[Korrespondent] 1.39 The Kremlin called on the United States to increase pressure on Ukraine in order to achieve concessions favorable to Russia in the negotiations. This was stated by the assistant to the Russian president, Yuri Ushakov, referring to the allegedly previously reached agreements between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
"The Americans could quite possibly, so to speak, really put pressure and influence on Kyiv," he noted.
According to him, Russia is calling on Washington to put pressure on Ukraine to implement the agreements allegedly reached between the US and Russian presidents in Anchorage last year.
20.44 Three people were killed and 13 others were injured in Kramatorsk as a result of a Russian attack on March 29. Houses, administrative buildings, and cars were damaged in the city. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk Oblast Administration, Vadym Filashkin.
The Russians dropped five aerial bombs on the city.
18.21 Access to Western social networks is being systematically restricted in the occupied territories. The occupation authorities are blocking Instagram, Facebook, and X. Independent media and VPN services have been banned. The Center for National Resistance reported this the day before.
At the same time, attempts to circumvent restrictions are now strictly monitored.
The main control tool was the TSPU system.
"These are technical means of countering threats installed by providers. The system allows for centralized filtering of all traffic. It blocks sites in real time without the knowledge of users," the CNS explained.
17.56 Ukrainian drones have struck the Ust-Luga oil terminal on the Baltic Sea for the second time in a week, according to a statement from the Security Service of Ukraine.
Thus, on the night of March 29, long-range drones of the Alpha Special Operations Center of the SBU successfully tested the infrastructure of the oil terminal of the Ust-Luga port in the Leningrad Region of the Russian Federation.
As noted, this is a key Russian seaport in the Baltic, as oil is exported through it, in particular using vessels of the so-called shadow fleet.
"The SBU, together with the Defense Forces, continues systematic work to reduce the enemy's financial and logistical capabilities. After all, all oil facilities are actually part of the Russian military-industrial complex and ensure the receipt of funds to the Russian budget that go to the war against Ukraine. Therefore, special operations to counteract this will continue. Russia will pay a high price for its aggression," said the acting head of the SBU, Major General Yevgeny Khmara.
16.26 Every day, the Ukrainian side receives video confirmation of cases of self-destruction of Russian infantry. This was reported by Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov on Sunday, March 29.
Such incidents mostly occur after being wounded by a drone or while surrounded by a Ukrainian drone swarm. The number of cases is increasing daily.
According to the head of the department, March could become a record month for the number of Russians killed. Thus, the dynamics of defeats indicate that thanks to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the enemy's losses will exceed 30,000 seriously wounded and killed.
While reaching the figure of 50,000 destroyed occupiers per month will have catastrophic consequences for the Russian army.
14.56 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga reported that he received assurances from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Washington has no plans to redirect American weapons purchased for Ukraine to the Middle East, Ukrinform reports.
14.35 A woman was killed and two men were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the Zaporizhia region. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov on March 29.
"The Russians struck Zarechne with guided bombs. A private house and a non-residential building were destroyed, a fire broke out. A 75-year-old woman was killed, a 72-year-old man was injured," he noted.
In addition, in Bilenke, an enemy drone damaged a private house, injuring a 77-year-old man.
13.52 A 13-year-old girl injured in the Mykolaiv region as a result of a Russian attack has died in hospital. This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration on March 29. On the evening of Saturday, March 28, the Mykolaiv region was attacked by Russian attack drones of the "Shahed" type. There are victims as a result of the incident, including children. Earlier it was reported that as a result of the attack and the fall of UAV debris on the territory of a public recreation area, ten people were injured - two women aged 40 and 18, five girls and three boys aged 10 to 16.
13.22 In Russia, partisans destroyed three mobile communication towers with connected electronic warfare antennas that were creating obstacles in the way of Ukrainian drones. This was reported by the partisan movement ATESH. These are the towers in the Okhvata district of the Tver region, and Demyansk and Valdaya of the Novgorod region.
12.50 Last day, Russian troops attacked production facilities of the Naftogaz Group in the Sumy region with drones. This was reported by the press service of the Naftogaz Group. It is noted that as a result of the enemy attack, significant damage was recorded, a fire broke out. The fire was quickly extinguished. There were no casualties.
12.25 On the night of March 29, the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck the location of the Russian army’s BM-30 Smerch/Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems in the temporarily occupied Crimea and fuel tanks in the temporarily captured part of the Luhansk region. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Magyar Brovdi. As a result of the strike on the enemy MLRS base in the so-called Sovkhoznye Oboronka, three Smerch/Tornado-S installations were destroyed at once, as well as a self-propelled transport-loading vehicle for them. The fuel tanks were destroyed in cooperation with intelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine near the temporarily captured Novosvitlivka, Luhansk region.
