep fighting for

the city as long as they can.

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RIA Novosti: The Russian Armed Forces

have already received hundreds of

new tanks in the free zone

March 29th, 1:55am

(RT.ru)

The Russian army in the special operation zone in Ukraine

has already received several hundred new tanks, RIA

Novosti reports, citing an informed source.

"To date, the Russian defense industry has delivered

several hundred new tanks that have recently been

released from the assembly line to the free zone,"

the report says.

It is noted that these are mainly T-90M

"Breakthrough" tanks and

upgraded T-72B3Ms.

Earlier, Der Spiegel wrote that the 18 Leopard

2 tanks promised by Berlin, to Kiev, have

already arrived in Ukraine.

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Ghillie suits of Ukrainian troops not

helpful against Russian thermal

cameras — expert

March 28th, 1:34am (TASS)

Ghillie suits, received earlier by Ukrainian troops deployed

near the line of contact in the Lugansk area, will not make

them invisible to thermographic cameras and scanners

used by the Russian military, an LPR military expert,

Col. Vitaly Kiselev, has told TASS.

"The technology is very expensive. Camouflage nets

and camouflage clothing can conceal body heat to

a certain extent, but it can still be detected by

our specialists and their optical devices,"

he said.

‘They have no change of becoming totally undetectable,

and no one is planning to supply advanced fabrics

to the Ukrainian armed forces."

Kiselev told TASS on Monday, that Ukrainian military units

fighting on the territory of the Lugansk People’s Republic

(LPR) had received ghillie suits that can hide them from

infrared scanners.

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In China, the photo' of the head of the

Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with

Western tanks was considered

ridiculous

March 29th, 12:30am

(Izvestia.ru)

A picture of Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov

against the background of NATO armoured vehicles

caused laughter among readers of the Chinese

publication Guancha.

On March 27th, the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry

shared a photo' on social networks --- showing only four

Western-made combat vehicles — one copy from each

delivery. The image shows a British Challenger tank,

a US Stryker armoured personnel carrier, a Cougar

armoured vehicle, and a German Marder infantry

fighting vehicle.

In the comments, many users admitted --- that it seems that

the military support from NATO is limited to these machines.

"Ukraine has five tanks, and Russia
has a thousand and five,"

one of them wrote.

Others noted that in addition to the quantity, the quality

characteristics and effectiveness of the guns are

questionable. In this regard... Ukraine was

ironically congratulated on becoming
a "dump of the US and Europe."

On March the 27th, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported

that 18 promised German tanks had arrived on the territory

of Ukraine. This information was later confirmed by the

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz.

On the same day, it was reported that British instructors were

training Ukrainian tank crews in the use of depleted uranium

ammunition. Earlier, British Deputy Defense Minister

Annabel Goldie announced plans to transfer

such ammunition.

Earlier, on March 24th, the press service of the German

Defense Ministry reported that the German authorities

handed over to Ukraine, an additional three Dachs

engineering vehicles, 70 machine guns.. as well

as spare parts for Leopard 2 tanks and Marder

infantry fighting vehicles and sensors for

unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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The military analyst explained

West's attempts to frighten by

''talking up'' Ukrainian Armed

Forces offensive on Crimea

March 28th, 10:45pm

(Lenta.ru)

Head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, military

analyst, Alexander Mikhailov, in a conversation with

Ura.ru, explained how the West is trying to frighten

Russia, by spreading reports about the intention

of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (APU) to launch

an offensive on Crimea, so that Kiev's allies

will transfer even more weapons to it.

He noted that the United States specifically creates the

appearance of Ukraine's readiness to retake their

former territories.

"Everything that Washington says about Crimea and Donbass

is an information and propaganda case to support Ukraine's

morale and a big advertising campaign for its European

partners," the expert said.

According to him, this is done in order to continue pumping

Ukraine with weapons. At the same time, he expressed

confidence that the Ukrainian military will not be able

to win back the Crimea and Donbass due to the lack

of equipment and fighters, even taking into
account the supply of new weapons.

Earlier, Yan Gagin , an adviser to the acting head of the Donetsk

People's Republic (DPR), said that at the moment the Ukrainian

Armed Forces are not ready for a large-scale counteroffensive,

despite the announcements of attacks on Donetsk, Crimea

and Melitopol.

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More precisely, it does not happen:

the Russian Armed Forces break

down the supply of Ukrainian

weapons to the front line

by Andrey Fedorov

Roman Kretsul &

Bogdan Stepovoi

March 28th, 10:01pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Active missile strikes do not allow the enemy

to concentrate forces and prepare for a

possible offensive.

On the night of March the 28th, high-precision air and ground-

based weapons were used in strikes on the rear areas of

Ukraine, Izvestia's sources said. Experts note that --
on the eve of a possible Ukrainian offensive, it is

important to disrupt logistics chains, and

prevent the enemy from concentrating

forces near the front line -- which
our army does.

On the same day, the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu,

checked how the state defense order is being implemented

at factories in the Chelyabinsk and Kirov regions. He was

informed --- that the production of individual samples of

products in the country will grow 7 to 8 times this year.

