[Korrespondent] 22.23 Another stage of negotiations with the American side within the process aimed at achieving a sustainable peace was completed in Florida. As noted by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, the parties managed to achieve noticeable progress in advancing positions on reliable security guarantees.
21.59 Russian troops have been trying to intensify their offensives during the week amid favorable weather, however, such actions have only led to significant Russian losses. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this following a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky and the Chief of the General Staff Andriy Hnatov.
"This week, we have been recording attempts by the Russians to intensify their offensive attempts, taking advantage of more favorable weather. As a result, the only tangible result for the Russian army was an increase in their losses, namely: in just these seven days, more than 8,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and seriously wounded," the head of state noted.
20.23 Russian troops attacked three districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones and artillery more than 30 times on Sunday, March 22. Two people died as a result of enemy shelling. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha.
Thus, in the Nikopol region, Russian troops struck Nikopol, as well as the Pokrovska, Marhanetska, and Chervonogryhorivska communities.
"Several businesses and a private house were damaged. A car caught fire. Unfortunately, two people died," Ganzha noted.
19.17 An explosion in a supermarket in Chernihiv occurred during the repelling of a Russian air attack on the city, the press service of the National Police reported.
An unknown object exploded in the ATB supermarket this afternoon. Three victims - a man and two women - were taken to the hospital.
16.27 Russian troops used drones to strike the territory of a medical facility in the Kharkiv region, causing a fire. The Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of the region reported details of the shelling.
"This morning, Russian troops again attacked the village of Velykyi Burluk, Kupyansky District, with strike drones," the report said.
As a result of the UAV hit, two garage boxes on the territory of the medical institution were destroyed and caught fire. The area of ​​the fire was 100 sq. m. A power line was also damaged.
15.19 One person was killed as a result of the Russian attack on the Zaporizhia region. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov.
"The Russians struck Komyshuvas with guided bombs. Private houses and non-residential buildings were destroyed, a fire broke out," Fedorov noted.
14.29 The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Buk air defense system, areas of concentration of manpower, and a number of other important facilities of the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Over the past day, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces detected and successfully hit a Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system near the settlement of Pervoe Maya, Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. Another unit of enemy air defense was disabled - a direct hit on the target was recorded," the report says.
In the Staropetrykivka area, the Zaporizhzhia TOT struck the area of ​​concentration of another anti-aircraft missile system - Buk-M2. Detailed information on the result is currently being clarified.
Ukrainian defenders also successfully struck a logistics hub and a Russian concentration area near Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk Oblast, hit a command and observation post near Uspenivka, a UAV control point near Rivnepil', a concentration of manpower near Berdyansk and Hulyaipol in Zaporizhia, and another Russian command and observation post near Smorodino in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
14.13 An explosion occurred in the ATB supermarket in Chernihiv. Four people were injured. This was reported by the head of the city military administration, Dmytro Bryzhynsky.
According to him, the incident occurred on Letnaya Street. It has been previously established that an unknown object exploded in a supermarket.
"Four people were injured and taken to the hospital. All emergency services are working at the scene," Bryzhynskyi noted.
An investigative and operational group, patrol police teams, bomb disposal experts, and forensic experts are working at the scene of the supermarket explosion. Law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the incident.
13.46 On the night of March 22, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Buk-M3 air defense system and a Buk-M2 launcher in the Bryansk region of Russia. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi.
"Today, in the swamps of the Bryansk region, highly mobile multifunctional medium-range air defense systems (anti-aircraft missile system) Buk-M3 were destroyed along with the crew and the Buk-M2 launcher. Pilots of the 413th Raid Force of Unmanned Systems Operations Division worked on the project," he wrote.
The fighters also hunted down the Triumph radar from the S-400 complex in the Donetsk region.
According to Brovdi, 26 Russian air defense elements have already been destroyed in 22 days of March. In total, the SBS Birds have destroyed/hit 7,073 enemy personnel and 25,612 unique enemy targets.
13.00 A NATO delegation led by the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Admiral Pierre Vandieu, visited Ukraine. This was announced by Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, Pavlo Palisa.
According to him, this is the first visit by NATO military officials of this level during a full-scale war.
"We spoke substantively about involving Ukrainian military personnel in future NATO exercises as a hypothetical enemy (Red Team). Last year's experience of our units' participation showed the allies the latest methods of warfare - in training scenarios, Ukrainian teams demonstrated a significant advantage... Today, Ukraine is not only a consumer of security. Ukraine is its producer," Palisa said.
They also discussed the future of the Joint NATO-Ukraine Center JATEC, which was officially opened in early 2025.
