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[Regnum] Three criminal cases have been opened in Chelyabinsk following an attack on a school. The press service of the regional Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported this on March 26
The investigation will be conducted under articles on attempted murder of two or more persons (Part 3 of Article 30, Subparagraph “a” of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), negligence (Part 1 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and the provision of services that do not meet the requirements for the safety of life or health of citizens (Part 1 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
According to investigators, a 15-year-old student at a school in Chelyabinsk's Leninsky District fired an object resembling a flare gun at a classmate's face. After the attack, he attempted to flee.
Investigators and forensic experts are examining the scene of the crime and determining the causes of the attack.
The incident occurred on the morning of March 26. A teenager brought a plastic crossbow, pepper spray, and a flare pistol into the school building, which he used to shoot a classmate. The ninth-grader then fell out of the fourth-floor lounge window and sustained injuries.
The attacker also managed to spray pepper spray. The students complained of a sore throat. According to the mother of one of the students, the children barricaded themselves in their classroom for some time. The children were later released to go home.
According to a REN TV source, five people were injured in the attack. The Ministry of Health reported that two teenagers—the attacker and his peer—were taken to the hospital. Their lives are out of danger.
[Inews] How special forces will seize Putin’s tankers in UK waters in under 10 minutes: British military personnel will now have permission to board and detain sanctioned vessels transiting British waters
The UK’s special forces are preparing to seize Russian-linked oil tankers in British waters, as part of an escalating effort to choke off funding for Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
Under new powers signed off by Sir Keir Starmer, British military personnel will now have permission to board and detain sanctioned vessels transiting UK waters, including in the Channel.
The announcement comes over two months after the Government promised “assertive action” against the shadow fleet. In that time, hundreds of suspect vessels have continued to pass freely through and around British waters, while European allies have boarded and seized ships.
Since the Government was understood to have been given a legal basis to board shadow fleet ships, 227 vessels sanctioned by the UK have passed through the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) – 59 of which have been Russian-flagged, according to data provided by Starboard Maritime Intelligence.
HOW THE RAIDS WOULD WORK
Officials say the UK has spent months refining rapid interdiction tactics alongside the Royal Navy and specialist units. The operations are designed to be swift, decisive and legally watertight.
In practice, a suspect tanker entering UK waters would already be under surveillance and tracked via satellites, maritime patrol aircraft and maritime intelligence. One plan to do this, as previously revealed by The i Paper, is to develop a Shadow Fleet Command Centre in the Northeast of the UK.
Once authorised, a boarding team of Royal Marine or Special Forces units could be deployed by helicopter or fast boat to secure the vessel. Military sources have previously indicated that such operations could be completed in under 10 minutes from insertion to control of the bridge, minimising the risk of resistance or environmental catastrophe.
British military units have been preparing for a range of scenarios, including non-compliant vessels with armed crews. Each operation would need to be signed off by ministers following legal and market considerations to account for any unintended disruption to global energy supplies.
The model draws on recent allied actions in the Baltic and Mediterranean, as well as a US-led seizure of the Bella-1 in January.
The move builds on long-running UK efforts to track and constrain Russia’s shadow fleet – a network of rusting tankers operating under opaque ownership structures to trade Russian oil across the globe illicitly.
These vessels carry an estimated three-quarters of Russian crude exports. Experts argue that without them, the Kremlin would struggle to sustain oil revenues that underpin its war effort.
By closing off UK waters, ministers hope to deter vessels into longer, more expensive routes or risk seizure.
Boarding operations are typically carried out by highly trained but relatively small teams, often drawn from specialist military units.
The Special Boat Service is a unique group of highly trained specialists who have previously carried out such seizures. Personnel form part of the Maritime Counter-Terrorism (MCT) unit within the Special Forces based out of Poole, Dorset. To deal with the entire shadow fleet, they would need a fleet of helicopters, other personnel and Navy ships each time.
The seizure of the Bella 1 involved specialised Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, gunships and surveillance planes, as well as a Royal Navy tanker.
