[Korrespondent] 22.31 Russian occupation forces are preparing a new large-scale offensive - on Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. This was stated by the spokesman for the 11th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Zaporozhets, on the air of the My - Ukraine TV channel.
According to him, the occupying command has already set a deadline.
"There is information that the enemy has set itself the goal of capturing Kostyantynivka before the May holidays. He will definitely increase the pace," the military officer noted.
21.47 The Ukrainian delegation met with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday, and talks are also scheduled for Sunday. This is according to a video address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on Facebook.
17.58 Russian occupiers attacked Zaporizhia during the day on March 21: critical infrastructure was hit, causing smoke in the city. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov on Telegram.
The attack on the city took place at approximately 4:10 p.m., the enemy tried to strike with drones. Explosions and air defenses could be heard in the city, and after the Russian strikes, smoke appeared in one of the districts.
16.59 An attack on the Turkish Stream pipeline on Turkish territory will be considered an attack on a NATO country, said the minister who heads the Prime Minister's Office, Gergely Gulyash (also spelled "Gulyash").
According to him, Ukraine is allegedly ready "to risk European energy security at any moment, and will do so even with the help of military means."
15.28 The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (RSS) has proposed staging an assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in order to "ensure" a successful outcome for him in the parliamentary elections on April 12. This was reported by The Washington Post, citing information from European intelligence.
15.00 On Saturday night, Ukrainian military personnel struck targets at the Saratov Oil Refinery in the Russian Federation. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
According to preliminary information, the oil secondary processing unit and the RVS-10000 vertical tank were damaged. The extent of the damage is still being determined.
14.22 Russian invaders in the Limansko-Borivskoye direction made the largest breakthrough attempt since the beginning of hostilities in this area. But the attacks were repelled, the Third Army Corps reported.
13.51 On Saturday night, Ukrainian military personnel struck important enemy targets in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
11.49 This week, hundreds of Russian occupiers were destroyed by drones of Ukrainian special forces. The SBU reported this. A video of the liquidation of enemy soldiers has been published.
10.28 In Zaporizhia, the number of people injured in an attack by Russian strike drones has increased to six. The local OVA reported this. Two more men and two women sought medical help.
10.05 Over the past 24 hours, 10 civilians, including one child, were injured in the Kharkiv region due to Russian shelling, the local OVA reported.
Also, a 68-year-old man died on the spot as a result of an explosion of an unknown device in the village of Semenivka. A 58-year-old injured woman later died in the hospital.
09.24 On Saturday night, Russian invaders launched 154 strike drones of various types over Ukraine. Most of the enemy targets were neutralized by air defense and electronic warfare units, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
09.01 Russian invaders killed five and wounded 14 residents of Donetsk region over the past day, the local OVA reported.
08.40 Over the past 24 hours, 161 battles between the Ukrainian army and Russian invaders took place at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary.
The missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck seven areas of concentration of manpower and two control points of the occupiers' drones.
08.23 A man and a woman were killed and two children were injured in a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhia. The Zaporizhia OVA reported this. The drone completely destroyed a private house in the regional center.
08.09 As a result of the attack by Russian invaders, most of the Chernihiv region was left without electricity. This was reported by the local OVA. Critical and social infrastructure facilities are switching to alternative power sources.
07.47 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army has lost 1,240 servicemen killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational report.
The Ukrainian military destroyed almost 2,000 units of Russian equipment, including a helicopter, nine units of armored vehicles, and 39 guns.
04.04 On the night of Saturday, March 21, a series of explosions thundered in Russia, affecting several cities at once - Saratov, Engels and Togliatti. In Saratov, according to preliminary data, a fire broke out at an oil refinery. In Togliatti, Samara Region, the Togliattiazot chemical enterprise came under attack. As a result of the UAV attack, civilian infrastructure in Engels was damaged, the governor said.
03.28 Moscow reported a massive drone attack, which, according to Russian authorities, was repelled by air defense forces. As noted by the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, as a result of the night operation, at least 15 drones were allegedly destroyed, and later he specified the figure to 22 downed devices over the capital and Moscow region.
02.03 On the night of Saturday, March 21, there was a lot of noise in the occupied Crimea. Powerful explosions were heard in Simferopol and nearby areas for several hours. There is information about a Pantsir being hit near the Tavria TPP and the detonation of ammunition. Local residents claim that the TPP itself is on fire and say that this attack has become one of the largest in all time.
01.27 As a result of a strike by guided aerial bombs (CAB) on the Izyum community of Kharkiv region late on Friday evening, March 20, there were casualties, residential buildings were damaged, and part of the territory was cut off from power. The Izyum city military administration reported this.
00.28 On the evening of March 20, large-scale destruction was recorded in the city of Slavyansk after an attack by Russian aircraft, which used FAB-250 guided bombs with planning and correction modules. According to official sources, significant damage was caused as a result of the strikes on the residential sector. Individual private houses and apartment buildings were destroyed. The blast wave damaged windows, roofs and facades of buildings, and also shattered numerous infrastructure facilities.