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[Regnum] Abnormally high temperatures are expected in the Moscow region next week, March 30–April 5. Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, reported this on March 28.
"Spring flooding continues in the capital region, and given the snowmelt is entering its final stages and the abnormally high expected air temperatures, the peak of meltwater flow through the rivers is still ahead," Leus wrote in a post on his Telegram channel.
According to the expert, temperatures will rise to 17–19°C next week, 6–8°C above normal. The weather will be calm, somewhat cloudy, but mostly dry, Leus added.
Earlier, Nikolai Tereshonok, head of the meteorology and climate department at the Central Administration for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring, reported that summer in Moscow would actually begin around May 25. From that date on, the average daily temperature in the capital is expected to exceed 15 degrees Celsius.
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[Korrespondent] 23.57 In the Brovary district of the Kyiv region, a man was injured and a private house was damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack on the evening of March 28. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv OVA Mykola Kalashnyk.
23.25 On the evening of Saturday, March 28, the Mykolaiv region was attacked by Russian Shahed attack drones. As a result of the incident, eight people were injured, including seven children.
23.00 The destruction of oil refineries and port infrastructure in northern Russia by the Ukrainian Defense Forces is creating the largest disruption to the supply of petroleum products in the recent history of the aggressor state. This was reported by the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
22.33 It is necessary to put pressure on the aggressor country Russia, which transfers intelligence information to Iran for attacks on American and British military bases and other targets in the Middle East. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a zoom conference with journalists.
21.19 On Saturday evening, Russian aggressors attacked Ukraine with Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20.55 Ukraine will not lose markets for interceptor drones. Both the state and manufacturing companies will earn money from exports. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during a zoom conference with journalists.
19.49 The Russian company Novatek has suspended the processing of stable gas condensate (SGC) and oil exports through the Baltic port of Ust-Luga due to a fire at the plant that broke out after a drone attack on March 25. Reuters reported this the day before, citing three sources.
18.45 All signals that were present during the negotiation process indicate that Ukraine will be able to receive security guarantees from the US only after the Armed Forces of Ukraine withdraw from Donbas. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a zoom conference with journalists.
The head of state assured that "most of the iceberg is not visible," but he "showed a smaller part" regarding these statements.
18.18 Ukrainian military launched strikes on Russians during preparations for the launch of Gerber drones over Ukraine. This was reported by the Unmanned Systems Forces (USF).
17.39 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during his visit to the Middle East, agreed to supply diesel fuel to Ukraine for at least one year. He said this during a zoom conference with journalists.
17.22 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, the Russian occupation army has carried out 143 attacks, which is more than twice the figure of the previous day. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational summary.
16.41 Ukrainian military struck one of the key facilities of the Russian oil refining industry - the Yaroslavsky refinery and a number of other important facilities of the Russian aggressors. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15.58 Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles hit the Promsintez plant in the Samara region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This company specializes in the production of explosive components used to equip ammunition, bombs, missiles, etc. It produces over 30 thousand tons of military explosives per year.
15.40 In Sumy region, a 20-year-old girl was killed and her 6-year-old sister was seriously injured in shelling by Russian invaders. The regional prosecutor's office reported this.
15.19 President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on a visit to the state of Qatar. An important defense agreement has already been signed, the Ukrainian leader announced on Telegram.
13.58 A Russian drone attack on Odessa on March 28 killed two people: a 34-year-old man on the spot and a 35-year-old woman in the hospital. In total, more than 100 "shaheeds" were launched across the region. This was reported by the Odessa OVA.
13.37 Finnish Defense Minister Antti Gäkkänen said that his country will check whether weapons paid for by NATO countries for the Ukrainian army are actually reaching their intended destination, Euronews reports.
12.25 Over the past 24 hours, 181 combat clashes took place on the front. This was stated in the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on March 28.
11.59 The Russians massively attacked Odessa with drones on the night of March 28. The enemy launched more than 60 attack drones over Ukraine. This is evidenced by a post by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on his Facebook page.
10.59 The enemy attacked Ukraine with 273 drones on the night of March 28. Of these, 252 UAVs were shot down or suppressed. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The main direction of the attack was the Odessa region, the military noted.
10.39 Agents of the partisan movement ATESH conducted reconnaissance of the Uralvagonzavod enterprise in the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil, one of the key manufacturers of armored vehicles for the Russian army. The partisans announced this on Telegram.
10.14 EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaia Kallas and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a heated argument over the war in Ukraine and the US's attitude towards Russia during a meeting of G7 ministers on Friday, March 28. This was reported by Axios, citing sources who witnessed the altercation.
