Battle For Ukraine Continues (Online)
- 18.03.2022, 15:49
(Updated) Highlights of the 23rd day of the war.
Ukrainians are bravely resisting the Russian invasion for the 23rd day. The Russian occupiers are suffering serious losses. In the past 24 hours alone, 14 air targets have been destroyed: 7 planes, a helicopter, 3 UAVs and 3 cruise missiles. The enemy has problems with supplying its units. There are cases of desertions.
The Charter97.org website covers online the events of the 23rd day of the war. You can read about what was happening in Ukraine on March 17 in our previous online report.
Special broadcast by Ukraine 24 TV channel
23:53 The Department of Entrepreneurship and Trade of the Voronezh Region is asking retail chains to give the Russian Guard some food "due to the current situation on the territory of Ukraine."
23:47 Tony was a SWAT instructor for the California Police. He taught them to combat robbers and murderers. When he saw the crimes of the Nazis, he could not stay at home and arrived in Ukraine. Such volunteers protect not only Ukraine and Ukrainians, but also Europe, Western civilization, and democratic values.
23:30 Belarusian teachers took a photo with posters against the war.
23:24 Iryna Vereshchuk spoke about the results of the work of humanitarian corridors on March 18. Of the 9 corridors, 7 worked. In total, 9,145 people were evacuated. 4,972 people left Mariupol for Zaporizhzhya, of which 1,124 are children.
23:22 The financial police of Italy arrested the property of Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov. Earlier, he was on the EU sanctions list due to the Russian attack on Ukraine. This refers to a residential real estate complex in the city of Olbia in Sardinia, worth about 105 million euros.
23:19 Bellingcat published a map of civilian objects destroyed by Russia in Ukraine.
23:17 In Chornobaivka, the commander of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District of the RF Armed Forces, Guards Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev, was eliminated, reports The Insider.
23:06 Ukrainian National Guardsmen stopped the offensive of the Russian troops on Rubizhne. They destroyed about two dozen Russian invaders.
23:03 Korean LG announced the suspension of all deliveries to Russia.
23:01 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have published a video chronicle of the 23rd day of the heroic defense of the Ukrainian people against the Russian-fascist invaders.
22:47 The current situation in the Kyiv region as of March 18.
22:44 The New York Times, citing American intelligence sources, writes that Russia has lost more soldiers in the three weeks of the war in Ukraine than the US Army has lost in total in 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to US estimates, more than 9,000 Russians were killed in Ukraine, and up to 21,000 were wounded.
22:32 The government of Ukraine has decided to simplify all customs procedures as much as possible, aiming to create the fastest customs in the world.
22:25 A Russian drone was shot down in Odesa.
22:14 The Russians use the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as a “shield”. They shoot at civilian targets in the Kyiv region, and then hide from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the exclusion zone. This was announced by the chairman of the Public Council under the State Agency for the Management of the Exclusion Zone Oleksandr Sirota.
22:07 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the Russian army in Ukraine is not moving as fast as it would like:
"They have logistical problems and I don't see evidence of a good use of tactical reconnaissance and the integration of aviation capabilities with ground maneuver."
22:04 Russia has already damaged the infrastructure of Ukraine for 62.7 billion dollars. According to the KSE Institute, since the beginning of Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, at least 411 educational institutions, 36 healthcare institutions, 1,600 residential buildings, 26 factories and their warehouses, 6 thermal power plants / hydroelectric power stations, etc. have been damaged, destroyed or captured. In addition, more than 15,000 kilometers of roads, 5,000 kilometers of railways have been "lost", 15 airports, 350 bridges and overpasses have been destroyed/disabled, the Kyiv School of Economics reported.
21:49 Two US Army combat veterans from Texas and Ohio are on the front lines east of Kyiv, defending Ukraine.
21:37 Fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko proposed a plan to achieve peace in Ukraine.
21:34 Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak held a meeting with representatives of the world's leading investment companies. It was attended by about 300 representatives, including: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Franklin Templeton and others. Here are his key statements:
— Ukraine plans to attract funds from international partners for the renewal of the country, as well as reparations that Russia must pay for its aggression;
— Ukraine has no signs of default — this problem should only concern Russia;
— He urged international business to buy war bonds of the Ukrainian government;
— He urged not to believe fakes and stuffing, and advised couch experts to go to the front line, and not play along with the invaders.
21:30 One of the best tennis players in world history, Roger Federer, has decided to donate $500,000 to help children affected by the war in Ukraine.