SENDING A MESSAGE TO PUTIN
A former UK Special Forces officer who carried out vessel boardings and did not wish to be named said the Government’s announcement itself will have a “displacement effect”.
They told The i Paper: “If you really wanted to board a vessel, you would keep it a secret until you did the first one. But if you wanted to deter ships from transiting through UK waters, you would announce it. That way, you achieve the aim without having to have the nausea of doing so.”
The UK Government’s plans will rely on coordination with allies, particularly within the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) – a Northern European multi-national military partnership – allowing countries like Finland, Sweden and Estonia to intercept ships in their own waters.
The UK has already sanctioned more than 500 vessels linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. By adding the threat of direct seizure, ministers hope to deter operators further and squeeze the Kremlin’s revenues.
The Prime Minister said: “We are living in an increasingly volatile and dangerous world, facing threats from different fronts across the world every day.
“Putin is rubbing his hands at the war in the Middle East because he thinks higher oil prices will let him line his pockets. That’s why we’re going after his shadow fleet even harder, not just keeping Britain safe but starving Putin’s war machine of the dirty profits that fund his barbaric campaign in Ukraine.
“He and his cronies should be in no doubt, we will always defend our sovereignty and stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
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[Korrespondent] 22.55 There were 133 casualties at the front. On Pokrovsky and Kostyantynivsky, the enemy directly launched a maximum of 60 attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces. The ZSU General Staff was informed about this on the evening of 26 February. It is indicated that the enemy launched 41 air strikes, dropping 136 armored air bombs, in addition to having received 6176 kamikaze drones to attack and carried out 2765 shelling of populated areas and positions of our troops.
22.21 Military NATO was cheered as the Swedish Ukrainians attacked a folding robot with the latest complexes of the American Patriot anti-aircraft defense. The commander of NATO in Europe, General Christopher Kavoli, stated this at closed hearings in the US Senate, according to The Insider's security watchdog Colby Badhwar. At first, the American general doubted the validity of the Ukrainians against the Patriot. But now it’s not the Ukrainians who are with the Americans, but instead the Americans are starting to get jobs from the Ukrainians with this PPO.
“We have been training our boys for a long time, so that they can get rid of such systems. And the Ukrainians have taught their own and grabbed for water like fish.
He said that the Ukrainian Patriot operators are bringing the greatest fighting evidence to the world, because they “fatally survived the enemy that was actively targeting them,” and “successfully repelled direct attempts to protect "their batteries."
21.20 Russia is trying to overcome the global energy crisis to increase the supply of Russian energy resources to the EU market. This was reported to the Head Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reports. It appears that the government of the Russian Federation has developed a comprehensive plan for returning to the European energy market. Before the plan is implemented, representatives of the Russian government from all regions will be received.
20.57 Kerivnik To the Office of the President, Kirilo Budanov stated that on Holy Day there could be a great exchange of soldiers. About this, having spoken at the ledge of the fourth river from the building of the Coordination Headquarters for feeding the prisoners.
“Our work is in turmoil today. Negotiations are in turmoil, there will be new exchanges. I am confident that we are all ready for a great exchange, and we will create everything that is needed for this,” said Budanov.
20.37 The Ministry of Defense has created over 2,000 vacancies for IT specialists in the Defense Forces. They look for digital transformation specialists, project managers, data analysts, business analysts, product managers. The Minister of Regional Development of Ukraine, Mikhailo Fedorov, announced this.
20.23 Ukrainian defense forces carried out a small number of targeted attacks on enemy positions in the occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions. The Tor-M1 air defense system, ammunition depots, PMM and areas where Russians live have been reduced. The General Staff was informed about this.
19.49 Washington regularly transfers military equipment between different regions; in addition, it can redirect those assigned to Ukraine. President Donald Trump said this at four times, reports Clash Report.
Trump also commented on the statement of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about the war in Iran.
