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[Regnum] A fight involving ten people broke out near a synagogue in Moscow. The Moscow headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported this on March 21.
According to law enforcement, the fight began with a verbal altercation between two groups of people. The attack targeted parishioners leaving the Moscow Choral Synagogue after religious services.
By the time the police patrol arrived, the instigators and participants in the brawl had fled the scene. Police are currently searching for those responsible.
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[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.
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[Korrespondent] The offensive involved over 500 infantrymen, 28 units of armored vehicles, and over 100 units of motorized vehicles.
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 on Saturday, March 21.
It is indicated that the forces of the 1st Tank and 20th Combined Arms Armies of the Russian Federation had been preparing the offensive for a month and a half and attacked the corps' positions simultaneously in seven directions.
"The offensive involved over 500 infantrymen, 28 units of armored vehicles, and over 100 units of motorized vehicles - buggies and ATVs. However, the enemy began to suffer losses on the approaches to the line of combat contact. Within four hours, the Troika units completely stopped the offensive: what was supposed to be a rapid breakthrough turned into a large-scale failure for the Russians," the report says.
According to the corps, the enemy's losses in equipment amounted to 84 units of motorized vehicles, 11 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, and three tanks. In addition, the Sontsepyoks TOC and five guns were hit, and over 160 enemy UAVs were destroyed.
During the day, the brigades and regiments of the corps destroyed 405 enemy soldiers: 288 were irretrievable, the rest were medical losses.
"The Russian army failed to capture any settlements or positions. The destruction of the remnants of the manpower that managed to survive in the Troika kill zone continues," the military added.
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[Korrespondent] The enemy plans to capture Kostyantynivka before the May holidays, said Dmytro Zaporozhets, spokesman for the 11th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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.
He added that the enemy is preparing not only personnel, but also equipment. In particular, there is information that the occupiers are equipping tanks with "barbecue grills". They are also preparing to use a large number of motor vehicles.
A representative of the 11th Army Corps assumes that the enemy will carry out assault operations in both the Konstantinivka and Kramatorsk directions.
Let us remind you that the Russian invaders in the Lymansko-Borivskoye direction made the largest breakthrough attempt since the beginning of hostilities in this area.
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[NewsFront] 20:17 Soldiers of the 31st Motorized Rifle Regiment "Bashkortostan" of the "West" group of forces neutralized explosive objects in the Krasnolimansky direction. 19:03 Ministry of Defense posted a selection of footage from the work of UAV operators of the Russian Armed Forces in various areas of the Central Military District.
18:04 Artillerymen of the "Center" dismantled" the control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
17:53 In Zaporizhzhia, a strong fire occurred after an air strike hit an energy facility, video.
17:21 In the Slavyansk direction, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces took up new positions between Krivaya Luka and Kaleniky, MAP.
16:54 in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region a series of explosions happened. Locals report an attack on energy infrastructure.
16:27 Guardsmen of the Center are testing combat robots, video.
16:14 in Kramatorsk confirmed nighttime damage to a 110 kV distribution node on the territory of a thermal power plant.
15:33 In the period from 7:00 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 54 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Moscow region, Kursk, Belgorod, Kaluga, Smolensk, Tver, Bryansk, Volgograd regions and the Republic of Bashkortostan.
14:59 On operational control footage hit destruction of a long-range kamikaze UAV of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the Yolka drone interceptor.
13:54 Strikes were recorded on railway logistics, communications systems and energy control centers in Ukraine, video.
12:36 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of March 21, 2026:
Units of the "North" force group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, airmobile, and airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Potapovka, Novaya Sich, and Myropillya in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov region, units of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Chuguev, Peschanoye, Kolodeznoye and Izbitskoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, eight vehicles, and a US-made M-114 155mm howitzer. Two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Novoosinovo, Borovaya, and Shiykovka in the Khar'kov region, and Svyatogorsk and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 180 troops, a tank, and four armored combat vehicles, two of which were Western-made. Twenty-five vehicles and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of four mechanized, an airmobile, and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Krivaya Luka, Ilyinovka, Artema, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 190 troops and seven armored combat vehicles, including a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle and a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier. Ten vehicles, three field artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot, and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" force group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airborne brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitskoye, Grishino, Dobropolye, Krasnoyarskoye, Raiskoye, and Kutuzovka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost over 370 servicemen, 11 armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces, including two US-made M-777 155mm howitzers. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of a mechanized unit, two airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, and five assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the villages of Boykove, Lesnoye, Chervony Yar, Kyivske, Dolinka, and Vozdvizhevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The enemy lost more than 305 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, seven cars, an electronic warfare station, and a supply depot.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, motorized infantry, and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka, Kamyshevakha, and Zaporozhets in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 45 military personnel, five vehicles, four electronic warfare stations and a supply depot were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groupings have damaged energy and transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, control centers for unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 137 districts.
Nine guided aerial bombs and 668 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.
12:35 Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the troop groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicting destruction of energy and transport infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, control centers for unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 137 districts.
12:29 Rubicon is operating in the Sumy direction, –video.
12:09 Most of the Chernigov region and all of Chernigov remained without power after a Russian attack on an energy facility in the Nizhny Novgorod region, local authorities said.
11:46 Ministry of Defense posted footage of artillery crews working in various areas of the Northern Military District.
10:55 Su-25 crews destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.
10:11 Frontline summary as of the morning of March 21, 2026
Zaporizhzhya Front
There are reports of fighting in the area of Rechnoe, Veselyanka, and Magdalinovka.
In the Hulyai-Polye direction, Russian forces are fighting in the eastern part of Verkhnyaya Tersa. There is an advance from Rozhdestvenskoye toward Lyubitske.
Donetsk Front:
Fighting continues in the Krasnoarmeysk sector near Serhiivka.
In the Dobropillya sector, there is an advance from Belitske to Shevchenko. Fighting continues in Novy Donbas and near Volne.
In the Konstantinovsky direction, Russian forces are pressuring the enemy from the direction of Berestok.
Near Chasov Yar, Russian forces are repelling counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the direction of Nikolaevka.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, fighting continues in the Svyatye Gory National Park.
In the Seversk direction, Russian forces are clearing forested areas near Reznikovka and chalk quarries near Krivaya Luka.
There is progress near Pazeno. Russian troops are expanding their zone of control in the area of the previously liberated Fyodorovka Vtoraya.
Khar'kov Front:
In the Kupyansk sector, fighting is reported near Kurilovka and Kupyansk-Uzlovaya.
The situation around Kupyansk itself is extremely grave and awaits official comments from the Ministry of Defense.
In the Volchansk direction, heavy fighting continues in the Volchansk Khutors, as well as north of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka.
Sumy Front:
Russian troops are expanding the controlled area in Yunakovka and taking up new positions on the southern outskirts of the village.
9:11 Ukrainian Armed Forces continue terror attacks of the civilian infrastructure of the left bank of the Kherson region
Yesterday afternoon, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 25 shells from barrel artillery at populated areas of the Kherson region of the Russian Federation:
9:47 UAV crews from the Rubicon Center discovered positions of enemy electronic warfare systems, and Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft crews carried out strikes on the identified targets.
8:42 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on March 20 this year to 7:00 Moscow time on March 21 this year, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 283 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type were over the territories of the Bryansk, Smolensk, Kaluga, Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov, Volgograd, Tula, Ryazan, Kursk, Saratov, Samara regions, the Republics of Crimea, Tatarstan and the Moscow region.
8:00 Rocket artillery of the Vostok group destroyed accumulation of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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[Regnum] Rare archival documents of Russian emperors and writers were put up for auction in Spain, with some suspected of having been illegally exported from Russia. The documents were posted on the website of the Spanish auction house International Autograph Auctions Europe SL.
The catalog contains dozens of documents related to Russian history. Among the lots are a decree signed by Catherine I on the sale of villages, a letter from Peter II announcing the death of his sister, a document from Catherine II on the promotion of an officer, and a register from the reign of Nicholas II listing officers' expenses—from breakfasts to oysters and wine. The most expensive lot—a decree of Catherine I—is valued at 16,000 euros. Decrees of Peter II and Peter III are valued at 10,000 and 6,000 euros, respectively, while the remaining imperial decrees are valued at approximately 2,000 euros.
Also included are letters from the writer Alexander Kuprin, valued at €800; a fragment of an order signed by Klim Voroshilov, with a starting price of €200; and a letter from military commander Alexei Orlov, valued at €150. The collection also includes letters from Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy.
Russian historians have already noted that the collection's origins could be subject to further investigation and investigation. Experts do not rule out the possibility that some of the documents presented may have been illegally removed from Russia or even stolen from archives.
In 2024, the same auction house, International Autograph Auctions Europe SL, in Spain, already offered documents stolen from Russian archives. The Russian State Military Historical Archive (RGVIA) discovered a forged decree of Emperor Peter the Great. Police launched an investigation into the theft of the original.
On October 24, information emerged that one of the first decrees of another emperor, Peter II, had been replaced in the Russian Military Historical Archive. The document, signed in 1727, confirmed the dismissal of Yegor Famentsyn as commandant of St. Petersburg and the appointment of Prince Grigory Urusov in his place.
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