Battle For Ukraine Day 34

What is happening on the frontlines of the war right now?

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been fighting Putin's troops for 34 days. Ukraine recaptured the city of Irpin, located near Kyiv. The fighting for Mariupol continues. Ukrainian troops hold the defence and even counterattack in the eastern and northern directions.

Charter97.org is broadcasting the 34th day of the war online. You can see the developments in Ukraine on March 27 in our previous online broadcast.

Special broadcast by Ukraine 24 TV channel

23:40 Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa addressed the member countries of the European Union and NATO with a proposal to return their diplomats to the capital of Ukraine.

23:27 A fighter of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces destroyed the Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter in the Kharkiv region.

23:14 The government has banned the export of rice, pasta, cereals and wholemeal flour from rye or barley, as well as spent grain from Belarus, MART reports. Restrictions were introduced for three months.

23:00 Zelensky's new appeal:

22:50 The mayor of Irpin: "The city is still being shelled by the enemy, there are a lot of tripwires, mines and unexploded shells in the city. I beg you — stay where you are now."

22:46 During the day, the fighters of the Joint Forces successfully repelled 4 enemy attacks, and inflicted losses on the Russian occupiers.

In particular, the Ukrainian defenders destroyed 7 tanks, 7 armored vehicles and 2 vehicles, as well as one enemy MT-12 anti-tank gun.

22:35 Residents of Irpin, liberated from the invaders, are meeting Ukrainian soldiers.

22:26 Belarusians are against the war.

22:18 Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov claims that the explosions near Belgorod are the result of a strike delivered by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"The 19th missile brigade delivered a precise strike with a Tochka-U missile at the depot of rocket and artillery weapons of the Russian Armed Forces in the Oktyabrskoye village near Belgorod. From these warehouses, Russia supplies ammunition for the murder of Ukrainians," said Yuriy Butusov.

22:14 In Russia, men older than (conscript age) continue to receive summonses from the military registration and enlistment offices: "We suggest you come in on military registration issues."

22:03 Ukraine will receive a loan of 300 million euros from the French Development Agency.

21:55 Residents of Russian Belgorod publish footage of explosions on social networks. There is no official information about what is happening there yet.

21:50 In Mykolaiv, Moskovskaya Street will be renamed in Mariupolska.

21:44 Mikhaylo Podolyak met with Khaluk Bayraktar and spoke about the fate of Russian tanks.

21:35 Belarusians told how they sort things out when everything around them rises in price.

21:28 A worthy response of the Ukrainian defenders from the Azov regiment to the "proposals" of the invaders to lay down their arms.

21:20 Polish retailer and clothing manufacturer LPP Group, which owns the Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito and Sinsay brands, has closed stores in Russia.

21:14 SBU counterintelligence detained a Russian saboteur in Volyn.

21:07 Poland adopted a bill that provides for an embargo on coal imports from the Russian Federation.

21:00 A video of farewell to Dzmitry "Terror" Apanasovich. The Belarusian soldiers honored the memory of Dzmitry.

20:52 14-year-old Yura from Bucha told how a Russian soldier killed his father when they went on bicycles for humanitarian aid.

20:46 The Pope donated ambulances to Ukraine. He personally funded the Fiat Ducato. The first ambulance has already arrived in Lviv and will serve the residents of the city.

20:38 French President Emmanuel Macron, during a telephone conversation with Putin, said that Western gas buyers would not pay for it in rubles.

20:32 "The Kremlin's plans have completely failed," Oleksiy Arestovich, advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, said. "Our forces are already liberating the Sumy region, part of the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. The Russian convoys are already leaving from there. This is a failure for them," he says.

20:25 In the Kyiv region, the Russian invaders fired at one of the warehouses. A fire broke out as a result of an enemy shell hit.

20:20 This is graffiti on Peace Square in Lyon, France.

20:04 In Mariupol, the invaders abducted the medical staff and patients of one of the maternity hospitals. In particular, more than 70 people were forcibly taken out of the city maternity hospital No. 2.

19:57 Footage has appeared on the Internet of the Russian troops retreating from Ukraine moving along the streets of Homel.