"We are entering the final stage of deploying Ukrainian management systems, developing analytical capabilities, and joining the scaling of training programs," the Deputy Head of the OP noted.
12.41 Russian troops attacked an industrial infrastructure facility in Kryvyi Rih. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha.
"The enemy attacked Kryvyi Rih. An industrial infrastructure facility was damaged. Previously, there were no casualties," he wrote on Telegram.
All emergency services are on the scene. The consequences are being determined.
12.00 Russian troops are increasing the pace of regrouping and preparing for new offensive operations in several directions. This was stated by the spokesman for the Joint Forces Group, Viktor Tregubov.
According to him, at the moment, active attempts by the enemy to change the configuration of forces and prepare offensives on a number of sections of the front are being recorded.
"Currently, there are active attempts by the Russians to regroup, to prepare offensives on a number of our outposts, such as Velikoburlutsky, Kupyansky, unofficial Borivsky and a number of others," Tregubov noted.
Although the overall intensity of hostilities has not increased critically, in some areas, especially in the Sumy region, there is increased activity of Russian units. The spokesman emphasized that the occupiers are trying to restore their offensive potential and may become more active in the near future.
Tregubov also outlined the key operational tasks of Russian troops in the zone of escalation - establishing control over the Lyman direction and creating the so-called "zone of control" along the Ukrainian state border.
11.05 Due to the easing of sanctions, Russia increased its crude oil sales to fund its war and continued to carry out missile and drone attacks on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
"Last week, Russia launched almost 1,550 strike drones, over 1,260 guided aerial bombs, and two missiles into Ukraine. This same week, due to the easing of sanctions, Russia increased its sales of crude oil to earn money for its war," the head of state noted.
According to Zelensky, the profits give Russia a sense of impunity and the opportunity to continue the war.
"Therefore, the pressure must continue, and the sanctions must work. Russia's shadow fleet should not feel safe in European waters or any other. Tankers that work on the war budget can and should be stopped and blocked, and not just let go. I thank every leader who makes the appropriate decisions. This is what brings a decent peace closer," the president said.
10.26 Russian drones attacked the Chernihiv region on Saturday, March 21, and on the night of Sunday, March 22, an agricultural enterprise was hit, killing an animal. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Vyacheslav Chaus.
According to him, during the day of Saturday, the region was attacked by strike drones. Yesterday morning, a Russian drone fell on the outskirts of Chernihiv next to a private house. There was no damage. In Semenivka, Novgorod-Sivershchyna, a house was damaged due to a "lightning" explosion.
On Sunday night, the "Gerani" hit a village in the Koryukiv district. The target was an agricultural enterprise. The Russians hit a cowshed - one cow died. The fire at the scene of the attack was extinguished by rescuers.
09.25 Russian troops attacked rescue workers in Sumy on the night of March 22, damaging a fire truck.
Specialists of the State Emergency Service were conducting another survey of the territory after the enemy hit. At the moment when the rescuers finished, the Russians struck again near the fire tanker. The personnel managed to react in time and retreat to a safe place, there were no injuries.
08.47 On the night of March 22, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 139 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas attack UAVs and other types of drones, about 80 of them "Shaheeds".
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 127 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas UAVs and drones of other types in the north, south, and east of the country.
8 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 7 locations, as well as downed (fragment) falling in 7 locations. The attack is ongoing, several Russian UAVs are in the airspace.
08.21 Over the past 24 hours, 148 combat clashes were recorded on the front. Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck six areas of concentration of manpower and equipment, one enemy UAV control point.
07.39 On the Odessa Railway, a conductor died during the evacuation of passengers, another person was injured. This was reported by the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia.
"Evacuation in the event of a drone threat to passenger trains saves lives, but at the same time can also pose a critical danger with the slightest carelessness. Unfortunately, today we have an extremely unfortunate incident: on the Odessa Railway, when a train was stopped and passengers were evacuated, a conductor was fatally injured by an oncoming train, which was also heading to its evacuation stop. In addition, one of the passengers received moderate injuries," the report says.
It is noted that Russian troops have once again attacked rolling stock on the Dnieper Railway - this time a locomotive of a suburban train. Thanks to the early evacuation, neither the passengers nor the locomotive crew were injured.
07.23 From February 24, 2022 to March 22, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,287,880 people (+940 per day).
05.50 Russian occupiers captured the village of Platonovka in Donetsk region, and also advanced near Riznykivka, Zakytne, and into the village itself, the DeepState analytical project reported.
02.50 Russians attacked the Brovary community in the Kyiv region, causing damage to businesses, houses, and cars, and a fire. No injuries were reported.