[Korrespondent] 23.34 Moldovan President Maia Sandu expressed concern about the threat to the country's water supply due to pollution of the Dniester River after Russia's attack on the Novodniestrovska hydroelectric power station. In her statement, she noted that the Russian strike led to oil entering the Dniester waters, which poses serious risks to the water supply of the Moldovan population. According to the president, the country has declared an environmental alert and is already taking the necessary measures to protect its citizens, emphasizing that the responsibility for these consequences lies entirely with Russia.
22.00 Moldova has declared an environmental alert in the Dniester River basin for 15 days, starting on March 16. The reason is Russia's attack on the hydroelectric power plant in Novodniestrovsk, which resulted in an oil slick moving downstream.
20.50 In Sumy region, some suburban trains will temporarily not run for restoration work after Russian attacks. In particular, on March 16, the following trains will not run: No. 7008 Trostyanets - Smorodine - Lyubotyn, No. 6261/6262 Lyubotyn - Lebedynska, No. 6267 Lebedynska - Sumy, No. 6019 Sumy - Vorozhba, No. 7011 Lyubotyn - Sumy. And on March 17, the train No. 6012/6011 Vorozhba - Trostyanets - Smorodine will not run.
19:30 A woman was killed and three people were injured in the Kharkiv region as a result of Russian shelling on Sunday, March 15.
18.00 Russians attacked five districts of Dnipropetrovsk region 20 times over Sunday with drones, artillery and aerial bombs, injuring four people. In particular, a 73-year-old man was injured in Dnipro, doctors assess his condition as moderate.
16.50 The Russians are trying to establish full control over the village of Hryshyne, in the Donetsk region, but Ukrainian defenders are preventing the invaders from achieving this goal. This is reported by the Group of Forces East.
16.00 Russia is strengthening its troop grouping in southern Ukraine, transferring marine units for assault operations, said the spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, during a telethon. The assault is expected in the south in April.
Among the possible areas where the enemy may become active, the Defense Forces name: Hulyaipil direction, Oleksandriv direction, or Orikhiv direction.
15.23 The number of people killed in the Russian attack on Zaporizhia on the afternoon of March 14 has increased to two people. This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
Medics fought for the life of the 17-year-old boy, but he died from his injuries. Another 21 people were injured to varying degrees, including two children. Emergency and rescue operations at the scene of the impact have been completed.
14.56 Over the past week, the Russians have struck the territory of Ukraine with 1,770 strike drones, over 1,530 KABs, and 86 missiles. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 15.
14.31 Ukraine has imposed sanctions against Russian Paralympians who participated in the war. The corresponding decree was signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It is noted that 10 Russian Paralympians have been subjected to sanctions. Athletes are spreading Russian propaganda and using sports events as a platform to whitewash Russian crimes and occupation.
14.25 In Chernihiv region, as a result of the explosion of a Russian drone near a checkpoint, servicemen were injured, one person died. This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv MVA Dmitry Bryzhinsky on March 15. It is noted that the UAV hit a checkpoint near the village of Novoselivka, Kyseliv community. Two servicemen were injured. A policeman was also injured. The detonation of unidentified explosives dropped from the UAV is ongoing at the scene, and the relevant services are working.
13.50 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the priority task for Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is to close the sky, which involves creating its own air defense system. He stated this during a conversation with journalists on March 14, Ukrinform reports.
13.20 On the night of March 15, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck Russian military targets in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
These were a logistics warehouse near the village of Osypenko and a drone storage facility in the Primorsk region. It is noted that the defense forces struck areas of concentration of Russian troops near Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, Shakhovo, Udachnoye and Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as in the Petrivka area in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region.
12.54 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed decrees implementing the NSDC decision on sanctions against Russian and Iranian companies involved in servicing the Russian military-industrial complex. The presidential press service reported this on March 15. The sanctions apply to 130 individuals and 48 legal entities in the military-industrial complex.
12.30 In the temporarily occupied Crimea, on the night of March 15, the Defense Forces hit the launcher of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system, the Protyvnik and Parol radar stations of the Russians in the temporarily occupied Crimea. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that as part of reducing the air defense capabilities of the Russian aggressor, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit the 59N6-E Protyvnik and 73E6 Parol radar stations in the Libknekhtivka area in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea. In addition, a launcher from the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system was hit near Dalne (TOT AR Crimea).
12.06 Special Operations Forces fighters cleared a house occupied by Russian invaders near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. The 144th Special Operations Forces Center reported this in a video.
"During special operations in the winter of 2025 near Pokrovskaya, the "Jägermeister" group of the 144th SSO center successfully cleared a house occupied by the enemy," the report says.
11.40 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that he had visited certain areas of the Zaporizhia direction, where the enemy is concentrating a significant number of forces and means for an offensive.
"I spent another day away, working in units conducting combat operations in the Zaporizhia direction, in the areas of Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Shcherbaky, Hulyaipol, Zelenye, Varvarivka. The enemy is concentrating a significant amount of forces and resources in this direction, considering it the main one. The intensity of offensive operations in the Hulyaipol area is much higher compared to other directions," Syrsky noted.
10.11 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron to receive a new SAMP/T anti-aircraft system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. He announced this during a conversation with journalists, Ukrinform reports.
9.58 There were 144 combat clashes on the front last day. The enemy exerted the most pressure in the Kostyantynivka direction. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on March 15. Ukrainian missile forces, artillery and aviation struck three areas of concentration of manpower and equipment of the invaders and two more important objects in a day.
9.36 In Kherson, a minibus caught fire after being hit by a Russian drone, injuring a civilian. This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kherson region on March 15. According to the State Emergency Service, rescuers, despite the risk of repeated attacks, extinguished the fire. Rescuers also extinguished a fire in a five-story residential building that was on fire due to enemy artillery fire at night. Apartments on the third floor and balconies on different floors were on fire there. There were no injuries.
8.47 Air defense forces neutralized 90 of the 97 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on March 15.
9.18 In the Kharkiv region, near the village of Chervona Khvylia, two emergency medical workers were killed and another was injured due to enemy shelling. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov.
"Near the village of Chervona Khvylia in the Velyko Burlutsk community, a 27-year-old and a 56-year-old men were killed, and a 54-year-old man was injured - all emergency medical personnel," he noted.
7.52 The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed and wounded 740 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on March 15. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 15.03.26 were approximately 1,279,170 people.
7.23 Russian troops have advanced in the Donetsk region. This is stated in a report by the DeepState project. It is noted that the occupiers have advanced near the village of Horikhove in the Pokrovsky district.
03.50 In Belgorod, Russia, power outages began after a missile attack, leaving parts of the city without electricity, water, and heat. Local authorities report serious damage to energy infrastructure.
00.06 Explosions occurred at an ammunition depot in the occupied Dovzhansk, Luhansk region. Local residents observed bright fireworks from a secondary detonation. Details are currently unknown, but videos circulating online indicate that the occupiers were left without a significant amount of ammunition.