19:48 Because of the Russians, hundreds of millions of Europeans are threatened with radiation — the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

19:38 Yauhenia and Lyubou, daughters of writer and teacher Hanna Seviarynets, were expelled from the Faculty of Philology of the Belarusian State University. Earlier, they were detained at an anti-war rally on February 28 near the railway station in Minsk, and arrested for 15 days.

19:33 Johnson & Johnson announced the termination of shipment of personal care products in the Russian Federation. The company also increased donations for humanitarian aid to refugees from Ukraine.

19:23 Ukrainian farmers are sowing under flags.

19:18 What happened to the business of Belarusians in Kyiv because of the war?

19:10 A situation report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 March 29 has been published.

19:01 "The Russians don't abandon their people? They do, a lot. Especially when they hear the drone of the Kholodny Yar guys coming," writes the Third Force Telegram channel.

18:56 In Mariupol, after an unsuccessful "assault on an empty burned-out house," Ruslan Geremeev, a field commander close to Kadyrov and the organizer of the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, was seriously wounded.

18:48 The Office of the President of Ukraine explained what the next round of negotiations with the Russian Federation will depend on.

18:40 The EU Council adopted a plan for 10 points of support for Ukrainian migrants, Olena Zelenska reports.

18:31 The Rada of Ukraine has registered a bill banning the public use, production and distribution of the symbols "Z", "V" and "O" as an expression of support for the occupier.

18:26 Viktoryja Onakhava-Zhurauliova, a mother of many children from Pruzhany, was sentenced to three years of liberty restriction. There are 13 children in her family (9 adopted). Viktoryja was convicted for a post on a Telegram channel, which the court considered as "slander" against Lukashenka.

18:21 Putin sends very young soldiers to Ukraine for slaughter.

18:12 An 84-year-old pensioner in Lutsk brought a roll of a newspaper to the volunteers, which contained money for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"Do you know why Ukraine will win? Because Ukraine has millions of people who are ready to help and fight for our freedom as hard as they can. Today, 84-year-old Serhiy Verbitsky came to us and brought money "for the soldiers". 5,000 hryvnias, neatly wrapped in a piece of newspaper. The man was crying because of the war. He says that he was slowly collecting money to help the army. It is very important for him to contribute to the victory and help," volunteer Olga Valyanik said in a message.

18:07 Ireland expels 4 Russian diplomats.

17:55 Threatening with firearms, the occupiers kidnapped the head of the Holopristan City Council Oleksandr Babich. He is being held hostage.

17:48 The Belarusian Metallurgical Plant has been experiencing significant problems. It is even reported that the plant applied for bankruptcy.

17:39 Another T-72B3M tank "borrowed" from the Russian invaders.

17:28 CNN, citing senior sources in the US administration, reports that Russian battalion tactical groups have already left some areas near the capital of Ukraine. Intelligence called it a "major strategic shift." But they warned that the Russian troops could always deploy again if combat conditions allowed.

Today, after the talks in Istanbul, the Russian side announced that it is drastically reducing military activity in the Kyiv and Chernihiv areas.

17:12 The author of the phrase "Russian warship, go to **ck yourself" returned home. Border guard Roman Hrybov returned from captivity and received the award "Honoris Causa before Cherkasy Region".

17:07 Great Britain arrested the first superyacht as part of the sanctions against the Russian Federation. The ship probably belongs to one of the Russian oligarchs.

17:00 An explosion sounded during an interview with the mayor of Chernihiv on CNN.

16:54 The Netherlands is expelling 17 Russian diplomats.

16:50 In the Rivne region, the fire that arose last night after rockets hit the tank farm is still being extinguished. 67 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 17 pieces of equipment.

16:43 In Russia, cars continue to be damaged, on which Putin's Z's are glued.

16:38 An up-to-date map of the deployment of the occupation forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, according to British intelligence.

16:33 The commander of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade and the military personnel of the Kharkiv garrison under the leadership of General "Marcel" were the first to check the village of Mala Rohan, Kharkiv region, cleared of invaders.

16:28 New details of the "traumatologists case" have been revealed. It is reported about the detention of 25 to 50 doctors across the country.

16:22 Full video of the briefing of the Ukrainian delegation on the results of the next round of negotiations with the Russians in Istanbul.