21:21 In the area of the settlement of Kulbakino, which is near Mykolaiv, one of the units of the 247th Guards Airborne Assault Caucasian Cossack Regiment of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was defeated and destroyed by Ukrainian paratroopers.
21:07 Aerosurveillance showed footage of the disposal of Russian equipment.
21:03 Former commander of US forces in Europe Ben Hodges spoke on the topic of the war in Ukraine. HHere are some highlights from his interview:
— After 10 more days, the Russian troops will no longer be able to continue the attack and will want to freeze the situation;
— They will not be able to enclose Kyiv;
— The nuclear threat is exaggerated;
— After 10 days, the negotiating position of Ukraine will become stronger, it is necessary to demand the return of Crimea and Donbas.
20:54 Former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev called on Russian diplomats to resign and called their behavior "disgusting."
20:46 After the Russian invaders got near Mykolaiv, they tried to make a breakthrough to the north, to Snihirevka. But even there they received a rebuff from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Their equipment was burned, and the soldiers fled into the bushes.
20:33 Viktor Tereshchenko, leader of the Velyki Burlyky community, was released from captivity. Now he is in hospital, says Oleh Sinehubov, head of the regional military administration.
20:30 Evening situation report from the General Staff of Ukraine:
—the military leadership of the Russian Federation plans to transfer to Ukraine some units from the 102nd Russian military base in Armenia;
— the facts of the refusal of individual military personnel of the Russian Federation to participate in hostilities are confirmed, cases of suicides and self-harm have become more frequent;
— Colonel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vadim Pankov is planned to be removed, as he is accused of failing to fulfill a combat mission at the Hostomel airfield.
20:23 Armin van Buuren supported the people of Ukraine at the We Are One event in Romania.
20:15 In a few days, the number of checkpoints on the roads in Ukraine will be reduced to 1,000 across the country, said Vadym Denisenko, an advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
20:13 Advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mikhaylo Podolyak, after Medinsky's statements about Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, said the following:
“On the status of negotiations. The statements of the Russian side are their demands. All statements are intended, among other things, to provoke tension in the media. Our positions remain unchanged: a ceasefire, the withdrawal of troops and strict security guarantees with specific formulas.”
20:09 Warriors of the 8th mountain assault brigade conducted a special operation to destroy the enemy.
19:55 Russian invaders are destroying the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
19:49 The Lychakiv District Court of Lviv allowed the arrest of People's Deputy of Ukraine Viktor Medvedchuk. Now his whereabouts are established.
19:44 The Ukrainian Post has agreed with global marketplaces to cancel the commission for sellers from Ukraine. Among them are Etsy, eBay, Joom, Wish and Shopify will join later. Also, these services will introduce their own bonuses for Ukrainians.
19:42 Russian pontoon crossing near Moshchun failed. Part of their equipment sank, the other was destroyed.
19:33 In Nova Kakhovka, Russian invaders are torturing City Council Secretary Dmytro Vasilyev, his wife Lyudmila said. He has been held in the basement of the seized police building in Nova Kakhovka for more than two days. The requirements of the invaders to Vasilyev are to change his sharply negative position towards Russia to a loyal one.
19:24 On the highway near Makariv in the Kyiv region, the Russian tanks opened fire on civilians who were driving cars, from machine guns.
19:12 The Russian tanker tried to escape, but in vain.
19:03 Starting today, Russian and Belarusian diplomats are banned from entering the premises of the European Parliament. This was announced today by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.
18:52 The invaders are trying to escape from shelling.
18:48 In the Sumy region, after shelling, a one-story building with paint and varnish products caught fire. According to preliminary information, there have been no casualties or injuries.
18:43 Norway has joined a number of new EU sanctions against Russia. They include personal sanctions, as well as restrictions on the export of technologies, goods and services. Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeld called the package of sanctions the broadest the country has ever adopted.
18:38 "Together forever!" — billboards with this slogan appeared today in Kyiv. The goal is to show the Ukrainians that the Belarusians from the Kastus Kalinouski battalion, together with the Ukrainian people, are standing up for Ukraine against Putin’s aggression.
18:33 Lithuania has restricted the export of cash euros to Belarus and Russia. Now individuals traveling to Belarus or Russia from Lithuania can carry no more than 60 euros per person.
18:21 The consulate of the Russian Federation in Prague was showered with blood-red paint. Prior to this, similar actions were held in Dublin and Warsaw.