Izvestia correspondents were convinced that the Russian army

has enough ammunition when they watched the storming of

the fortified areas of the VFU near Kremennaya.

Right on target

An air alert was issued on the night of March 28th, in eight

regions of Ukraine, as well as in Kiev-controlled areas of

the Zaporozhye region and the DPR.

In the capital of Ukraine, according to local authorities, a

series of explosions was recorded, in particular, in

Obolonsky and Svyatoshinsky districts.

In Dnepropetrovsk, local authorities reported several

explosions. They were also recorded in Sumy region.

Targets were also actively destroyed in the relatively shallow

rear. Russian operational-tactical and army aviation, rocket

troops and artillery have hit 96 VFU artillery units in firing

positions, manpower and equipment --- in 114 districts

during the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said

on March the 28th.

According to Izvestia, sources familiar with the situation, all

the intended targets were hit. Various high-precision air and

ground-based weapons were used, including the latest ones.

"We are hitting not only the infrastructure, but also places

where they detect accumulations of enemy armoured

vehicles, ammunition and manpower," military expert

Alexey Leonkov, told Izvestia. ''They.... are building

some kind of logistics routes to transfer all this to

the line of contact. But -- we hit accurately. You

need to use high-precision weapons to avoid

harming civilians.. as much as possible.

Therefore, international organizations

can't find any facts confirming that

we are destroying civilians with

such strikes, as there are no

such facts.''

Exodus routes: The Russian Armed Forces --- are

close to controlling the last route to Artemovsk.

If the Ukrainian garrison loses this supply
route --- its fate will be sealed.

The expert said that the Russian Armed Forces use

various means: Iskander complexes, sea-based

cruise missiles Kalibr, and air-based weapons.

"We have previously used hypersonic weapons, but

we are still the only country in the world, that
uses them in combat conditions," he said.

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Russia calls the US and NATO ---

the greatest threat to the world

March 28th, 9:01pm

(Lenta.ru)

The Russian delegation at the Conference on Disarmament in

Geneva called the United States and NATO the greatest

threat to peace --- because of the proxy war they

unleashed against Russia. This is reported

by TASS.

As the representative of the delegation Denis Zhuikov noted

during his speech, the further involvement of the United

States, Great Britain and France -- in the armed

confrontation in Ukraine, threatens a direct

clash of nuclear powers.

"We believe that the most acute threat to peace and security,

fraught with a large-scale nuclear conflict, is borne by the

United States and the NATO nuclear bloc, due to the

proxy war unleashed by them, including through

the crisis in and around Ukraine initiated and

fanned by them," the diplomat stressed.

He also pointed out that the approach of NATO to the borders

of the Union State of Russia and Belarus increases the

escalation in Europe and creates new dividing lines.

Zhuikov called the United States the main instigator and

initiator of international conflicts, which is confirmed

by Washington's doctrines, which increase the role

of nuclear weapons in the scenario of

military operations.

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In the Verkhovna Rada declared

inability of Ukraine to fight

to exhaustion

March 28th, 6:42pm

Rada Speaker Stefanchuk: Ukraine can't fight

to exhaustion, it needs ---- a quick victory.

The conflict in Ukraine should end this year, as Kiev cannot

fight to the point of exhaustion. This was stated on

Tuesday, March 28th, by the Speaker of the

Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, in

an interview with The Times 'paper.

"The victory should come this year. We cannot fight to the point

of exhaustion, because unlike Russia, which has very large

resources, Ukraine is smaller. So we need this victory as

soon as possible," he said.

Stefanchuk called on Britain and other allies --- to

speed up the transfer of modern weapons to Kiev.

Meanwhile, on March 28th, the head of the US Department of

Defense, Lloyd Austin, said that, according to the country's

leadership, Ukraine will need fourth-generation fighters

only in the future, and now it needs air

defense systems.

A day earlier, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin, in an interview

with Izvestia, said that many Western countries have

enough fighters to supply Ukraine, but the country

itself does not have the necessary infrastructure

for aircraft, since most airfields are disabled,

which makes the very fact of their

transfer meaningless.

Earlier, on March 17th, US Secretary of State Anthony

Blinken called on US allies not to dwell on the idea of

transferring any specific types of weapons to Kiev.

He said that the West independently decides

what weapons and equipment it is ready

to transfer to Kiev.

In January, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council

Dmitry Medvedev said that neither Ukraine nor President

Vladimir Zelensky would survive a single day without

NATO weapons and Western money.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial

support for Kiev amid Russia's special operation to

protect the Donbas. Moscow has repeatedly

condemned the supply of weapons to

Ukraine.

As noted, the supplied military equipment will not help the

Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct an offensive, and in

addition, it will become a legitimate target for the

Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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Iskander missile systems strike

enemy airfields ------ in drills in

Russia’s westernmost region

March 28th, 4:07pm (TASS)

Combat teams of Iskander tactical missile systems from

the Baltic Fleet’s missile formation stationed in Russia’s

westernmost exclave of the Kaliningrad Region.

conducted sole and multiple launches against

enemy airfields and command posts during

drills, the Fleet’s press office reported

on Tuesday.