16:17 Today, the Kastus Kalinouski battalion said goodbye to their comrade Dzmitry Apanasovich. He was killed the other day during the defense of Irpin near Kyiv. Heroes don't die!

16:12 The EU, following the G7, refused to pay Russia for gas in rubles, said European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer.

15:55 They want to exclude Russia from FIFA.

The option of suspending the membership of the Russian Football Federation is also being considered.

15:51 US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo: the US is preparing new anti-Russian sanctions designed to hit the defense supply chain.

15:42 "For the first ten days, we actually ran like rats." The SBU has published a new interception of the occupiers' conversation.

15:41 The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine has received a list of military personnel of the #54 training center for intelligence units who commit war crimes against the people of Ukraine.

15:31 The Russian occupier Andrei Ryazantsev, who in March, together with his colleagues, surrendered to the Ukrainian military, has become a new Internet meme.

The internet users create comic videos with the invader, making fun of his clumsy appearance in every possible way. By the way, he was even given the nickname "Chmonya".

15:21 U.S. Congressman of Indian origin, Ro Khanna, condemned India's position on the issue of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He also added that it is time for India to choose a side.

15:16 Binance transferred the data of the pro-Russian blogger Shariy at the request of the SBU.

15:09 Ukrainian journalists brought to light the head of Chechnya Kadyrov, who was earlier claimed to be in Mariupol. In a shot of the formidable Chechen leader praying surrounded by guards, the Pulsar logo is visible.

This is the proprietary fuel of the Russian Rosneft, which does not have gas stations in Ukraine.

15:06 Russian invaders, since the beginning of a full-scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine, have kidnapped more than 2 thousand children. The invaders continue to torture civilians. This was stated by President of Ukraine Zelensky.

14:58 The fulfillment of the defense order is disrupted in Russia due to the sanctions, according to Ukrainian intelligence.

It turned out that without mass purchases of Western technologies, materials and electronics, Russia is not capable of producing modern weapons.

14:53 Because of the sanctions, the fulfillment of the defense order is disrupted in Russia — Ukrainian intelligence.

14:49 The trademark of the Russian army — the KAMAZ Typhoon armored car — has turned into a charred tin can.

14:48 Russian Defense Ministry: Russia has decided to drastically reduce hostilities in the Kyiv and Chernihiv directions.

14:43 The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine (BEB) nationalized 7 trucks owned by companies from Belarus and Russia.

14:29 Mikhail Krutikhin, an economic analyst, a specialist in the oil and gas market, spoke about the decline in oil production in Russia.

"It's already 6% down. It will fall by 25% by the end of the year, and by 50% by the end of the next year. It is simply not allowed to be pumped into oil pipelines, because the receiving party does not buy it, even despite the $30 discount,” the expert says.

14:25 Ukrainian defenders liquidated Sergei Panov, the commander of the Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 21st Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. The invader was 32 years old. He was from the Orenburg region.

14:19 Turkish media report that the peace talks between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in Istanbul ended. The talks lasted about 3 hours.

14:12 French sporting goods network Decathlon announced the shutdown of stores in Russia.

14:11 Russia expels 10 diplomats, Meduza reports. 4 diplomats from Lithuania and 3 from Latvia and Estonia will leave the country.

On March 18, the Foreign Ministries of the three Baltic countries announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats.

14:08 Russians from the dubious organization "Free Citizens - Residents of Odessa" filmed a video in the Urals. You can see from this footage that occupiers allegedly fight in the Odesa region. However, the real filming location was already defined by the Ukrainian military. The representative of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Serhiy Bratchuk reported about it.

14:00 Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov showed how the Armed Forces of Ukraine are destroying Russian military equipment near Kharkiv.

13:58 Last night, Russian soldiers abandoned a military truck at the intersection of Internatsyianalnaia Street and Lenina Avenue in Homel and began to pick on Belarusian women.

Some girls and boys were walking down the street, the truck stopped and such dialogue took place:

— Come with us, we'll throw a party and talk.

The girls flipped the Russians off.

— Well, we'll come back from the war and you'll be ours

— If you get out alive.

13:46 The Pentagon will accelerate the production of Stinger and Javelin missiles, which Ukraine requested from the United States.