18:07 The main theses of the briefing by Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President Oleksiy Arestovich:
— the enemy is strengthening in positions in the directions of Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv;
— the main areas of concentration of the enemy's efforts are the JFO zone, Mariupol and the Kherson-Mykolaiv direction;
— in Izyum, the Russians threw training units of the RF Armed Forces into battle and were partially destroyed, captured or scattered;
— the use of cadets and junior specialists means almost a rout;
— at least 10 aircraft were shot down per day;
— according to preliminary data, the advanced command post of the 8th general military army of the Russian Federation was destroyed on the territory of the Chornobaivka airport; the army commander died, possibly along with several more generals.
18:01 While the Russians are queueing for sugar and pads, Vladimir Putin is speaking in front of the Luzhniki audience wearing a Loro Piana jacket worth almost 15 thousand dollars.
17:52 A group of military and scientists has been created in Zaporizhzhya, who will work together on the manufacture of innovative body armor for the Ukrainian army. This was announced by the chairman of the Zaporizhzhya regional military administration Oleksandr Starukh.
17:46 Greece has declared its readiness to rebuild the maternity hospital in Mariupol, which was destroyed by the occupiers. The building also housed the center of the Greek national minority in Mariupol. Earlier, the Minister of Culture of Italy said that they were ready to restore the Drama Theater in Mariupol.
17:41 An incredible performance took place during one of the Bundesliga matches. After the end of the game, young fans ran out onto the field with a poster in support of Ukraine.
17:38 Scouts of the 228th battalion discovered the location of enemy equipment of the Russian Federation. As a result of processing this information by the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the invaders were destroyed.
17:31 Near Trostenets, Sumy region, the defense forces of Ukraine destroyed a column of enemy equipment.
17:20 This video clearly shows the level of organization of the Russian army.
17:14 Message from the deputy commander of the AZOV regiment, Captain Svyatoslav Palamar from besieged Mariupol.
17:08 Near Chornobayivka, the invaders are transporting helicopters by trucks.
16:59 Volodymyr Zelensky’s new appeal: “I am sure that by attacking us, the occupiers will destroy everything that Russian society has achieved over the past 25 years. And they will return to where they once began to rise — to the “dashing 90s”. Only without freedom.”
16:55 Visa and Mastercard issued by the Belarusian “Sberbank” will stop working abroad from March 19.
16:50 The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a huge number of invaders and their equipment in the Chernihiv region.
16:43 The work of three mines has been completely stopped at Belaruskali OJSC. At the moment, 3 out of 5 mines are not working.
16:35 Maryna Adamovich, the wife of one of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition Mikalai Statkevich, shared the details of the meeting with her husband and read out his letter.
16:28 The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed back the Russian invaders 70 kilometers from Kyiv on the right bank of the Dnieper.
16:21 Lithuania has limited the export of cash euros to Belarus and Russia — no more than 60 euros per person.
16:12 Svyatoslav Vakarchuk showed on video a woman who managed to break through from Mariupol.
16:05 Lieutenant colonel in the reserve, commander of the Brest Airborne Assault Brigade Valeryj Sakhashchyk, being in Ukraine, recorded a strong appeal to the Russian army officers. The Charter97.org website has provided it in full.
16:00 Sanctions have stopped the repair of a bridge in Babruisk.
15:53 Vitaliy Klitschko has shown on video what the metal pellets with which the bombs of the Russian occupiers are stuffed look like.
15:48 Lithuania expels 4 employees of Russian embassy.
15:42 757 children were born in Kiev during the war. 403 boys and 354 girls were born. Among those born - 13 twins. These babies have never seen a peaceful sky before.
15:37 Marina Ovsyannikova, who appeared on a live broadcast with an anti-war poster, has resigned from Channel One, but stays in Russia.
15:31 Latvia expels 3 employees of Russian embassy due to activities contrary to their diplomatic status.
15:25 "For our destroyed homes, women and children": Ukrainian defenders from the 128th separate mountain assault brigade showed how they neutralized the enemy's equipment.
15:17 Zelensky said that the European Commission's conclusions on Ukraine's EU membership application will be prepared within a few months.
15:10 Ukrainians are saving their pets.
15:02 EU has transferred another 300m euros from an emergency macro-financial assistance package for Ukraine - European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis says.
For the first time in its history, the EU is funding the purchase and supply of arms to the country, which has been attacked.