Kallas criticized the US for not increasing pressure on Moscow during a discussion on the situation in Ukraine. She also recalled that Rubio had said at the same forum last year that if Russia obstructed US efforts to end the war, the US would run out of patience and take additional measures against the Kremlin.
According to sources, Rubio was clearly irritated and responded with harsh words.
9.38 Russia announced the alleged "shooting down" of 155 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over 16 regions and occupied Crimea on the night of March 28. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
7.59 Russian war criminals struck Kryvyi Rih on Saturday morning, March 28. An industrial infrastructure facility in the city was damaged. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha.
7.36 The Ukrainian Defense Forces killed and wounded 1,300 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
04.56 As a result of a hostile attack on the civilian infrastructure of Odessa on the night of Saturday, March 28, a maternity hospital, three educational institutions, and several residential buildings were damaged. In total, seven people were injured, including one child, said Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odessa City Military Administration.
03.27 On the night of Saturday, March 28, drones struck one of the largest oil refineries in Russia. According to information from Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and Supernova+, the target of the attack was the Yaroslavnaftoorgsintez refinery, also known as Slavneft-YANOS, located in Yaroslavl. The destruction of the facility is evidenced by video footage and reports from local residents.
03.00 On the night of Saturday, March 28, Odessa was subjected to a massive attack by Russian drones, which caused fires in the city, destruction of the residential sector and infrastructure. According to the head of the Odessa MVA Serhiy Lysak, in the Primorsky district, a hit was recorded on the roof of a maternity hospital building. Staff and patients managed to go down to shelter.
As a result of the attack, partial destruction was recorded between the fourth and fifth floors of a high-rise building. The blast wave damaged the windows of houses in different parts of the district. Also, residential buildings caught fire in the private sector. Previously, four people were injured, all of whom are receiving necessary medical assistance.
01.57 On the evening of March 27 and the night of Saturday, the 28th, the Russian army launched an attack on Ukraine using Shahed strike drones. An air alert has been declared in several regions of the country. Explosions were heard in the Zaporizhia region. Monitoring sources warn that dozens of drones are heading towards Odessa.
01.01 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga said that it is time to give new impetus to the peace talks and try to involve Beijing in the process. He has just received an invitation to visit China, and the date is currently being agreed. Ukraine would welcome any efforts by Beijing aimed at ending the war and finding ways to influence Russia, the Foreign Minister told reporters on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers' summit in France.
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[Korrespondent] The Russian army is most actively trying to advance in the Pokrovsk direction. There, Ukrainian units have already repelled more than 40 assaults.
Since the beginning of the day and as of 4:00 p.m., the Russian occupation army has carried out 143 attacks, which is more than twice the number of the previous day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational summary on Saturday, March 28.
Thus, four clashes were recorded in the North Slobozhansk and Kursk directions.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the enemy has attempted to improve its position five times in the areas of Staritsa, Prylipka, Vovchansk, Vovchanskiye Khutory, and Chuhunivka. One attack is ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out six assaults in the areas of Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, and Novoplatonivka.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled three attempts by the invaders to advance towards the settlements of Novoselivka, Stavky, and Drobysheve. One attack is ongoing.
In the Slavyansk direction, the occupiers twice tried to advance towards Zakitne and Rai-Oleksandrivka. One assault operation is ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the occupiers tried to advance three times towards Nykyforivka, Kucherovy Yar, and Predtechyny.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 23 attacks near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Sofiivka, Kleban-Byk, Ivano-Pillya, Illinivka, Pleshchiivka, Berestok, Yablunivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the invaders tried to advance 46 times in the areas of the settlements of Bilytske, Novye Shakhove, Rodynske, Chervonyi Liman, Myrnograd, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Molodetske, Dachne, Filiya. Three attacks are ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked 16 times in the direction of Ivanivka, Zeleny Gay, Oleksandrograd, Andriivka-Klevtsovoye, Sichneve, Sosnivka, Verbovye, and Zlagoda. Three assaults are ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, 27 attacks took place in the areas of Dobropillya, Zaliznychny, Girky, Hulyaipillya, Varvarivka, Olenokostyantynivka, Hulyaipilsky, and Myrny. Four enemy assault operations are ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy is conducting 10 assaults in the areas of Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Malye Shcherbaky, and Stepovoye.
In the Dnieper direction, the invaders twice tried to attack in the area of the Antoniv Bridge.
As a reminder, the Ukrainian army has liberated 470 sq. km of territory in the south of the country since the start of counter-insurgency operations this year. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky.
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[NewsFront] 21:26 On the streets of Ukrainian cities appeared outdoor advertising with this slogan.
