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[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.
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[Korrespondent] Active attempts by Russian troops to change the configuration of forces and prepare offensives on a number of sections of the front are being recorded.
Russian troops are increasing the pace of regrouping and preparing for new offensive operations in several directions, said Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Joint Forces Group, Ukrinform reports on Sunday, March 22.
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 the 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.
Recall, earlier the Armed Forces of Ukraine warned that the Russian troops were preparing a new large-scale offensive - on Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region.
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[NewsFront] 21:39 From 18:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed60 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
33 UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region,
14 UAVs over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Seven UAVs over the territory of the Novgorod region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Leningrad region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Tver region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.
19:58 Snipers of the airborne assault regiment of the Ulyanovsk Guards Airborne Forces sharpen skills in covering assault groups and combating enemy UAVs in the Zaporizhzhia region.
19:22 From 13:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed97 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
47 UAVs – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
25 UAVs – over the territory of the Smolensk region,
10 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Novgorod region,
Five UAVs – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Leningrad region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Pskov region.
14:32 From 07:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 74 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
40 over the territory of the Bryansk region,
19 over the territory of the Smolensk region,
Eight over the territory of the Tula region,
Four over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Two over the territory of the Kursk region,
One over the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
13:57 On frames: an attack on the anti-aircraft gun brigade of the 105th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Army of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with FAB-500 missiles in the area of the village of Velyka Pisarevka in the Sumy region and a UAV depot of the 100th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with FAB-3000 missiles in the city of Konstantinovka. 13:04 Kupyansk. As a result of prolonged fighting, Russian units abandoned a number of positions in the western part of the city. MAP.
13:01 According to objective control footage, the enemy is present in Mirny, MAP.
12:30 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of March 22, 2026)
As a result of decisive actions, units of the North military group established control over the village of Potapovka in the Sumy region.
The personnel and equipment of a territorial defense brigade were damaged near the settlements of Velyka Chernetchina, Iskriskivshchyna, and Novaya Sich in Sumy Oblast. In Khar'kov Oblast, units of two mechanized and a motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades were damaged near the settlements of Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Vesele, Izbitske, Prykolotne, and Shevchenkove in Khar'kov Oblast. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 service members, three armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and an artillery piece. An ammunition depot, a fuel depot, and three supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.
The personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, a security brigade of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were damaged near the settlements of Novoosinovo, Staroverovka, and Tamarganovka in the Kharkiv region, and Korovy Yar, Krasny Liman, Svyatogorsk, and Sosnove in the Donetsk People's Republic. Enemy losses amounted to up to 190 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored vehicles, 21 vehicles, and three artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.
Four mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a naval infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Nikolaevka, Piskunovka, and Rai-Aleksandrivka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy lost over 120 service members, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier and Stryker armored car, four armored combat vehicles, 18 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. An ammunition depot and four supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.
The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, airmobile, and airborne brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, the Azov special forces brigade, and six National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belitskoye, Vasilevka, Vodyanskoye, Dobropolye, Lenina, Priyut, Toretskoye, and Torskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka and Novopidgorodnoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 360 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers, eight armored combat vehicles, 16 cars and a 15-mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana".
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.
Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Gerasimovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Komsomolske, Kopani, Lesnoye, Myrne, Novoselivka, Rivne, and Tersyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The enemy lost over 300 servicemen, three armored personnel carriers, four armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, a Bogdana 155mm self-propelled artillery unit, and a supply depot.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka, Orekhov, Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Kazatskoe in the Kherson region.
Up to 45 servicemen, three pickup trucks, an electronic warfare station and two supply depots were destroyed.
11:43 Slavic direction: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are attempting a counterattack in Minkovka. Currently, it has been confirmed that part of the forest and the western part of the village are under Ukrainian control. Heavy counterattacks for strongholds are ongoing south of the village.
10:42 GV "Sever" liberated Potapovka, -MAP.
11:12 The crew of the Mi-28NM helicopter struck temporary deployment point of the enemy's UAV unit.
10:34 Change of control to map.
08:28 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 25 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Moscow region, Vladimir, Belgorod, Kursk, Tula, Ryazan, Rostov, Voronezh, Bryansk regions and over the Black Sea.
07:35 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Expansion of the control zone in the Kaleniki-Krivaya Luka area
07:01 Military personnel of the "West" group support uninterrupted communication between command and units on the front lines.
[Kyiv Post] A Kremlin campaign to shut down public use of Telegram – an enormously popular messaging app nearly impervious to state oversight – hit major cities across western Russia and central Siberia on Monday.
Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that thousands of users saw massive outages, malfunctions, and critical slowdowns of the app.
In February, Russian authorities declared Telegram – by far Russia’s most-used communications app, with a reported one billion monthly users – a threat to national security.
Telegram’s leadership was refusing to turn over encryption protocols which would allow law enforcement to read all traffic and identify users by individual phone number to the Russian state.
Those users still able to access the app on Monday reported that video and photo content could only be uploaded slowly. Worst hit, according to Telegram tracking data, were Russia’s two largest cities: the capital, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, where Russian President Vladimir Putin grew up.
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