“I feel like the head of Germany said: “This is not our war,” in respect to Iran. I confirmed: well, Ukraine is also not our war, we suggest, but it is not our war. statement... I wish all these young people would stop dying. I respectfully kill them like a meat grinder, those who live there are greedy,” he said.
19.00 Ukrainian troops took control of the population of the village of Berezov, Dnipropetrovsk region. The command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the ZSU informed about this.
18.07 On Thursday, the Ukrainian military departments had a raid on the Kirishi oil refinery plant in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
“Following the latest information, the plant will be located on the territory of the enterprise - the occupation of primary oil refining units and two tanks. The result of the intensity and scale of the specified volumes will be clarified,” says the source.
Recently, Reuters, with messages from two vessels in Galuzia, informs that the oil refinery plant Kirishinefteorgsintez (Kinef) near the Leningrad region has slowed down the processing of oil through drone strikes.
It is confirmed that the plant burned down and damaged the main technological installations - AVT-4 and AVT-6. The terms of their update are still unclear.
18.02 The American armor within the framework of the NATO PURL mechanism, the protection of the PPO system and the missiles before them, will continue to arrive in Ukraine, regardless of the needs of the war at the Close Convergence. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated this.
“I can tell you that the critically important support from the United States for Ukraine, paid for by its allies, as the abbreviation PURL goes on,” he said.
Behind Rutte’s words, we can read about the super-swift missiles for the Patriot systems, and also the military dispute, which is also more critical for Ukraine.
“Since the launch last summer, PURL has supplied approximately 75% of all missiles for Ukrainian Patriot batteries and 90% of the ammunition used in other anti-aircraft defense systems. This is also good,” said the NATO Secretary General.
17.59 The security and defense forces of Ukraine at the beginning of the war covered 6,683 km² of territory and destroyed 1,061,541 vulnerable items. This information was provided by representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine during the 22nd International Symposium on Mine Action 2026 near the Croatian town of Split.
The beginning of a large-scale invasion was cleared from vibukhnosafe objects:
112, 87 km² of water areas;
9,778 km of motor roads;
10,358 km of power transmission lines;
3,965 km of zaliznych tracks;
925 km of pipelines.
17.46 Soldiers of the regiment Raid Forces of unmanned self-propelled gun systems hit low storage systems, as the Russian army began to fight after losing the ability to fully use Starlink terminals. The video was published on Facebook. There is talk about alternative solutions - repeater connections on antennas and local communication systems between sub-devices. They were located at a significant distance from the front line.
16.54 The Russian general who commanded the poor civil infrastructure on the evening of Ukraine in 2022 was informed in absentia of the suspicion. The SBU informed on March 26. It is stated that the Security Service and the Prosecutor's Office documented the new military atrocities of the Russian Lieutenant General Sergiy Kisel, the commander of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, in the period from February 24 to March 23, 2022, he commanded the 4th tank division of the aggressor region (more commonly known as the Kantemirovskaya division named after Yuri Andropov), which took part in the large-scale invasion to the territory of Ukraine. Under the command of Kisel, the Ukrainian forces attacked settlements near the Chernihiv and Sumy regions. It has been established that, following the order of the Russian general, civil infrastructure facilities, including important armored vehicles and cannon artillery, were shot on the spot. As a result of hostile attacks, 137 civilians died in the territory of Sumy region, among them all children.
Hundreds of residential buildings and administrative disputes were built.
17.33 President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on an unannounced visit to the Close Meeting - in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian leader posted about this on Facebook.
16.39 At the beginning of the battle, there were 59 battles between the Ukrainian army and Russian fighters at the front. Suddenly, on six direct lines, the attack calmed down, informing the General Staff of the ZSU in the operational level.
16.07 As a result of a drone attack on the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation, large-scale destruction of its infrastructure was caused. Details were reported on the ASTRA Telegram channel with messages sent to emergency services in the region.