The commentator on the video suggests that this is a "warm-up" of public opinion in favor of extending the mobilization to women.
20:35 Air Defense Forcesshot down 26 UAVs over the Belgorod, Kursk, Tula regions, the Moscow region and the Republic of Crimea between 11:00 and 20:00 Moscow time
19:54 Guards snipers destroyed heavy enemy UAVs, video.
19:22 Ukrainian Armed Forces attack Belgorod Oblast continue: A married couple and two fighters from the Orlan unit were injured.
In the city of Shebekino, an FPV drone detonated in the courtyard of a private home. A man with a barotrauma was treated at the scene. His wife, who suffered a grazing shrapnel wound to her back, was transported by an ambulance crew to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The roof, windows, and canopy of the house were damaged.
Two Orlan soldiers were injured while on duty in the village of Voznesenovka in the Shebekinsky District. One of them suffered a mine blast injury and shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. The second soldier received medical treatment for barotrauma and will continue his treatment as an outpatient.
In the city of Shebekino, a second drone struck a car, causing it to catch fire. The fire has since been extinguished (pictured). The façade and fence of a private home were also damaged. A third FPV drone detonated on the roadway, damaging the fence of a private home.
The village of Meshkovoye, Shebekino District, was attacked by a drone, damaging infrastructure.
Residents of the village of Meshkovoye and the hamlet of Stadnikov are partially without power. Emergency crews will begin restoration work after receiving approval from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
In the village of Voznesenovka, an FPV drone attacked a minibus, damaging the vehicle. The detonation also damaged the windows, roof, and canopy of a private home.
In the village of Malomikhaylovka, a drone strike damaged a car.
In the city of Graivoron, the detonation of an FPV drone damaged the fence of a private home and a car.
In the village of Dobroe in the Graivoron District, drone strikes damaged four cars, shattered windows, damaged the facades of a public facility, a private home, and an outbuilding, and severed a gas pipe.
Near the village of Golovchino, an FPV drone attack shattered a car's windshield. In the village of Moshchenoye, a drone detonation damaged a tractor.
In the village of Gora-Podol, an FPV drone attack shattered windows and damaged a wall in a private home.
18:51 Russian troops are in the Donetsk People's Republic occupied most of Belitsky.
Our troops are already in both the south and east of the village. Additional forces are arriving from our side to finally defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Our troops are reportedly advancing in the northern DPR. Near Krasny Liman, the enemy is retreating toward Stary Karavan and Brusovka. On the same front line, a dam near Raigorodka has been destroyed.
17:48 UAV crews of the Vostok group destroyed a stronghold and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and also thwarted an attack by enemy unmanned aircraft in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators from the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Yuzhnaya group burned two enemy mortars in the Konstantinovka area.
Drone operators from the Center group eliminated enemy personnel, a howitzer, a self-propelled gun, and equipment in the Dobropillya direction.
16:36 In Khar'kov people broke out the door of the TCC bus and freed a mobilized guy from there.
15:48 Tonight the Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted an attack on the sanitary and epidemiological station building in Energodar – a socially significant facility.
As a result of an attack by several FPV drones, a cell tower providing communications and mobile internet was damaged.
14:49 Cannon artillery crews razed enemy fortifications to the ground, video.
14:24 Over the past 24 hours, due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region a civilian died, and six more people were injured
In the village of Lyubimovka in the Kakhovka District, a terrorist attack by the enemy resulted in the death of a woman born in 1955. A man born in 1953 was injured. The victim was taken to a local hospital.
Four men were injured in Nova Kakhovka. All were hospitalized at the Nova Kakhovka Central District Hospital.
A woman born in 1957 was injured in Gornostaevka and taken to the Genichesk Central Regional Hospital.
In the village of Blagoveshchenka in the Novotroitsk District, a fire broke out at a grain storage facility as a result of drone strikes. The storage facility contained 700 tons of grain, causing extensive damage to a farmer. Two trucks also burned. The fire has now been extinguished. There are no fatalities or injuries.
In Aleshki, the enemy attacked a utility vehicle, damaging a truck belonging to the Municipal Budgetary Institution "ZhKH i Improvustoye." There were no casualties.
13:30 As a result of active and decisive actions by units of the West group of forces released the settlement of Brusovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:48 In the Yaroslavl region as a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones killed the child and family members are seriously injured.
A child died during an attack on a private home in a gardening association in the Yaroslavl district. The deceased child's parents were hospitalized in serious condition. A resident of a neighboring house was also injured.
12:09 Crews of strike UAVs of the unmanned systems troops of the separate special forces battalion of the 51st Guards Army of the Center group of forces destroy enemy armored vehicles in the Dobropillya direction of the special military operation, preventing the delivery of assault units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the front line.
11:40 Lancet crew of the naval infantry's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems unit of the Center group of forces destroyed self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dobropillya direction.
11:00 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 40 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on March 27 and 7:00 a.m. on March 28. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 19 times. Drones attacked our territory 12 times using explosive devices.
10:35 Fuel service specialists from the Sever group are working 24/7. Mobile fuel distribution points unfold in a matter of minutes under the cover of security groups.
10:02 Posted operational information about military operations in the Konstantinovsky direction.
9:51 Situation at the front over the past 24 hours:
In the Rubtsovsk area, fighters from the "West" force group are advancing in the northern Luhansk People's Republic toward the regional border. Units of the 20th Army are fighting toward the villages of Novosergeevka, Druzhelyubovka, Olgovka, and Novy Mir.
In the Sumy direction, Sever units are carrying out artillery and air strikes against concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces forces and their equipment. To stabilize the situation, the enemy is deploying GUR special forces units to the Glukhov area.
In the Khar'kov sector, fighting continues in the area of Izbitskoye, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, and Vovchanskiye Khutors. In most areas, advancement over the past 24 hours has been approximately 100–200 meters.
In the Dobropillya direction, the Center group of forces continues to advance in the area of Novopidgorodnoye and Sergeyevka. The group is striking the enemy on the Pavlograd-Krasnoarmeysk road.
Near Grishino, our units are advancing along the northern bank of the pond toward Vasilevka. The enemy is responding with artillery fire. Positional battles are underway in the Belitskoye-Novyi Donbass sector.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighters from the "South" force group are advancing along the Krivoy Torets River toward central Konstantinovka. Fighting is reported in the area of Kutuzova and Musorgskogo Streets, not far from City Hospital No. 5. On the other side of Ilyinovka, our units are taking up positions near Gromova Street. In Chasov Yar, fighting is ongoing in the southern part of the city.
In the Slavyansk direction, the "southerners" are fighting in the Lipovka area, south of Rai-Aleksandrovka. There are reports that our sabotage and reconnaissance groups have already been spotted on the outskirts of this village.
Between Kaleniky and Krivaya Luka, our units are attempting to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from a large stronghold. The fighting is shifting west of Kaleniky.
Fighters of the "East" force group are advancing west and northwest from Hulyaipole. Enemy logistics west of the Rizdvyanka-Verkhnyaya Tersa line are being systematically destroyed.
Fighting continues on the approaches to Vozdvizhevka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, and Komsomolskoye. Russian units are penetrating deep into the enemy's defenses, capturing several strongholds within 24 hours.
Guards paratroopers of the Dnepr Force Group are engaged in trench warfare in the areas of Primorskoye and Stepnogorsk. A large number of attack and reconnaissance UAVs have been detected in the skies, significantly limiting maneuverability and complicating logistics.
8:24 Our air defense system was destroyed overnight intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the territories of the Bryansk, Leningrad, Smolensk, Belgorod, Kursk, Pskov, Kaluga, Tver, Voronezh, Rostov, Ryazan, Oryol, Tula, Yaroslavl, Novgorod regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Moscow region.
7:30 Changes on the map for the past 24 hours:
Advance north of Grishino;
Advance in Belitskoye.
6:22 March 27, the North group of forces continued creation of a safety zone in the Khar'kov and Sumy regions.
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[Regnum] Criminal gangs of deserters from the Ukrainian Armed Forces are operating in the Kharkiv region, killing local residents. This was reported by Russian security agencies on March 28.
"Criminal groups of Ukrainian army deserters continue to operate in the Kharkiv region. They not only shamelessly sell ammunition and drones on social media but also commit armed robberies, killing local residents," a TASS source reported.
The journalists' interlocutor added that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are unable to cope with the situation in the region; special units are being called in for isolated arrests, while regular patrols are wary of engaging in conflict with deserters.
On March 27, the Zhytomyr Oblast Main Police Department reported the arrest of two Ukrainian Armed Forces deserters who killed two people in the Kharkiv Oblast. Those who deserted their units without permission had previous convictions for robbery, as well as property and drug-related crimes.
Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov stated that the number of draft dodgers in the Ukrainian Armed Forces reached 2 million, and 200,000 soldiers had left their units without permission. In March 2025, military expert and political scientist Igor Nikulin, speaking with Regnum news agency, suggested that the return of Ukrainian soldiers from the front to the rear could lead to robberies, thefts, murders, and rapes, which would affect ordinary citizens.
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