"During the exercise, the missile troops stealthily advanced

with their combat equipment to the designated deployment

area, equipped launch sites and conducted electronic sole

and multiple launches against the targets simulating the

notional enemy’s missile launchers, airfields, sheltered

facilities and command posts," the press office said
in a statement.

The data recording equipment used during the exercise

revealed that all the targets were successfully

destroyed, it said.

During the drills, the military command of a group of mobile

command posts.. practiced stealthy command and control

of troops. In addition the missile personnel operated amid
notional radioactive and chemical contamination of the

terrain... and also repelled an attack - by the enemy’s

subversive/reconnaissance groups.

An unmanned aerial vehicle helped the missile troops ferret

out terrain, in order to change positions and uncover any

stealthy enemy subversive groups, it said.

The drills involved about 50 personnel and about 10 pieces

of military and special hardware, the press office said.

The Iskander-M tactical missile system... is designed to strike

an adversary's low-sized and site targets... from a range of up

to 500 km: missile launchers, multiple launch rocket systems

long-range artillery, aircraft and helicopters at aerodromes,

command posts and communications centres.

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Putin neutralized Warsaw with

Russian nuclear weapons

in Belarus – expert

March 28th, 2:47pm

https://en.news-front.info/

The deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

destroys the provocative plans of Warsaw and its neighbours in

relation to Moscow, military expert Alexei Leonkov is sure.

According to the analyst, the speech of the head of the Russian

state was not accidental and showed a clear focus on

potential provocateurs near the western borders

of the Union State.

“Some hotheads in Poland and the Baltics have the idea... that

there could be a war between Poland and Belarus, the Baltics

and Belarus, if Western countries act outside the bloc. And

they are given to understand that if such a conflict occurs

on the territory of Belarus, on the territory of which our

nuclear facility is located, then we have every right,

according to our main document ------ the basics of

nuclear deterrence policy, according to military
doctrine ------ to use nuclear weapons in the
aggressor country. --- Fast, that’s all.''

''Formally, we did not have such a reason. Now we have a

facility, a Russian one – we are not handing it over – to

protect it. This is how we hold back.''

As Andrey Fedorov, the former deputy head of the Russian

Foreign Ministry noted: it was Warsaw that was made the
most nervous, about Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons
in Belarus.

According to the diplomat, the Polish leadership realized

the fact of the hopeless loss of opportunities to provoke

Russia, including on Ukrainian territory.

“First of all, this worries the Poles. Their main concern is that

as a result of the possible spread of the Ukrainian conflict

over a large territory, Russia is using tactical nuclear

weapons. How can it spread? For example, if the

Poles appear in Ukraine,” says Fedorov.

The deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus was

previously announced by the head of state, Vladimir Putin.

A dozen Belarusian aircraft have already been converted,

with the help of the Russian Federation, for the use of

weapons. Minsk was also given the Iskander OTRK,

which can be a carrier of tactical nuclear missiles.

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Russian Defense Minister instructs

plants to boost production

March 28th, 2:31pm (TASS)

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has set tasks to the

management of defense sector companies in Chelyabinsk

and Kirov Regions on further production buildup for the

entire range of manufactured products, the Ministry

told reporters on Tuesday.

"In conclusion of the work at defense industry plants, Army

General Sergey Shoigu held business meetings with the

management of plans, representatives of relevant

military control authorities and the Russian

Ministry of Defense, with tasks set in their

course, on the further buildup of

production of the entire range

of manufactured products in

line with schedules of the

state defense order," the

Ministry said.

Shoigu inspected the operation of automatic lines for

the production of projectiles and missiles and

product quality control sections, during
the trip, the Ministry informed.

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Captured Ukrainian militant about

AFU plans: to kill children and

residents of Donbass

March 28th, 2:05pm

https://en.news-front.info/

A captive soldier of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine spoke about his plans for children and

residents of Donbass. According to this Ukrainian

militant, the actions of Nazi Germany were

correct, and therefore they should be

repeated in the Donbass.

Yegor Grigoriev, correspondent of the All-Russian State

Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, wrote

about this in his Telegram channel.

Captured Ukrainian neo-Nazi Vadim Tokar from the 36th brigade

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke about what awaited

the civilians and children who were captured by them.

According to the militant of the Armed Forces of

Ukraine, the actions that Nazi Germany took

were absolutely correct. The man, with a

malicious smile... answered the

correspondent’s questions.

The journalist asked: what should be done with the people

who did not support the coup d’état in Ukraine. To which

the Ukrainian neo-Nazi replied that they should have

been “sent to the gas chamber.”

“Those who did not support the Maidan here, what should have

been done with them?” the journalist asked. “Gas chamber,”

the militant replied.

“That is, those who here, in the Donbass,
were against it, where are they going?”

the correspondent specified.

“To the gas chamber,” the Ukrainian
sincerely admitted.