This is reported by CNN after considering a document detailing the weapons that Ukraine requests from the United States.

13:35 The RBC found more than 50 applications for registration of well-known trademarks in the Russian Federation, including Durex, Apple, BMW, Chanel, McDonald's. Piracy in action.

13:33 There was a video of the defeat of another column of Russian invaders by the Ukrainian military. The enemy could not withstand the blows of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

13:26 The Kastus Kalinouski Battalion said farewell to Belarusian volunteer Zmitser Apanasovich today. Eternal memory to the hero!

13:21 The Security Service of Ukraine intercepted a conversation of officers of the Russian army. One of them was giving orders to another to destroy three Ukrainian villages together with the civilians in the Sumy region.

13:12 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: They cannot equip even one battalion-tactical group in the fleet because of the failures of servicemen in the Russian Federation.

13:04 Today, for the first time in a long time, the Russian media showed the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Shoigu.

13:02 Colonel Denisa Kurilo, the commander of the 200th Motorised Rifle Brigade, was liquidated near Kharkiv.

12:58 The occupier from the Russian Federation, who was captured by the defenders of Ukraine, believes that it is better in Ukrainian captivity than in the Russian army.

12:57 The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the destroyed Russian vehicles near Trostianets.

12:55 The moment of approach and hit of a cruise missile in the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration in the video. 18 people were rescued from the rubble of the building.

12:40 The Russian occupiers themselves say that they are exhausted by the war against the Ukrainian Defence Forces. They record videos complaining about long fights and huge losses in their ranks. Some of these videos were posted on the Telegram channel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

12:30 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine advised colleagues "not to eat anything and not to drink" at talks.

Before the start of today's talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba advised everyone who is going to attend the talks with Russia not to eat or drink anything, and to avoid touching surfaces if possible.

12:25 The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the enemy vehicles destroyed near Huliaipole.

12:16 The Armed Forces of Ukraine made Cargo 200 out of the commander of a platoon of the Russian Federation and a whole "brigade" of foreign lieutenants. The geography of the occupiers' losses is impressive: from Yakutiya to Uryupinsk.

12:15 486 people involved in subversive activities have been exposed in Ukraine since February 24.

12:03 According to the Financial Times, the United States wants to take measures to limit Russia's ability to buy spare parts for military needs abroad.

11:54 Russia was pointing two X-type missiles at Lviv from Belarus. The missiles were shot down 30 kilometres away.

11:49 In Irpin, Russian occupiers killed the parents of the Principal Conductor of the Lviv Opera near their own house.

11:46 The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed the captured Russian tank T-7263.

11:42 Valery Gritsay, the enlistment officer from Yahotyn, Kyiv region, sends Russian soldiers to the war in Ukraine. The traitor lived for 30 years in Yahotyn, and now works as a military commissar of the Belgorod region.

11:36 Ukrainian military destroyed an UAV and a Su-34 aircraft over Izum.

11:34 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday morning that Germany had already cut coal imports from Russia.

11:29 Kaliningrad is left without defence. Units of the 18th Guards Division were transferred to the Kharkiv direction.

11:25 Ukrainian military showed the "marines" who protect the coast of Odesa.

11:19 “…Now they hit where it's possible. There is a residential area. They will be offended now and will start working," The Security Service of Ukraine publishes intercepts of conversations where the occupiers speak explicitly about their war crimes.

11:07 The US Senate is considering a bill with a proposal to transfer the arrested Russian assets to funds created to support Ukrainian refugees and restore Ukraine. At the same time, the authors of the proposal represent two different political parties.

11:00 The leader of the Okean Elzy band, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, called on Belarusians to speak their native language more often so as not to become “compatriots” with the Russians.

10:51 The head of the Chernihiv region said that they had their own places like Chornobayivka in the region.

10:46 The Territorial Defence fighters destroyed a Russian BTR-82 armoured personnel carrier in Malynivka.

10:36 This is what the building of the regional administration in Mykolaiv looks like. A Russian missile hit it this morning.

10:33 The Orlan UAV shot down by soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

10:29 Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated a group of officers of the Russian airborne troops.