15.26 Russian zagarbniks have been attempting landings on the islands near the Dnieper delta almost every day for the past few years. The stinks are also approaching the Ukrainian positions. However, all of them were tested through the defense of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Vladislav Voloshin, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Forces, stated in the Unified News broadcast.
15.23 As a result of the Russian shelling of Kherson, a worker from the local thermal power plant (CHP) died. The head of OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported this.
“At around 2:00 p.m., a 66-year-old woman was hit by a malicious attack. She was injured and was in trouble with her life. My love for my family and friends was killed,” he wrote on Telegram.
Law enforcement authorities began a pre-trial investigation into the fact of committing a military crime, which called for the death of a person.
15.21 Another agent of the Russian military intelligence (more commonly known as the GRU) was spotted near the Dnieper. He discovered that a 17th city resident had been recruited by the enemy, who was leading the Russian Federation's military attacks on the city. ABOUT 26 Bereznya informs the SBU. It turns out that in this day and age, the SBU intelligence officers hounded his father, who also turned out to be a hoarder. As the investigation established, the younger son “attacked” the Russians together with his father. Following the instructions of the head of the family, having visited the front-line area, we try to identify the locations of industrial facilities that could have been compromised by defense agreements.
15.00 In Zimbabwe, they reported the death of 15 citizens who were recruited to participate in Russia’s war against Ukraine. The government of Zimbabwe is intensifying diplomatic efforts to bring home 66 citizens of the country who will be lost alive.
14.58 Phoenix fighters in the Lugansk region found an R-416G-MS radio relay station. She secured a digital connection between the front lines and command posts of the Russians. The State Prikordon Service of Ukraine informs about this.
The estimated cost of such equipment is 600 thousand dollars.
14.45 If the Kremlin official Volodymyr Putin is not to be seen in Ukraine, there is a clear risk of further escalation and threat for the Baltic countries. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with Reuters, the text of which was published in the Telegram of the head of state.
14.33 The order recognized the new defender of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov, a senior member of the Ministry of Digital Transformation Mstislav Banik, who was responsible for the launch and development of the Diy portal.
Mstislav Banik is recognized for the procurement reform. His mission is to ensure the greatest clarity and efficiency of purchases for the Ukrainian army.
The department also recognized the new inspector general of the Ministry of Defense. He became Yuri Mironenko, who stands for an objective assessment and will become a reference in military decisions regarding the effectiveness of decisions.
13.56 By the time of the offensive operations on the Oleksandrivskoye direct, the Ukrainian troops had withdrawn from the Russians nine settlements and cleared away three more areas from the enemy. The command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the ZSU informed about this.
As a result, the grouping of the DShV and its mutual affiliates regained control over approximately 440 km².
13.37 The Pentagon is considering the possibility of redirecting the military equipment assigned to Ukraine to the Close Retreat. The war in Iran is depleting the US Army's supply of some of the most important ammunition. Three of these figures spoke about this in a commentary to The Washington Post.
Recently, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Donald Trump administration has not yet accepted the supply of missiles to the Patriot missile defense systems, regardless of the war at the Closer Gathering. He spoke about this in an interview with Reuters.
13.23 In the Kiev region, DSNS sappers recovered two warheads of the X-101 missile, which were discovered in the middle of a hole near the Tetiiv community. Unsafe items were prepared before disposal.
After being informed about the unsafe discovery, the fakhivs secured the territory with special equipment - and confirmed: among the tricks of the truth there are both the main and additional combat units.
“The work was carried out as carefully and professionally as possible: all non-safe elements were obtained from previous safety procedures and prepared before further disposal,” the source said.
13.19 The work of the financial and economic service of one of the brigades, which is concluding the battlefield on the Zaporizhzhye direct, raised UAH 9.7 million, which was included in the payment for military personnel. The Office of the Prosecutor General was informed about this.
13.00 Russian troops are regrouping and preparing for larger-scale offensive operations, which can be activated with the appearance of green plantings. The Riverman of the Grouped United Forces, Viktor Tregubov, spoke about this.
