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Russian invaders have already killed 466 children in Ukraine and injured 943 more. "As of the morning of March 30, 2023, more than 1,409 children were killed and injured in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information from juvenile prosecutors, 466 children were killed and more than 943 received injuries of varying degrees of severity," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. The numbers are not final. Work is ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of armed operations, in temporarily captured and liberated territories. Most children were killed…

Ukraine should already start preparations for receiving from foreign partners F-16 multi-purpose warplanes, including training pilots, preparing maintenance bases, and setting up an airfield network. This was stated by the spokesman for the Air Force, Yuriy Ihnat, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We need a decision on the transfer of a multi-purpose warplane to Ukraine. The process (of preparations - ed.) should start now. That is, it will kick off with the training of pilots and engineers, and in parallel lines, the base for maintaining these planes and the airfield network will…

Before unleashing a full-scale war, Russia demanded that the government of Ukraine snub their NATO agenda, which aimed to destabilize the country and facilitate the invasion. This is reported by Guildhall with reference to the study by RUSI, a UK-based Royal United Service Institute o, dedicated to the role of Russian special services in the preparation and implementation of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Ukrinform saw. Russia demanded that the government of Ukraine make a U-turn on their NATO accession plans in order to provoke mass protests (similar to the Revolution of Dignity, which was caused by Viktor Yanukovych's refusal to…

In a phone call, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of the United States European Command, General Christopher Cavoli discussed the supply of arms, military equipment and ammunition to Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We paid attention to important defence issues. We discussed weapons, materiel and ammunition supply. I thanked partners for the training of Ukrainian soldiers and other important assistance. We agreed to cooperate actively further on. Ukraine needs Victory,” Zaluzhnyi…

President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that all Russian murderers and organizers of the war against Ukraine will be held accountable for their crimes, and Ukrainians will cleanse their land of invaders. “All Russian murderers, every organizer of this aggression, everyone who ensures the war against our country and terror against our people must be punished. We have no doubt that they will be held accountable. We have no doubt that step by step we will cleanse our land of this evil,” Zelensky posted on Telegram. He published last year's photos showing the consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine. “Horrific images that…

Spain intends to send the first six Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks to Ukraine after Easter to help Kyiv counter Russia's invasion. That's according to the news outlet El Pais, which cites Spanish government sources, Ukrinform reports. All six tanks have already been refurbished at the Santa Barbara Sistemas plant in Seville, and this week they are carrying out firing exercises at the Cerro Muriano range in Cordoba. After receiving their combat certification, they will be transferred by sea to Poland. Germany has already handed over 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine. Ukraine also received three 2A6 Leopard tanks from…

The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on offensive operations in Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Marinka directions. This is stated in the report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00, March 28, published on Facebook. The settlements of Bilohorivka, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka and their outskirts remain at the epicenter of military operations. Thanks to professional and coordinated actions, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 24 enemy attacks in the specified directions during the day. In Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly, and no signs of…

A 73-year-old pensioner got a concussion in a Russian strike on the town of Bohodukhiv in Kharkiv region. Houses and a kindergarten were damaged. "According to the investigation data, in the afternoon of March 28, the Russian military launched a missile attack on the town of Bohodukhiv. Enemy missiles hit the territory of a private residential sector. The roofs and windows of the houses were damaged. A kindergarten was partially damaged. A 73-year-old man was injured: he got a concussion. He was hospitalized," the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office posted on Telegram. According to Oleh Syniehubov, Head…

Counter-intelligence operatives with the Security Service together with the internal security department of the State Border Guard Service exposed a Russian asset operating in Chernihiv region. The SBU reported the news on Telegram, as seen by Ukrinform. The culprit in question is a border guard inspector from the Chernihiv Detachment. The serviceman had been recruited by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) before the full-scale invasion. After February 24, 2022, the asset was "activated" to carry out intelligence and subversive activities against Ukraine amid war. Read also: SBU specops unit destroys Russia's Tor missile system His Russian handlers were primarily interested…

The Russian invasion forces have deployed six warships and a submarine with four Kalibr cruise missiles on combat duty in the Black Sea. That’s according to Operational Command South, Ukrinform reports. "In the Black Sea, we are observing seven enemy vessels, including a submarine carrying guided missile weapons (up to 4 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles). Therefore, the threat of missile strikes remains in place, although it is now somewhat lower," the Command press service wrote on Facebook. Read also: USV threat constrains operations of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet – UK intel It is also noted that stormy weather increases the…