The fighter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also stated that his

36th brigade did not spare anyone. In his opinion, there should

be no mercy even for the children of Donbas residents. At the

moment, the Ukrainian neo-Nazi is in one of the places of

detention of prisoners of war. The Ukrainian militant

hopes that he will soon return to Ukraine and

continue to kill the civilian population

of Donbass.

Recall that earlier the head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr

Zelensky, assigned the name “Edelweiss” to the 10th

separate mountain assault brigade of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The name of the brigade was given by Zelensky in honour of

the 1st Edelweiss Mountain Infantry Division, which was

part of the Nazi Wehrmacht --- where the natives of the

mountainous regions of Southern Germany, Bavaria

and Austria, served.

During the Great Patriotic War, the division fought against

the Red Army in Ukraine, in the Donbass, and near

Kharkov, as well as in the North Caucasus.

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Russian air defenses intercept

GLSDB guided bomb for first

time in Ukraine operation

March 28th, 1:50pm (TASS)

Russian air defense forces intercepted a GLSDB (Ground-

Launched Small Diameter Bomb) smart munition for the

first time during the special military operation

in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman

Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov

reported on Tuesday.

"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities intercepted 18

rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and

one GLSDB guided munition," the spokesman said.

In addition, Russian air defense systems destroyed 12

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the

settlements of Pologi in the Zaporozhye Region,

Golikovo, Rubezhnoye and Svatovo in the

Lugansk People’s Republic, Soledar,

Volnovakha and Vladimirovka in the

Donetsk People’s Republic.. and

Velikiye Vyselki in the Kharkov

Region, the general added.

Battles in Kupyansk direction

Russian forces destroyed roughly 65 Ukrainian troops in the

Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, aircraft and artillery of the

western battlegroup struck the Ukrainian army units

near the settlements of Molchanovo, Sinkovka and

Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region," the

spokesman said.

Russian forces eliminated as many as 65 Ukrainian troops,

two armoured combat vehicles and three motor vehicles

in that area, in the past 24 hours, the general said.

Battles in Krasny Liman direction

Russian forces destroyed roughly 125 Ukrainian troops in the

Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, strikes by assault and army

aviation aircraft, artillery fire and active operations by units

of the battlegroup Centre inflicted damage on the enemy

manpower and equipment," the spokesman said.

Russian forces destroyed "as many as 125 Ukrainian personnel,

four armoured combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, and also a

Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer,'' the general specified.

Battles in Donetsk direction

Russian forces eliminated roughly 240 Ukrainian troops and

mercenaries in their advance in the Donetsk area over the

past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Donetsk direction, as many as 240 Ukrainian personnel

and mercenaries, three infantry combat vehicles, three

armoured personnel carriers, two armoured combat

vehicles, four motor vehicles and a D-30 howitzer

were destroyed as a result of active operations

by units and artillery of the southern battle

group," the spokesman said.

Battles in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye directions

Russian forces destroyed about 20 Ukrainian troops

in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas

over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

Combat aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East struck the

Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Novomikhailovka

and Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the spokes

man specified.

"The enemy’s losses in those areas in the past 24 hours

amounted to 20 Ukrainian personnel, and also three

motor vehicles," the general said.

Battles in Kherson direction

Russian forces destroyed roughly 18 Ukrainian troops and

five motor vehicles in the Kherson area over the past day,

Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kherson direction, as many as 18 Ukrainian troops

and five motor vehicles were destroyed as a result of

damage inflicted on the enemy by firepower," the

spokesman said.

Russian forces destroyed a radar of a Ukrainian S-300 anti-

aircraft missile system in the Kherson area over the past

day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the area of the settlement of Davydov Brod in the Kherson

Region, a guidance radar of an S-300 surface-to-air missile

system was obliterated," the spokesman said.

Russian forces strike 96 Ukrainian artillery units in past day

In the past 24 hours, operational/tactical and army aviation

aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group

of forces, struck 96 Ukrainian artillery units at firing

positions, manpower and equipment in 114 areas,

the general specified.

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Man wounded in German mine blast

in Donetsk... dies in hospital

March 28th, 1:14pm (DAN)

The elderly man who was wounded in a German anti-tank mine

explosion in Donetsk’s Kuibyshevsky district, has died in
hospital, city mayor Alexey Kulemzin said on Tuesday.

“Regrettably, the 77-year-old man wounded in an AT2 anti-tank

mine explosion earlier in the day has died,” Kulemzin said.

Ukrainian gunmen remotely delivered German AT2 anti-tank

mines to the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. Two mine

blast victims were reported.. in the Oktyabrsky Rudnik

neighbourhood. A 77-year-old man suffered traumatic

amputation of both legs and serious wounds to the

arms and chest, and a 74-year-old woman from

the same neighbourhood suffered traumatic

loss of both feet.

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Russian troops dictate agenda

along whole frontline —

Pushilin

March 28th, 1:11pm (DAN)

Russian army units are making gains along the whole frontline;

there have been considerable achievements on the

Avdeyevka and Artyomovsk axes, Donetsk

People’s Republic Acting Head,

Denis Pushilin, said

on Tuesday.