14:58 These newborn babies in a bomb shelter in Kyiv are waiting for their parents. The babies have been born by Ukrainian surrogate mothers. The biological parents cannot come to collect their children because of the war. The video is from Kyiv.
14:52 British military expert Michael Clarke says Ukraine is degrading Russia on the battlefield.
14:45 One of the Russian aggressors' helicopters that hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces had the inscription "To Berlin".
14:38 109 empty prams have been placed on the square in Lviv - that's how many children have died in Ukraine since the war began.
14:32 An AFU soldier with a call sign "Ghost" spoke about and showed what was left of the Russian troops who tried to attack Voznesensk.
14:25 Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats. They have three days to leave the country.
14:14 The German management company Duisburger Hafen AG of the world's largest river port Duisburg is closing down Belarus' representative office completely.
14:07 Video from Izyum and its surroundings. Fighting between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops continues in the town. The Ukrainians are fighting back vigorously against the occupiers.
Yesterday 2 planes were shot down and the helicopter that came to take the pilots.
14:00 "They were fighting not only for Ukraine, but also for Belarus": what the heroes "Tur" and "Litvin" are known for. Stories of two Belarusian volunteers.
13:50 The Security Service of Ukraine has published an intercepted conversation between a Russian military officer and his mother, who asks her to go to a fortune-teller she knows and ask her to do a rite of survival.
13:42 PriorBank has stopped paying off dollars to Belarusians.
13:37 Kadyrovtsy, part of the Russian occupation troops, are throwing their equipment and running away from the shots fired by the AFU fighters.
13:30 Ukrainian-born Hollywood actress Mila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher have raised $30m on the GoFundMe crowdfunding platform to help Ukrainians. The couple announced it on Instagram, thanking the 65,000 people who had joined the charity.
13:20 The start of the military operation in Ukraine and a new wave of sanctions have caused a surge in demand for antidepressants in Russia.
13:13 Ukrainian singer Natalia Mogilevskaya has predicted a beautiful war victory for Ukraine.
13:07 Belarusian Nastassia Aukhimovich says how she was hiding in a Kyiv air-raid shelter.
13:01 The air defense forces have shot down 3 occupant missiles in Tulchyn region of Vinnitsa region. All missiles missed their target and fell in a field. It happened on March 18 at 5 am.
12:56 This is how Kyiv Podilsky district, which was shelled by Russian troops, looked this morning.
12:50 Poland plans to present the idea of a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine on the sidelines of NATO summit and European Council meeting.
12:42 Ukrainian defenders have destroyed a column of military equipment of Russian invaders in Kharkiv Region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces received trophies that will serve for the benefit of Ukrainian soldiers.
12:36 Ukrainian military bombard Russian occupiers with special shells with instructions on how to surrender correctly.
12:30 The British regulator Ofcom has revoked the broadcasting licence of the Russian state-run news channel RT.
12:23 A huge queue of aggressive pensioners has lined up for sugar and salt in Russian Lipetsk.
12:16 Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has arrived at the site of an explosion in Podilsky district of Kyiv. According to preliminary information, one person was killed, 19 were injured, including four children.
12:08 Pinskdrev is currently facing a shortage of materials which used to be supplied from Ukraine. The employees are sent on holiday.
12:01 A Russian T-72 tank, which was carrying out battle reconnaissance, was blown up by the Ukrainian military along with its ammunition.
11:55 Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners have shot down an enemy cruise missile in the sky over Odessa region.
"Today at 5 a.m., an anti-aircraft missile unit of the Ukrainian Air Force shot down an enemy sea-launched cruise missile in the skies above Odessa Region," the Public Relations Service of the South Air Command reported.
11:49 Russia launched a missile strike on Kramatorsk in the morning. The occupants hit a residential building and an administrative building. Two dead and six wounded are already known.
11:43 In the village of Inhulka, Mykolayiv region, Ukrainian defenders found military equipment left behind by the occupiers. At that, the Russian soldiers did not forget to drain the diesel fuel.
11:38 Russian occupants have shelled the Ukrainian Presidential Academy of State Administration in Kharkiv. One section of the academy was destroyed. A house across the street was set on fire.
11:32 The Ukrainian military are liquidating Russia's famous Black Shark and Alligator helicopters:
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 15,777 Belarusians have entered Georgia. In the same period in 2019, there were 1,678, Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri said.