“The enemy is immediately regrouping and preparing for larger-scale offensives, if so-called “greenery” is called, so that if there are green plantings, if infiltration approaches can be masked simply behind the trees,” he said.
12.48 Attacks of the aggressor country Russia continues another stage of the winter operation of attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with Reuters, the text of which was published in the Telegram of the head of state.
Ukraine needs to fight for funding. As soon as there are pennies, two thousand spitting drones will be scrambled for profit, including Zelensky.
12.27 Five children were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine from the occupied part of the region. Oleksandr Prokudin, a member of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram.
12.12 In Odessa, a scheme was introduced in which disability and additional support from mobilization were issued for pennies. The suspicion was reported to two medical professionals - members of the expert team after assessing the daily functioning of the individual.
11.41 Ukraine and the United States have different views on the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war. And this is a problem that requires elaboration, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview for the French newspaper Le Monde, the text of any publication in the Telegram of the head of state.
11.34 The indictment of the head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Elli Pamfilova, has been filed before the court.
She organized low-political campaigns in the occupied territories of Ukraine, aimed at legitimizing their inclusion in Russia. There is talk about pseudo-referendums in 2022 in the buried territories of Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson regions, which the Russian Federation has used as a reason for the public outcry about the “annexation” of these regions.
Previously, Pamfilova coordinated the holding of so-called “elections” before the occupation authorities, the inclusion of these territories before the “Single Voting Day”, and later - until the elections of the President of Russia. In this way their stage of integration into the political system of the Russian Federation was ensured.
In fact, we are talking about the use of the electoral system of the Russian Federation as an instrument of occupation: initially - for the creation of the appearance of the units, the “annexation” of Ukrainian territories, and then - for consolidation of this through further pseudo-elections integration of the occupied regions into the political mechanism of Russia.
11.13 Kropivnitsky was ahead of a large-scale sabotage - an FSB agent was caught, who was working under the control of a support power station in the regional center. The SBU reported this.
10.56 Throughout the past, military Russia launched attacks on Kharkov and the settlements of Kharkovsky, Bogodukhivsky, Chuguivsky and Kupyansky districts. Two people died and were injured as a result of Russian shelling.
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10.49 Russian aggressors in France attacked the Dnieper with drones. One “martyr” received a rich top from Zhitlov. The local police department is aware of five victims.
10.32 A power outage was recorded in four regions of Ukraine due to new attacks by Russian fire extinguishers. Ukrenergo reported about this. The situation in Odessa and Chernihiv region is most complicated, and the risk of destruction is the most serious.
9.57 Near Kiev, the police stopped a 47-river foreigner who was threatening the passers-by with a grenade.
The police received information that outside one of the booths on Akademika Efremova Street, an unknown person was sneaking up to passers-by, provoking a conflict. A gunman came forward, drinking alcohol near the camp, pulled out a grenade and started threatening the deserters with it.
A surveillance task force, a patrol police crew and technical technicians were on the scene. The law enforcement officers hounded the criminal and shot him with an F-1 grenade.
The similarity to the ammunition and its storage is installed. For sure, the person will face up to seven days of loss of freedom.
9.46 In the Odessa region, as a result of the overnight Russian attack, the port, energy and industrial infrastructure suffered damage. The head of the OVA, Oleg Kiper, told us about this.
In other words, there is deterioration in the territory of enterprises, often deterioration of ownership. There were fires in the localities, which were promptly liquidated by the ritualists. One person was injured.
Due to the attack, power outages will be avoided in several populated areas. Critical infrastructure has been transferred to reserve life. Lovely robots are exciting.
9.26 Near the Slobidsky district of Kharkov, a Russian drone hit a restaurant and civilian buildings, as well as casualties. Igor Terekhov told about this.
“The impact hit the ground, damaging buildings and the restaurant. According to information about one victim, 10 cars were also damaged,” he said.
8.53 Russian military villains attacked Ukraine with 153 attack drones (about 100 of them were martyrs) of various types since the evening of 25 February. Anti-aircraft defense forces destroyed 130 of them. The ZSU forces informed about this.