“As before, our units dictate the agenda along the whole

frontline, ” Pushilin said on the Solovyev.Live program.

“The Ugledar axis remains important, i.e. its liberation and

taking of new positions. The situation is difficult there

with ongoing positional warfare. The enemy’s

scouting or engagement attempts were

unsuccessful yesterday as they lost

some 30 gunmen and several

pieces of equipment.”

Fierce fighting continues in Maryinka, he went on to say.

The enemy has retained supply lines on this axis, which

complicates the situation. However, the pace of events

around Avdeyevka is quite fast. The enemy’s situation

is close to critical; civilians and volunteers have

already been banned from entering the town.

Things are heading towards the liberation of

Avdeyevka which will minimize the artillery

attacks --- on Donetsk and its suburbs.

Russian forces have improved their

positions on the Mayorsk axis and

made local improvements on the

Krasny Liman axis.

Pushilin earlier commented on the situation in Artyomovsk.

The enemy is making all efforts to delay the liberation of

the town by Russian troops, but “Wagner” private

military company units have already mopped up

nearly all the industrial zone, Pushilin said.

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Torture of POWs in Ukraine

getting more brutal — DPR

ombudsperson

March 28th, 12:43pm (TASS)

The torture of prisoners of war in Ukraine has become more

brutal, Darya Morozova, human rights commissioner of the

Donetsk People’s Republic, told TASS on Tuesday.

"When we talk to people who we bring back from Ukrainian

captivity, it becomes clear that torture is still prevalent.

It has only become more severe on the part of the

Ukrainian militants," Morozova said.

The Ombudsperson's Office sends appeals to international

human rights NGOs regarding each separate episode, she

said, adding that this does not accomplish anything,

however. Nevertheless, she believes, that the

multi-level recording of Kiev’s war crimes,

should remain intact. "We receive very

brief, standard answers. For example,

‘Thank you for the information,

we took note of it,'" the

commissioner added.

Prisoner swap negotiations are a huge job, as the

Russian side is literally fighting for every

individual on the list, she stressed.

The DPR regularly reports about Kiev torturing captured DPR

servicemen in Ukraine. Last December, Denis Pushilin, the

region's acting leader, said in an interview with TASS that

captured DPR military personnel were being tortured with

extreme brutality --- in places of detention in western

Ukraine. Pushilin also noted, that Kiev violated the

rights of prisoners of war. According to him --- all

Russian servicemen in Ukrainian captivity are

subjected to torture and humiliation.

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Russian army -- hits units of
Ukraine’s 67th brigade near
Chervona Dibrovka

March 28th, 12:14pm (TASS)

The Russian group of forces, Centre, has exposed the

movement of Ukrainian units in the area of Chervona

Dibrovka and inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy,
the head of the group’s press centre,
Alexander Savchuk has said.

"A redeployment of infantry and armoured combat vehicles of

the 67th mechanized brigade of Ukraine’s armed forces was

exposed... in the Chervona Dibrovka area. Cannon artillery

inflicted losses in manpower and materiel on the enemy,"

Savchuk said, in a video uploaded to the Russian

Defense Ministry’s Telegram channel.

The crew of an Osa anti-aircraft missile system spotted

and destroyed a Ukrainian drone in the area of

Krasny Liman, he said.

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“They will demand negotiations”:

expert on the West’s plans

for Ukraine

March 28th, 11:27am

https://en.news-front.info/

In the event of the failure of the widely publicized offensive

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the countries of the

Western bloc will force Kyiv to seek negotiations

with Moscow, political expert Igor Tyshkevich

has no doubts about this.

Ukraine is going to drive the weakening troops on the offensive

this spring – all further support of Ukraine by the collective

West will directly depend on the success of

the campaign.

“The campaign of late spring-early summer will determine the

level of military-technical and financial support from

Western partners” to Ukraine.

In the event of a devastating defeat of the nationalists on the

battlefield, the West will force Zelensky to either negotiate

with the Kremlin or freeze the confrontation, the

analyst predicts.

“If the offensive is not successful, I do not rule out attempts to

force Ukraine to negotiate with the Russian Federation on this

or that format of freezing the conflict. But this is closer to the

end of autumn – to winter. These are either attempts to

negotiate, so that the conflict ends in 2024, or, if this

fails, then a protracted conflict for several years to

come”, he concluded.

Western enthusiasm for supplying Ukraine is slowly starting to

fade. Thus, The Wall Street Journal questioned the faith of US

President Biden in the victory of the Ukrainian side.

As, in turn, The New York Times stated, the West also fears that

it will not have enough funds to restore Ukraine after the end of

the Russian-Ukrainian confrontation.

“There is an uncomfortable realization that the cost of

rebuilding Ukraine after the end of the conflict will far

exceed the amount that even wealthy allies like the

US and Europe might be willing to give.”