11:20 5-year-old Valeria from Kryvyi Rih is one of millions of Ukrainian children who have been forced to leave their home. The child appeared in the interactive cover of the American TIME.
11:15 In the past three weeks, the price of washing powders in Belarus has gone up drastically. The price hikes range from 30% to 160%.
11:07 Seven Russian government planes have flown east and returned to Moscow. The destination of all flights was different.
11:01 List of companies from the cultural world that have supported Ukraine and stopped cooperating with Russia.
10:56 Ukrainians have shot down a helicopter of Russian occupants.
10:50 Hrodna "Azot" shut down its Ammiak-4 workshop for at least a day.
Today at 5:10 a.m. there was a technical malfunction in work of the purification department equipment. The shop's work was immediately stopped by the automation.
10:44 The Ukrainian military have shared a new video of how they destroy the occupants' equipment.
10:38 "The price of laminate went up by 17 rubles overnight: What's going on in construction shops in Minsk now?
10:34 The AFU have liquidated Sergei Sukharev, commander of the 331st Kostroma Airborne Regiment. He commanded the battalion task group of the very same 331st regiment that shot up convoys of Ukrainian soldiers near Ilovaysk in 2014. Justice has been restored.
10:28 Japan's AGC, the world's largest glass manufacturer, stops investing in Russia and reduces the supply of its products to the Russian market.
10;22 The Ukrainian Defence Ministry has calculated the Russian occupiers' irretrievable losses. More than 14,000 Russians have gone to last home.
10:16 The S&P agency has downgraded Russia's credit rating to the "more than likely to default" category. The rating was downgraded from 'CCC' to 'CC'.
10:10 Another conversation with the occupier has been intercepted. A Russian military officer asks if the coffins with the bodies have been brought to the brigade. And specifies that 160 people were liquidated.
10:03 European politicians have nominated Ukrainians and Vladimir Zelensky for the Nobel Peace Prize.
09:58 Russian occupants have shelled Kyiv's residential district near Podol.
09:47 Ukrainian warrior performs anthem on violin.
09:41 The occupants' missiles hit the aircraft repair plant in Lviv. The plant's buildings were destroyed by the strikes, there were no casualties, rescuers are working now," the Lviv mayor said.
09:35 Belarusian motor carriers have reported what their work has become in the last three weeks and what are their forecasts for the future
09:27 Ukrainian "Stugna" in action:
09:20 More than 3.1 million people have left Ukraine since the war began, 90% of them women and children, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Raouf Mazou reported at a UN Security Council meeting.
"Today, in terms of the rate at which the number of refugees is increasing, it is the biggest crisis since World War II," he said.
09:14 Even children in Ukraine understand that the most important thing now is to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So, a 6-year-old boy in Sumy Region has donated his long-awaited quadcopter, which his father gave him for his birthday.
09:08 President of Ukraine addresses hero-cities in the traditional morning video.
09:01 This family who lives near Mykolayiv has become famous on the Net for kicking the Russian occupants out of their backyard. A few details of this fearless act.
08:56 A daily rally in support of Ukraine was held in central London. Belarusians with national flags also took part in it.
08:48 The Pentagon says the Ukrainian army has set a record in the effectiveness of using Javelin anti-tank systems. At 112 rounds, 100 accurate hits on target.
08:42 90% of Mariupol city destroyed by Putin's soldiers' shelling. Russians hold Mariupol residents hostage, blocking humanitarian corridors. There is no light, gas or heat in the city.
08:36 Three explosions were heard in Lviv this morning, and black smoke is rising over the city.
08:30 Australia imposes sanctions against 11 Russian banks and two Russian businessmen. Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg are banned from entering the country.
Bank of New York Mellon, the oldest US bank, has suspended its investments in Russian securities and donated $1 million of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Japan imposes new sanctions against 15 individuals and 9 Russian companies.
08:24 A Ukrainian SOF team carried out an ambush at dawn behind enemy lines. Accurate fire from the NLAW destroyed a Russian Tiger, and a remote detonation of a TM-62 destroyed an APC-82 with paratroopers.
08:20 Zmitser Bandarenka, coordinator of the European Belarus civil campaign, said in an interview with Charter97.org that the events in Ukraine would be a chance for the Belarusian people to fight the dictatorship.
08:09 Active counterattacks of the Ukrainian armed forces and problems with the Russian army's logistical support limit Russia's offensive capabilities, British intelligence says.
08:05 The Ukrainian military has destroyed 14 air targets of the Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours.