Russian invasion of Ukraine: tanks and rocket attacks on the cities. Breaking news

In one of Ukrainian regions the units of 80th Air Assault Brigade of Ukrainian Air Assault Forces have destroyed enemy's sabotage intelligence group.

Russian saboteurs were using different civil transport for further diversions and provocations in our rear cities and villages. However they were successfully detected and destroyed by Ukrainian paratroopers.

Other photos of destroyed infidels remnants are here.

A Chechen captured by Azov fighters called on fellow countrymen to jihad against russia. He reminded that the Ukrainians helped in the struggle for the independence of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and noted that  Chechen people should not fight Ukraine on the side of bloody russia, but restore order in their own country, fighting the bloody putin-kadyrov regime.

Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov published photos of Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas' visit to Kyiv.

"Lithuania and all Lithuanian people support Ukraine. Not only in words. Anušauskas is the first foreign minister who is not afraid to come to Ukraine in person since February 24. Who's next?", Reznikov tweeted.

Another group of Russian occupants wanting to enter Kyiv in an APC has been permanently stopped by Ukrainian fighters, the Defence Ministry has said.

In St. Petersburg, Russian, Nikolai Vorotnev was arrested on suspicion of vandalism. In early March, he painted two howitzers in front of the Artillery Museum in yellow and blue.

The head of the Mykolayiv State Administration Vitaly Kim published video of one more shot down missile of the Russian occupiers.

"There are a lot of weapons that we are already receiving, but we don't bring them into the public. We would rather surprise our enemies with them than talk about them," Ukrainian ambassador to the USA Oksana Markarova told the Ukrainska Pravda.

Sweden will send Ukraine 5,000 more anti-tank systems, Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist has said.

National Police bomb disposal technicians work at sites of shelling in Kyiv residential areas.

War in Ukraine. We will meet. Video by NeverAgain.media

The enemy continues shelling Kyiv, says the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klichko.

"Just some time ago parking next to a trade center in Podilskiy district was shelled. One person died, two people who were injured were taken to hospital,” – he wrote.

Operational information as of 18.00 March 23 by General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian forces continue their defensive operation against the russian invaders, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.

russia continues to consider the possibility of encircling certain groups of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to issue further ultimatums during the negotiation process.

russian occupiers do not stop artillery fire, missile and air strikes for deliberate destruction of urban infrastructure, and chaotic mining and destruction of agricultural machinery.

In Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna and the Tavriya direction, the enemy's actions did not change.

In Vovchansk, Kharkiv Region, the occupiers, demonstrating a kind of "humanitarian mission" of the russian federation, organized a demonstration of so-called "humanitarian aid" to local residents under the personal signature and passport of a citizen of Ukraine.

In the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhia region, the enemy, due to problems with logistics, is trying to replenish fuel reserves by seizing it from the civilian population and farmers.

Ukraine's defense forces continue to defend Ukraine both on the ground and in the air, gradually liberating it from the russian occupiers.

Ukraine has created a single evidentiary resource where the crimes of the Russian occupiers against Ukraine will be documented. If you have been a victim of or witness to Russian war crimes against civilians, document it and send evidence to a single resource:

warcrimes.gov.ua

People who are given the floor in the joint marathon of Ukraine’s main TV channels should not broadcast any information about the country’s logistics centers, humanitarian convoys, centers for the supply and distribution of food, clothes and medicines.

This is what Russian Federation is now aiming for, Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the chief of the President Office appealed.

Russia activated its military provocations plan. Today its propaganda media announced that Russian territory next to the border was shelled with “Ukrainian” rockets, state of emergency was introduced there, reports the Center for Countering Disinformation with the Council for National security and Defense.

According to the announcements by Russian propaganda media, the state of emergency was introduced in the villages of Zhuravlevka and Nehoteyevka in Belgorod district of the RF. As a result of shelling “from the Ukrainian side” local people were injured.

According to Kremlin plans, such provocations must become the pretext to announce general mobilization.

It is not only Russian aircraft that are being burnt in Chernobayivka. The occupiers tried to distribute their humanitarian aid, no one took it. They left it and drove away. The locals came and burned it.

Battle for Bashtanka, Mykolaiv Region. A 78-year-old man took a Molotov cocktail and set a Grad rocket launcher on fire.

Ukraine has received 50 ambulances from international partners, the Health Ministry has said. Mercedes vehicles are highly cross-country capable, with the appropriate level of protection and life-saving equipment needed in combat situations. The ambulances can evacuate up to four wounded simultaneously.

The ambulances will be handed over for the needs of the AFU.

President Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Boris Johnson.

"Received assurances of his support on the eve of tomorrow's important meetings. Discussed with the British prime minister the course of hostilities and defence assistance to Ukraine. Together we will win," Zelenskyy tweeted.

Had a phone conversation with @BorisJohnson. Received assurances of his support on the eve of tomorrow's important meetings. Discussed the course of hostilities and defense assistance to Ukraine. We will win together.

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 23, 2022

Video of Ukrainian defenders striking Russian Armed Forces from Operational Command South. 

Since 22 March, any legal goods brought into the customs territory of the country are considered as humanitarian aid. When importing these goods, only one document needs to be filled in - the declaration, which can be found here.

The "recipient" box is to be filled in by the carrier himself, no other documents are required.

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the chief of the President Office: "28 days of the war were not enough for us to understand the main thing: Russia is no longer fighting against the Ukrainian army, but only against our logistics centers, humanitarian convoys, centers for the supply and distribution of food, clothing, medicine. And against the civilians, willing to flee the sites of the battles or the perimeter".

Syria fails in its plan to engage fighters in the war in Ukraine on Russia's side. Russian General Alexander Zhuravlev, who serves as commander of the Russian grouping in southern Syria, has met with Nasim Abu Irra, a Syrian colonel in charge of the 8th Brigade in Dera province, and demanded that he provide a list of fighters ready to fight against Ukraine.

The Syrian colonel did not provide a clear answer to the Russian and promised to get in touch after consultations "with other members of the 8th Brigade leadership".

The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine notes that, to date, the Syrian authorities' promises of systematic mercenary deliveries to the Russian Federation have not been kept; most Syrian soldiers are not prepared to risk their lives for the sake of phantom money.
It is known that Russian operatives are also trying to negotiate the recruitment of mercenaries from the 16th Brigade of the Syrian Arab Republic.

Ukrainian guerrillas continue giving "nightmare" to the rear units of the enemy. Enemy ammunition and weapons will be useful for further fight against Russian invaders - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The SSU is massively detaining collaborators and enemy agitators, with whose help the Russian Federation has once again begun testing the idea of creating "Novorossiya".

In Slovyansk, police detained a "pax russica" fan, a janitor, who was posting videos on her own social media page about the situation in the city and urging the Ukrainian Armed Forces to lay down arms and surrender to the enemy. The woman spoke about the movement of military equipment, its dislocation and roads through which it is possible to enter the city. 

The curfew in Kyiv will be in place every night from 2000 to 0700. Public transport, shops, pharmacies and other establishments can work during the day from 0800 to 1900 – Kyiv State City Administration.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the French National Assembly today, 23 March.

US President Joe Biden: “I’m on my way to Europe to rally the international community in support of Ukraine and ensure Putin pays a severe economic cost for his war of choice”.

The units of the Air Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively moving forward every day, professionally destroying the forces of the Russian invaders. Several enemy armored vehicles were destroyed by the Stugna-P export anti-tank systems with an Arabic interface near Makariv in the Kyiv region.

We welcome any creativity on the part of the Russian soldiers when they surrender. Don’t stop! — AFU Strategic Communications department.

In Sieverodonetsk, gas supply has been restored in another 23 houses. Workers have repaired the network damaged by the Russian shelling. Residents of 14 apartment blocks and 9 houses are supplied with gas again.

Yesterday, gas supply was restored in another 15 apartment blocks in Sieverodonetsk, Luhansk Regional State Administration reports.

Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Arvydas Anušauskas and Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Sofiyska Square in Kyiv:

60 tons of food, medicines, and hygiene products have been delivered to Luhansk region. The head of the Regional State Administration, Serhiy Haiday, urged the residents to come and get the humanitarian aid at the local distribution centres. “Last night, Luhansk region had potatoes and meat for dinner, and today, people had rice with canned food.”

In the border villages of Chernihiv region, the occupiers are distributing propaganda leaflets. They claim that the Russian Federation is not waging war against the civilians and guarantees safety and freedom of speech.

"Ukrainian people do not believe these claims, because they see and know that the deceitful invaders cannot be trusted, and that their words are worth nothing. So, "Slavic brothers", you can freely follow in the direction of the Russian warship,” Operational Command “North” said.

NATO will help Ukraine with cyber security, as well as equipment to guard against chemical and biological weapons, as well as radiological ("dirty bomb") and nuclear threats, Stoltenberg said.

Belarus unilaterally shut down the Ukrainian consulate in Brest and demanded that the Ukrainian embassy in Minsk shall be downsized. Twelve Ukrainian diplomats were ordered to leave the territory of Belarus within 72 hours.

The Russian occupiers are planning to put rubles into circulation in Kherson region starting from April 1, a local deputy says.

During Russia's all-out war against Ukraine, almost half (44%) of Ukrainians had to temporarily separate from their families. The largest share of these people live in the east (54%) of the country, the smallest share - in the west (39%). Among the young people, 50% have become separated.

In addition to being separated from their families, one in five Ukrainians (19%) was forced to leave their town/village during the war. Most of these people were living in the east. At the same time, the absolute majority of them (93%) are planing to return home after the war.

An armoured Gelandwagen seized from a criminal mastermind during the storming of Irpen saved the lives of four members of the Kord police special forces.

The cost of such a car is at least $500,000. It was in custody at the SETAM site.

The Russian invaders confess to their families that the war in Ukraine has topped their losses in Chechnya, and the resistance has exceeded that in Syria. They have sheer hate toward their government and understand that nobody treats them as humans.

Craving for survival, the Russian servicemen even resort to shamanic rituals, prayers, and church candles and try to dodge the service. In a phone conversation intercepted by the Security Service of Ukraine, an invader confesses that he’s drunk more vodka than in his whole life before.

In Enerhodar, the locals have knocked down a flagpole with an illegally installed red flag and burned it — Enerhoatom.

In Chornobaivka, Kherson Region, they burn the so-called Russian "humanitarian aid" — video.

"Today, many members of the General Assembly are really scared. They are scared by their prospects, scared by the impertinent actions of the Russian Federation," said Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Serhii Kyslytsia.

In Moscow, Russian oligarch Petr Aven met with Kazakh billionaire Aleksandr Mashkevich. During their meeting, Aven said that Russian oligarchs were extremely annoyed with Putin’s policies. The sanctions imposed on Russia and specific businessmen over the war in Ukraine have severely affected the wealth of Russian billionaires. Some oligarchs are discussing the possibility of physically eliminating Putin - Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

In Mariupol, Russian army destroyed Arkhip Kuindzhi Memorial Apartment-Museum. In this museum, there were exhibited original works from some world-famous artists.

National Union of Artists of Ukraine informs that at the moment, there were no original works by Kuindzhi. However, there were original works by Aivazovsky, Glushchenko, Yablonskaya, Deregus and others. The museum's collection totals to about 2000 exhibits.

Operational Command North: In the Kharkiv region, Air Defense Forces of Ukraine downed another two enemy aircraft.

"Azov" shared footage from Mariupol, the city destroyed by Russian invaders. "This is Mariupol today... It's been bombed by the enemy... But it is alive still. There are people who are still breathing. They are hungry, and they are hiding in the cellars of half-destroyed buildings. Their hearts are beating, trapped in the rubble, but hoping to be saved. Our Mariupol is still feeling pain from air bombs and artillery. It is still a living organism waiting for salvation."

Це Маріуполь сьогодні. Наче мертве, розстріляне ворогом місто. Але воно ще живе. Там дихають люди - голодні, в підвалах догораючих будинків. Їх серця ще б'ються під завалами з надією на порятунок. Маріуполь відчуває біль. Проте він все ще живий організм, який чекає на порятунок. pic.twitter.com/3aSjBitmXq

— АЗОВ (@Polk_Azov) March 23, 2022

National Police of Ukraine: International Police under the auspices of Europol will create an international informational platform to prevent human trafficking  aimed against Ukrainian refugees. The project is being developed together with law enforcement authorities from Austria, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary.

Ukraine's Zelensky and Ministry of Internal Affairs are getting requests to initiate Russia's suspension in UN, UNESCO, International Maritime Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Civil Aviation Organization.