The publication recalled that the countries of the Western bloc

have already sent billions of dollars of support to Kyiv. At the

same time, the International Monetary Fund approved a loan

of 15.6 billion to Kyiv. At the same time, the support for

financing the “square” is not unlimited, foreign

experts noted.

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Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs

confused in number of applications

to the “Offensive Guard”

March 28th, 10:48am

https://en.news-front.info/

The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is

confused in statements about the number of applications of

“volunteers” to the “Offensive Guard”. So, in the first half

of March, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country

counted 28 thousand “volunteers”. By the end of the

month, the number of applications had dropped to

16,000. It is reported by the Telegram channel

“Ukraine.ru”

Ukrainian Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on March the

11th that 28,000 applications from “volunteers” had been

accepted. ''Not everyone gets into these units, because

the selection is quite tough,'' Klymenko specified.

''Almost all the units are already formed. We have accepted 28

thousand applications from volunteers. Not everyone gets

into these units, the selection is quite tough. We have

already begun training of all the units and not every

one endures this.''

Later, on March the 27th, according to NSU speaker Ruslan

Muzychuk, it became known that the Ministry of Internal

Affairs had accepted more than 16,000 applications

since the beginning of February. He also

confirmed the tough selection for the

brigades of the Offensive Guard.

“Either one of these figures is lying, or the selection for the

“guard” is so tough, that in two weeks, the number of

volunteer applications has more than halved. Only

mobilization... is tougher in Ukraine,” the

channel explained.

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Global security dialogue should

replace arms race — Belarusian

Foreign Ministry

March 28th, 9:56am (TASS)

Minsk is confident that the rhetoric of confrontation and

the arms race should be replaced with dialogue on

bolstering the architecture of global security, the

press service of the Belarusian Foreign
Ministry told TASS on Tuesday.

"The Belarusian side is confident ---- that to replace the

confrontation rhetoric and the escalating arms race,

a constructive and mutually respectful dialogue

should emerge - directed at strengthening the

architecture of global and regional security,

multilateral disarmament mechanisms, non

-proliferation and arms control, including in

the nuclear sphere," the diplomatic agency

said replying to a question by TASS about

the outsized reaction by a number of

countries --- to reports on the

prospective deployment of
Russian tactical nuclear
weapons in Belarus.

"We have been urging - and continue to urge -

all our partners to [do] this," the Belarusian

Foreign Ministry reiterated.

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Ukrainian army redeploys large

numbers of equipment, troops

to Slavyansk — LPR militia

March 28th, 7:39am (TASS)

The Ukrainian army command is redeploying large numbers

of military equipment and personnel toward Slavyansk in

the DPR, LPR People's Militia retired Lieutenant Colonel

Andrey Marochko, told TASS on Tuesday.

"A relocation of a large number of military convoys of Ukrainian

armed formations was noted through the Kupyansk populated

locality. Some convoys are heading in the direction of the

Novoselovskoye community and some of them toward

Izyum. Also, according to eye-witnesses, the entire

road from Izyum to Slavyansk is literally packed

with the equipment and manpower of the

Ukrainian armed formations," he said.

On Monday, Marochko told TASS that Ukrainian troops

stationed on the Kupyansk front, received Krab

self-propelled howitzers designed in Poland.

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The number of victims of the shelling

of Donetsk: has increased to three

March 27th, 10:01pm

(Izvestia.ru)

As a result of the shelling of the Kiev district of Donetsk by
Ukrainian militants, three civilians were injured. This was
reported on March 27 by the representative Office of the
Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the Joint Centre for
Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War
Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

"...according to updated data, 246 Kuibyshev Street, a
woman born in 1985, a girl born in 2004 and a guy
born in 2000 were injured," the Telegram
channel says.

According to the representative office, Ukrainian shells hit
four houses on Kuibyshev Street. It is also noted that
information about the consequences of shelling
continues to be received.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that at 22:08, Ukrainian

militants fired two rockets from a multiple launch rocket

system (MLRS) at the Kiev and Kuibyshev districts from

the village of Ocheretino. Initially, the Izvestia source

reported about one injured woman: as a result of the

shelling, she was hospitalized.

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A resident of Artemivsk said

the military of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine - put

on Russian uniforms

March 27th, 9:06pm

(RT.ru)

A resident of Artemivsk (Bakhmut )said that the military

of the Armed Forces of Ukraine changed into Russian

uniforms ---- in order to identify as citizens loyal to

Russia. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

"We had rumours going around the street that people dressed

in Russian uniforms came in, so the "Russian army" had

come, they said they were happy — they said: we are

leaving," said a resident of the city.

According to him, "where they put

people after that -- no one knows."

The man also added that even before the start of the Russian

special operation, employees of the Ukrainian special

services detained his colleague for pro-Russian

statements, and "so far.... nothing is known

about him."

Earlier it became known that the Ukrainian military

occupied nine-story residential buildings in the

western part of Artemivsk -- for defense.