11.56 This week, the Russians sent over 3,000 drones, more than 1,450 cruise missiles, and 40 missiles of various types to Ukraine. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"This week alone, Russia has used more than 3,000 strike drones against our cities and communities, and a significant part of them are "Shaheeds". Also more than 1,450 guided aerial bombs and 40 more missiles of various types. The Russians are not slowing down the war against our state and people, and at the same time, they are openly investing in dragging out another war that is leading to global destabilization," Zelenskyy noted.
11.18 In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court sentenced three Ukrainians who were captured during the siege of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. One of them received 5.5 years in prison, the other two received 18 and 19 years in a penal colony. This was reported by Mediazona with reference to the court's press service.
10.58 At night, Russians attacked civilian infrastructure and an energy facility in the Odessa region, resulting in power outages. This was reported by the head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, Oleg Kiper, on March 29.
"This night, the enemy again struck insidious blows at the civilian and energy infrastructure of the Odessa region. An energy facility was damaged. One of the drones hit a private residential building, partially destroying the facade. There is also damage on the territory of a summer cottage cooperative," Kiper informed.
10.36 Russian troops attacked a woodworking enterprise in Novgorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv region, with drones at night. This was reported by the Chernihiv OVA on March 29. It is noted that the Russian Federation launched at least 5 Geran strike drones. A fire broke out at the place of arrival, damaging the enterprise's facilities, as well as nearby houses and a kindergarten.
9.52 Air defense forces neutralized 380 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine since last evening. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on March 29. 16 enemy attack drones were hit at seven locations, and downed targets (fragments) fell at another 14.
9.20. In the Russian Federation, on the night of March 29, 203 Ukrainian unmanned aircraft of the aircraft type were allegedly shot down over the regions of the country, the Black Sea and the occupied Crimea. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry. It is noted that 203 drones were shot down over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, Moscow region, Krasnodar region. The occupiers also report the shooting down of drones over the occupied Crimea and over the Black Sea.
8.56 236 combat clashes were recorded on the front over the past 24 hours. The hottest was in the Pokrovsky and Hulyaypil directions. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on March 29. The Defense Forces' aviation struck eight areas of concentration of Russian personnel.
8.32 The number of victims of the Russian attack in the Mykolaiv region has increased to 10, three of them in serious condition. This was reported by the head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Emergency Response Unit Vitaly Kim on March 29. According to him, in the Voskresensk community of the Mykolaiv district, ten people were injured in the attack and the fall of UAV debris on the territory of a public recreation area - two women aged 40 and 18, five girls and three boys aged 10 to 16. All the injured were hospitalized. Kim noted that as of this morning, a 40-year-old woman and two girls aged 13 and 15 are in serious condition, and six more injured children are in moderate condition.
8.19 Russian troops struck the Khmelnytskyi region at night, causing power outages in the region. This was reported by the head of the Khmelnytskyi OVA, Serhiy Tyurin, on March 29.
"Air defense forces were working in the region - there were downings, I will report the details later. As of now, there has been no information about the dead or injured," he noted.
Tyurin added that the attack caused power outages.
7.51 Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 1,360 Russian occupiers, 8 tanks, and 181 units of automotive equipment and tanker trucks. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on March 29. The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 29.03.26 were approximately 1,295,830 people.
06.01 On the night of March 29, the territory of the Leningrad region became a target for drones for the fifth time in a row. Initially, the governor, Alexander Drozdenko, stated that seven drones were allegedly destroyed over the region, and later reported that 27 drones had been "shot down". He also reported that the port of Ust-Luga had been hit.
05.31 The Russian army attacked Sumy region at dawn on Sunday, March 29. Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin reported that the "arrival" damaged civilian infrastructure and the city's housing stock. The mayor promised to provide details and consequences of the Russian aggression later.
04.55 In Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine on the night of Sunday, March 29, an air alert was declared due to the threat of a Russian ballistic attack and unmanned aerial vehicles. According to monitoring sources, the ballistic threat came from the North-East, from Bryansk. A possible launch of Iskander missiles or S-300/S-400 air defense systems.
01.11 The Russian Federation threatens to take "retaliatory measures" if South Korea decides to transfer lethal weapons to Ukraine. The corresponding statements were made by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko, reports Yonhap news agency. Rudenko stressed that Moscow has repeatedly, through "various communication channels", expressed its position on the "inadmissibility of supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine", in particular within the framework of the PURL initiative