8.17 Drones attacked the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation, destructing the Kirishinaftorgsintez oil refinery (KINEF) on the 26th of February. The governor of the Leningrad region, Oleksandr Drozdenko, stated this.
7.31 Ukrainian defense forces killed and injured 1,210 Russian occupiers last year. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.
05.58 The British military can now outrun and catch the vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet” that are transiting through British waters. Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated this. In other words, it is worthwhile for operators to either cover more expensive routes or risk being overshadowed by the British military.
03.56 Russian occupiers hit the town of Izmail. Miska Vlada spoke about the deterioration of the port and energy infrastructure.
02.47 Ukraine will no longer require German Taurus cruise missiles, since much greater progress has been made in armored technologies. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated this. We also believe that Germany is helping Ukraine with long-range military warfare. According to Mertz, over the next few months, the ZSU's line-range armoring systems will have a longer time to come.
02.24 Ukrainian drone attacks paralyzed at least 40% of Russia's oil exports - about 2 million barrels per day. This result was achieved by attacks on the largest nafta ports of Russia on the Baltic Sea - Primorsk and Ust-Luga. The port near Novorossiysk is still operating, but with interruptions.
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[Korrespondent] Two-thirds of all Russian attacks are recorded in the areas of the cities of Konstantinovka, Pokrovsk, and Gulyaipole.
Since the beginning of the day, 59 battles between the Ukrainian army and the Russian invaders have taken place on the front. At the same time, there is currently a lull in six directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational update on Wednesday, March 26.
Thus, in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy once tried to improve its position in the Novoosinovoye area.
In the Lyman direction, our soldiers repelled seven attacks in the areas of the settlements of Nadiya, Tverdokhlibovo, Drobyshevo, and Lyman.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the invaders carried out 18 attacks near Kostyantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Illinivka, Berestok, Stepanivka, and Sofiivka. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the occupiers tried to advance 16 times in the areas of the settlements of Bilytske, Rodynske, Myrnograd, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Novopavlivka. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy has advanced six times in the areas of Oleksandrovgrad, Vyshneve, and Krasnohirske. One clash is currently ongoing.
In the Hulyaipil direction, 11 attacks were successfully repelled in the areas of Hulyaipil, Zaliznychny, Myrne, and Svyatopetrivka.
In the Orikhiv direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Tokmachka, Stepovoye, and Shcherbaky.
No enemy attacks have yet been recorded in the North-Slobozhansky, Kursk, South-Slobozhansky, Slavyansky, Kramatorsk, and Dnieper directions.
As a reminder, last week the Russians tried to break through the defense of Ukrainian troops in several strategic directions at once. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky.
It also became known that the Armed Forces of Ukraine thwarted a large-scale offensive by the Russian army near Liman. This was the largest breakthrough attempt since the beginning of hostilities on this section of the front.
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[NewsFront] 21:26 In the period from 18:00 Moscow time to 21:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 30 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Tver and Novgorod regions. 21:01 Drone operators of the Vostok group destroyed network of strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Reconnaissance forces from the Sever group located and destroyed UAV control points, firing points, as well as rest areas and concentrations of enemy personnel in the Sumy direction.
FPV drone crews from the 27th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Zapad group, after targeting enemy equipment, disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region.
20:05 Drone operators from the Center group destroyed armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dobropillya and Krasnoarmeysky directions.
19:34 A crew of the Molniya-2 strike UAV from the Dnipro group destroyed an enemy drone control point in the Kherson region.
19:33 In the period from 13:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 96 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Smolensk, Novgorod, Tver, Tula regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Moscow region.
19:18 Russian Armed Forces advance near the village of Kaleniki in the Slavyansk direction. Assault groups are clearing a Ukrainian Armed Forces position in a forested area west of the village.MAP
18:11 At the Moscow Military District training ground is being carried out combat coordination of unmanned systems units. This concludes a three-month course of theoretical and practical training.
