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[Regnum] On March 29, Roscosmos published satellite images of Dagestan, where heavy rainfall caused flooding.
The space images were taken by Roscosmos' Elektro-L and Arktika-M satellites.
On March 28, heavy rains caused widespread flooding in the region, along with disruptions to water and electricity supplies. A state of emergency has been declared in Makhachkala and the Khasavyurt district. Emergency services have been put on high alert. The flooding was caused by a powerful cyclone coming from the Caspian Sea.
In total, more than 3,300 people, including over 1,000 children, have been evacuated from flooded areas in Dagestan. Fifty-eight people, including 32 children, are in temporary accommodation centers. According to preliminary data, 760 residential buildings and 950 adjacent plots remain flooded in the region.
In some areas of the republic, precipitation exceeded 50 mm. This is a record low for recent years. In addition to Makhachkala, the maximum precipitation was recorded in Derbent, as well as in the towns of Akhty, Kuppa, Kasumkent, Izberbash, and Kumukh.
Gismeteo's leading meteorologist, Leonid Starkov, previously told Regnum that the weather in the North Caucasus and surrounding regions had begun to stabilize, but in some places, the natural disaster could continue for several more days.
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[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
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[NewsFront] 21:33 In one of the units of the Center group of forces opened point for working with religious military personnel. 20:10 In the Boguslav direction destroyed Self-propelled guns and two enemy tanks from the "Office" group.
19:36 Ministry of Defense posted a selection of footage from our drone operators' work in various areas of the SMO.
18:21 To servicemen of the 589th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division were handed overstate awards.
The Suvorov, Zhukov, and "For Bravery" 2nd degree medals were presented to the fighters of the Center group by the regiment commander, Colonel Dmitry Tereshchenko.
18:13 Posted footage of combat operations by mobile air defense groups of the Northern Guard.
17:11 Published footage of the destruction of the 131st Separate Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by FAB-500 PVDs near the settlement of Vozdvizhevka in the Zaporizhzhia region and the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlement of Ternovaya in the Khar'kov region.
15:50 At the Ukrainian Naftogaz stated, that as a result of the strikes on gas infrastructure in the Sumy region, there was significant damage to equipment, and a fire broke out at the landing site.
15:35 For several hours is coming a Geranium raid on targets in the Starokonstantinov area.
14:48 Severyan reconnaissance aircraft uncovered a camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery position in a forested area south of the village of Bely Kolodez in the Volchansky district.video.
14:34 In the period from 8.00 to 13.00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were over the territories of the Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Oryol, Tula, Smolensk, Leningrad, Pskov regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Moscow region.
13:38 "Severiane" destroy enemy ATVs in the Vovchansky district of the Khar'kov region, -video.
12:27 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of March 29, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of three territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Volnaya Sloboda, Iskriskovshchina, Novaya Sich, Novodmitrivka, and Shostka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of two mechanized, motorized infantry and artillery brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Volchanskie Khutora, Malaya Vovchya and Ternovaya in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, an armored combat vehicle, and 13 vehicles. An ammunition depot and two supply depots were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the West military group liberated the village of Kovsharovka in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Blagodatovka, Monachinovka, Moskovka, Studenok in the Khar'kov region, Krasny Liman and Stary Karavan in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 190 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 15 cars and two ammunition depots.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of five mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Gorodeshchino, Kondratovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, and Rai-Aleksandrovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 225 service members, three armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, five artillery pieces, and an electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots and four supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three heavy mechanized brigades, two mechanized brigades, two airmobile brigades, an infantry brigade, a Jaeger brigade, an airborne brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitske, Vasilevka, Grishino, Dobropillya, Kutuzovka, Lenina, Maryevka, Novohryhorivka, Sergeyevka, Torskoye, and Shevchenko in the Donetsk People's Republic and Raipole in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 310 servicemen, a tank, two armored personnel carriers, four armored combat vehicles, 11 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of a mechanized, assault, two airborne assault brigades, and five assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Velykomykhaylovka, Dobropasovo, and Lugovoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vozdvizhevka, Dolinka, Komsomolske, Kopani, and Myrne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 280 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, three cars and a warehouse of supplies.
Units of the Dnipro group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mountain assault brigade and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kamyshevakha in the Zaporizhzhia region, and Molodetske and Nadezhdivka in the Kherson region.
Up to 70 military personnel, 19 vehicles, three electronic warfare stations and an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery radar station were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings damaged aircraft at military airfields, energy and transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, storage sites for long-range cruise missiles "Flamingo", as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 143 districts.
Air defense systems shot down 13 guided aerial bombs and 345 unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:24 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Armed Forces fighters have fully occupied the village of Kovsharovka in the Khar'kov region.
12:07 Attack aircraft of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Forces Group are honing their skills at training grounds in the Zaporizhzhia region, video.
11:35 Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces from the Rubicon Center showed footage of the destruction of temporary deployment and control points for enemy UAVs, equipment, a hangar, and several communication systems, including Starlink.
11:23 Our reconnaissance team is in the forested area of the Krasnopolsky district of the Sumy region opened the location of the enemy's UAV control center, from which the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out strikes on civilian infrastructure facilities in the Krasnoyarsk district of the Belgorod region.
11:07 The UAV operators of the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade of the East group of forces were discovered an attempt by the enemy to slip through in armored vehicles along the road west of Ternovatoye.
10:55 Posted a large collection of the work of the Russian strike force "Irishmen" in the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd direction.
10:15 Frontline summary as of the morning of March 29, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
In the Kamensk direction, there are no changes in the LBS.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, fighting continues in the area of Gulyai-Polye, Verkhnyaya Tersa, and Vozdvizhevka.
Russian forces are advancing east of Ivanovka and taking up new positions on the northern bank of the Volchya River.
Donetsk Front:
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, Russian forces are advancing northwest of Grishino. On the Dobropolsky front, Russian forces are expanding their zone of control near Belitskoye.
There is an advance toward Novy Donbas.
In the Konstantinovka sector, fighting continues on the approaches to the city from the east and west.
Russian forces are advancing near Stepanovka toward Dolgaya Balka.
Fighting continues in Berestka and Ilyinovka, as well as near Chasov Yar.
Fierce fighting continues in the Krasnolimansk area.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the liberation of Brusovka, located 10 kilometers northwest of Slavyansk.
In the Seversk area, Russian troops are advancing toward Rai-Aleksandrovka and fighting in Krivaya Luka and near Lipovka.
On the Sumy Front,
Russian troops are attacking the enemy in the direction of the villages of Tolstodubovo and Ulanovo.
In the Krasnopolsky sector, Russian forces are advancing near Novodmitrovka.
9:26 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 39 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on March 28 and 7:00 AM on March 29. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas six times. Drones attacked our territory once with explosive devices.
8:48 A civilian suffered when a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone detonated in the village of Krasny Oktyabr in the Belgorod District.
A man with a shrapnel wound to his shin was treated at Belgorod City Hospital No. 2. Treatment will continue on an outpatient basis.
8:30 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed 203 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
8:04 Signalmen of the Vostok group stretched out new communication line in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
Servicemen of the 137th Separate Command Battalion quickly organized primary and secondary communication channels to support operational and continuous command and control of troops.
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[Regnum] Ukraine has become a narco-state that exerts criminal influence on neighboring countries. This was stated by Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Grebenkin.
"Ukraine's increased negative role in the international drug trade deserves special mention. The rise of nationalists to power following the 2014 coup led to a massive increase in drug-related crime in the country," Grebenkin emphasized in an interview with aif.ru. Well, OK then. I'd believe it even more if it weren't...
The Deputy Secretary of the Security Council noted that the Kyiv regime's actions are aimed not only at drug trafficking in Russia. Back in 2022, Moldovan Interior Minister Serghei Diaconu stated that the volume of narcotics entering the republic from Ukraine had increased eightfold since the start of the SVO.
"It got to the point that the European Union organized a special Center in Moldova to combat the smuggling of weapons and drugs from Ukraine," Grebenkin said.
Three years later, Moldovan Interior Minister Daniela Misail-Nikitin stated that the supply of synthetic drugs from Ukraine continues to increase. Grebenkin also noted that in 2026, there were reports of a criminal group, composed primarily of Ukrainians, smuggling pseudoephedrine-containing medications from Poland. A methamphetamine factory was set up in Ukraine. He also spoke of Ukrainian drug dealers who enslaved their compatriots in Warsaw and forced them to work for the drug network via social media and messaging apps. Another drug trafficking gang from Ukraine was uncovered in Egypt, where the group manufactured illicit substances for smuggling to other countries, primarily Italy.
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