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Arestovich predicted huge losses

to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

during the counteroffensive

March 27th, 6:24pm

(Lenta.ru)

Arestovich: without long-range weapons, the AFU
counteroffensive will result in huge losses

Without the long-range weapons that the West must provide

to Kiev, a counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

(AFU) could result in huge losses. This was stated by the

former adviser to the head of the Office of the
President of Ukraine, Alexey Arestovich,
on the air of LRT Television.

In his opinion, without long-range weapons,

"seas of blood" will be spilled in Ukraine.

At the same time, he predicted that the decision to grant it to

Kiev, most likely, will not be made until the summer of 2023,

that is, before the planned NATO summit in Vilnius in July.

At the same time, Arestovich noted, a counteroffensive

is planned for spring.

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The Ukrainian military pointed to ---

the almost complete encirclement

of Artemivsk by the Russian

Armed Forces

March 27th, 5:58pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Russian units have almost completely surrounded Artemivsk

(Ukrainian name-Bakhmut), said on March 27, the ex-

commander of the company of the Ukrainian

battalion "Aidar" Evgeny Dikiy.

"If Bakhmut is now somewhere on 4/5 in the ring, then

Avdiivka is still half," the publication quotes him as

saying in Ð¡Ñ‚Ñ€Ð°Ð½Ð°.Ð¸Ð°.

He also noted that Russian military personnel have

made significant progress in the area of Avdiivka.

According to Dikiy, the Russian Armed Forces are trying

to repeat at Avdiivka what worked with Artemivsk —

encirclement and cutting roads.

Deft pause: Artyomovsk prepares for a decisive assault.

The lull will come to an end after cleaning up the

liberated neighbourhoods and preparing the
rear, experts say.

Earlier in the day, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's

Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic Andriy Marochko,

announced the transfer of elite units of the Armed

Forces of Ukraine - to Artemivsk.

He also mentioned that Kiev continues to suffer

serious losses in the battles for this city.

On March 25th, the British newspaper The Sunday Times

reported -- that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are losing

from 100 to 200 soldiers a day, in the battles for
Artemivsk.

The publication suggested that the severity of the

losses... may push Kiev to leave the city.

In turn, retired US Marine Intelligence officer Scott Ritter

noted on March the 23rd, that if Ukrainian troops lose

Artemivsk, it will bring the end of both the entire

Ukrainian army and President of Ukraine,

Volodymyr Zelensky, closer.

Speaking about the situation in Avdiivka, adviser to the acting

head of the DPR Yan Gagin noted on March 25 that there are

all prerequisites for the fact that the locality will be in an

operational environment.

The special operation to protect the Donbass, which Russian

President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24th, 2022,

continues. The decision was made against the background

of the aggravation of the situation in the region ,

due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.

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The media learned about - the training

of APU tankers in the use of depleted

uranium shells

March 27th, 5:40pm

(Izvestia.ru)

Declassified UK: in Britain, the Ukrainian military was

trained in the use of depleted uranium ammunition.

British instructors trained Ukrainian tank crews in the use

of depleted uranium ammunition. This was reported on

Monday, March 27th, by the Declassified UK portal.

The authors of the material pointed out that in the documentary

film of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain, published the

day before, Ukrainian soldiers were filmed next to depleted

uranium ammunition, the supply of which, to Ukraine,

London reported earlier.

The footage shows how the corresponding shells are laid out on

a table with other types of ammunition, and tankers of the

Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), listen to a lecture by US

and British soldiers. The text accompanying this video

says that "instructors are beginning to introduce

Ukrainian gunners, loaders and commanders to

the types of ammunition for the Challenger 2

tank." It is also noted that a shell filled with

depleted uranium.. is standard ammunition

for tanks that the UK transfers to Ukraine.

When detonated, these munitions turn to dust,

which cannot be collected and deactivated.

On March 21st, British Deputy Defense Minister Annabel

Goldie, announced plans to supply ammunition

containing depleted uranium to Kiev.

Commenting on this decision, Russian Foreign Ministry

spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, noted that the use

of depleted uranium shells in Ukraine --- will have

large-scale consequences for the whole world.

On March 24th, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov noted that

Goldie's statements sound particularly cynical before the

anniversary of the bombing of Yugoslavia, where they

were used.

Later, on March 25th, Russian President Vladimir Putin said

that Russia would respond to the use of depleted uranium

ammunition - if this happens. At the same time --- he said

that Moscow and Minsk agreed to deploy TNW (tactical

nuclear weapons) in Belarus without violating the non-

proliferation regime.

He stressed that Russia does not transfer its nuclear weapons

to Belarus, but does what the United States has been doing

for a decade.

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Russian Forces Wipe Out Ukrainian

Ammo Depot in Kharkov Region:

Top Brass reports

March 27th, 4:04pm

(al Manar)

Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the
Ukrainian army in the Kharkov Region over the past
day during the special military operation in Ukraine,
Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General
Igor Konashenkov reported on Monday.

“In the area of the community of Berestovoye in the
Kharkov Region, an ammunition depot of the 103rd
territorial defense brigade was obliterated,” the
spokesman said.

In the past 24 hours, operational/tactical and army aviation
aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of
forces struck 93 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions,
manpower and equipment in 107 areas, the general said.

Russian forces eliminated about 65 Ukrainian troops in the
Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

Source: TASS News Agency

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GT: Putin’s decision on nuclear weapons

was a signal to the US ---- not to get

involved in the conflict in Ukraine

March 27th, 3:22pm

https://en.news-front.info/

The statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin on tactical

nuclear weapons in Belarus has become a signal for the US

and Western countries - to stop interfering in the conflict in

Ukraine, the Global Times writes.

“With this move, Moscow hopes to show that if the US and the

West continue to interfere in the Ukrainian conflict or starts

supplying WMD, Russia will continue to take measures to

counteract them,” the article said.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a storage

facility for tactical nuclear weapons will be built in Belarus,

by July the 1st.

Ukraine asked Britain, France, the USA and China to respond

to Russia’s plans to build a tactical nuclear weapons

storage facility in Belarus.

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DPR reports capturing group

of Ukrainian soldiers

near Artyomovsk

March 27th, 2:54pm (TASS)

Russian forces captured six Ukrainian soldiers in battles

near Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine) in the

Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the DPR

people’s militia reported on Monday.

"Another six Ukrainian service members, were captured in the

Artyomovsk area. These are fighters of the [Ukrainian army’s]

110th territorial defense brigade," the DPR people’s militia

said, adding that all of the captured Ukrainian soldiers

had voluntarily laid down their arms.

A spokesman for the DPR people’s militia told TASS on March 26th

that about 70 Ukrainian soldiers had laid down their arms and

surrendered to Russian forces on DPR territory over the past

two weeks. According to the spokesman’s data, these were

mostly Ukrainian servicemen from the Avdeyevka,

Donetsk and Ugledar frontline areas.

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US tells Ukrainians: how

to get rid of Zelensky

March 27th, 2:17pm

https://en.news-front.info/

Former US military intelligence officer Ritter

urged Ukrainians to revolt against Zelensky.

Retired US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter, in an

interview with the U.S. Tour of Duty YouTube channel,

advised Ukrainians dissatisfied with Kiev’s policies,

to revolt against President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“Now many Ukrainians are unhappy with what’s happening

in their country. Why do you sit idly by and do nothing?

If you are disappointed in Zelensky’s government ---

then don’t do nothing,” the military officer urged.

Ritter drew a parallel with US history, recalling how the

American people rebelled against the British, fighting

for their freedom. In his opinion, Ukrainians should

follow their example --- given their plight.

Ukrainians who are not ready to give their lives for Zelensky,

who goes along with Washington, should fight for their

rights, the intelligence officer added.

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Russia sends important signal

to US on Ukraine, media

reports say

March 27th, 1:57pm

https://en.news-front.info/

GT: Putin’s decision on nuclear weapons..... was a

signal to the US because of the conflict in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to deploy

nuclear weapons in Belarus, was a signal to the US

over Ukraine, Global Times reports.

“With this move, Moscow hopes to show -- that if Washington

and the West continue to interfere in the Ukrainian conflict

or supply weapons of mass destruction, Russia will

continue to take countermeasures,” the

publication said.

At the same time, according to the authors, Washington’s

position on the deployment of nuclear weapons in

Belarus, demonstrates that it does not want to

annoy Moscow, so the situation is not out of

control... yet.

“The Pentagon reacted to Moscow’s statement very cautiously

and its top spokesman said that the US does not see any signs

that Russia is preparing to use atomic weapons,” the

journalists believe.

At the same time, the article notes that the US hopes to

achieve its goals by wearing down Russia in the long

run --- with its intervention in the conflict.

Putin said, late last week, that Moscow and Minsk had agreed on

the deployment of nuclear weapons. He said Russia had already

helped refurbish Belarusian aircraft and will begin training

crews in early April, and will finish building a special

storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons

onthe territory of the ally country

by July the 1st.

At the same time, Putin stressed, Russia, without

violating its international obligations, will do

what the U.S. has been doing for decades

--- by deploying its tactical nuclear

weapons in Europe.

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Mercenaries fighting in Ukrainian army

speak English, Spanish, Arabic —

Russian MP

March 27th, 1:56pm (TASS)

Mercenaries fighting on the Ukrainian side communicate

in English, German, Spanish, Polish and Arabic, says

Russian State Duma legislator Sergey Sokol, who

takes part in the special military operation.

"[Conversations are intercepted in Donbass] in English,

German, sometimes in Spanish, often in Polish, and

even in Arabic," Sokol told TASS on Monday.

He noted that when captured, foreign mercenaries often change

their tune about taking part in the conflict and complain about

conditions on the front lines. "It seems that they expected

this to be just military tourism: to come, hang out, show

off, get some money, and then leave. It turns out....

everything is much more serious for them than

they imagine," Sokol stressed.

The presence of foreign mercenaries in the Ukrainian army has

been reported since last spring, with Polish mercenaries being

mentioned most often.

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Russia possesses weapons --- capable

of wiping out any enemy, including US

— Patrushev