15:29 On frames: the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit by a FAB-3000 in the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka and the 119th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Territorial Army of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit by a FAB-250 in the area of the settlement of Novodmitrovka, Sumy Oblast.
15:00 Calculation of the Supercam UAV of the Center group of forces adjusted artillery strike on positions and strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
14:31 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 57 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Novgorod, Bryansk, Belgorod, Kaluga, Ryazan, Kursk, Smolensk, Tver, Yaroslavl, Rostov regions and the Moscow region.
13:45 Published footage of the liberation of Shevyakovka in the Khar'kov region.
13:44 Assault groups of the 83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment came into the village and cut off the Ukrainian Armed Forces' supply routes for food and ammunition.
Drone operators identified and destroyed enemy UAV control centers and field depots. Having suppressed the enemy's firing points, the motorized infantry cleared Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and began clearing mines from the area.
Sever fighters are advancing deeper into enemy defenses, expanding security zones in the Belgorod and Khar'kov regions.
12:28 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation (as of March 26, 2026)
As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the North military group established control over the village of Shevyakovka in the Khar'kov region.
They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Veseloe, Rubizhne, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, units of two mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dumovka, Khrapovshchina, Miropolye, Ivolzhanskoye and Novodmitrovka in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost over 210 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit.
Two electronic warfare stations, a counter-battery radar station, and eight ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Palamarevka, Monachinovka, and Blagodatovka in the Khar'kov region, and Krasny Liman and Illichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 180 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, four of which were Western-made, 23 automobiles, two field artillery pieces, and three ammunition depots.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Rai-Aleksandrivka, Artema, Lipovka, Nikolaevka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 100 servicemen, 14 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" force group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized, an airmobile, and an airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Grishino, Belitske, Dobropillya, Novopavlivka, and Krasnoyarskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Podgavrilovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses of up to 315 servicemen, eight armored combat vehicles, 10 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. Four electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, two airborne assault brigades, two assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Lesnoye, Vozdvizhevka, Kopani, Charivne, Komsomolske, and Barvinovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Prosyana in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy lost over 300 troops, seven vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Lyubimovka and Zaporozhets in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 45 military personnel, 14 vehicles, a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, four electronic warfare stations, a fuel depot, and four supply depots were destroyed.
11:48 New ground robotic systems "Courier" are operating without interruption supply units of the "West" group in the Khar'kov direction.
10:39 Zaporizhzhia direction. Soldiers of the Dnepr Guards Force are fighting in the Primorskoye-Rechnoye area on the southern bank of the Konka River. MAP.
08:17 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vologda, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea.
07:07 Artillerymen of the Vostok group destroyed fortified area and enemy UAV control points in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
A Tornado-S MLRS crew from the Sever group destroyed a temporary deployment point for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction.
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[Regnum] African "mutant ticks" that stalk their victims will not be able to survive in the Moscow region due to the climate, Mikhail Alekseev, a leading researcher at the F. F. Erisman Federal Research Center of Hygiene and Gastroenterology of Rospotrebnadzor, reported on March 26.
"They are indeed of African origin, but they are unlikely to reach the Moscow region. They inhabit forest-steppe, steppe, semi-desert, and—abroad—desert regions. It would be too humid and uncomfortable for them here," the expert noted at a press conference dedicated to the start of tick season.
According to Alekseev, Hyalomma ticks are not actually mutants. The media gave them this name for sensationalism. NO! Reeeally?
"Unlike other ticks, these are quite large, have good vision, and are more resistant to insecticidal acaricides. There's nothing special about them otherwise," he explained.
On March 23, the first tick bite of the year was recorded in Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region. The regional Ministry of Health warned that if you are bitten by a tick, you should immediately go to the nearest emergency room and not attempt to remove it yourself. Furthermore, after removing the tick, you should monitor your health for a few days. If itching and redness at the bite site persist, or your overall health worsens, you should consult a doctor.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