Defenders of Ukraine liquidated:

Lieutenant Colonel Igor Zharov, a paratrooper from Kirzhach, Vladimir Region;

Captain Andrey Vyshegorodtsev. He supported the traditions of The 331st Kostroma Guards Airborne Regiment;

Captain Evgeny Rozhenko from the village of Makogonovo, Voronezh Region, Ministry of Internal Affairs.

10:25 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on foreign states to criminalise the use and public display of the “Z” symbol as a method for public support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

10:15 A Ukrainian anti-tank crew destroyed the Russian convoy with TOS-1A Solntsepek systems.

10:14 The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has suspended the membership of the national federations of Belarus and Russia.

10:12 Russians from different regions die in Ukraine. Alexander Podshivalov, 27-year-old senior lieutenant, a navigator from Chelyabinsk, in the photo.

10:04 Poland is ready to continue accepting Ukrainian refugees for as long as it takes.

Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Glinski stated this in an interview with Politico.

10:00 The head of the Mykolaiv region Vitaliy Kim said that the Russian missile hit the Regional Administration building.

9:49 Chinese Huawei refused to supply some parts of the equipment to Belarus. The equipment is necessary for the work of mobile operators.

9:48 The Pentagon estimated that the latest manoeuvres of the Russian army in eastern Ukraine indicate that the capture of Donbas has become a priority for them.

9:36 The Armed Forces of Ukraine stop the Russian occupiers, who run from the battlefield.

9:29 The Government of the United Kingdom calls on all state organisations to terminate agreements with Russia and Belarus.

9:23 Ukraine stops recognizing Belarusian "green cards", vehicle owners' civil liability insurance.

9:16 Hollywood actor Sean Pen arrived in Lviv on March 28.

He decided to help charitable organisations personally.

9:13 The losses of Russian fascists on the territory of Ukraine exceeded 17,000. Catastrophic figures for Russian occupiers.

9:12 Russian tanks are stuck in the mud. Ukrainian fighters have adopted them.

9:07 "When the Germans entered, they fired shots in the air but did not touch the people. And now they are shooting innocent children," the 84-year-old Ukrainian woman emotionally talks about the invasion of Putin's fascists.

9:02 British Defence Intelligence informs that the Russian occupation forces continue the offensive on Mariupol with persistent shelling. However, the city center remains under the control of Ukraine.

8:47 The number of children killed by Russian occupiers during the war in Ukraine.

8:46 A Russian missile hit the house of former Prime Minister Vitold Fokin in Kyiv.

8:45 Canadian oilfield services company Calfrac Well Services has left Russia.

8:38 According to Turkish media, Russian-Ukrainian peace talks will take place at the Ottoman Sultans Dolmabahce Palace on the European side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul.

8:34 The Air Force of Ukraine for the previous day hit 17 occupiers' targets: 8 aircraft, 3 helicopters, 4 UAVs of various types and 2 cruise missiles.

8:27 The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Poland was doused with red paint. The activists were carrying "Down With Fascism" signs there.

8:22 Ukrainian military has destroyed Russia's ‘Saratov’ large amphibious assault ship with weapons that were not designed for naval warfare. We are talking about tactical missile systems Tochka-U.

8:20 Photo in point: a destroyed tank of the Russian Federation against the background of the monument to the struggle against Nazism.

8:17 The separatist told how things really are with the supply of their "army".

8:13 Planes began to fly from Minsk to Kaliningrad. See what route they have.

8:10 The Armed Forces of Ukraine showed their trophy. Earlier, Forbes wrote that Ukraine now has more tanks than it was before the war.

8:09 The Armed Forces of Ukraine switched to counterattacks in some areas. Also, the Air Force of Ukraine struck at the occupiers' equipment and manpower.

This is stated in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of March 29.

The Joint Forces of Ukraine repulsed 7 enemy attacks in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions during the day.

"The Ukrainian Defence Forces Group continues to conduct a defence operation in the Eastern, Southeastern and Northeastern directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully hold back the enemy in all the directions, and in some areas, our troops carry out successful counterattacks," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine noted.

The enemy continues to insidiously launch missile and bomb strikes, trying to completely destroy the infrastructure and residential areas of Ukrainian cities. It concentrates on fuel storage, in order to complicate logistics and create conditions for a humanitarian crisis.

8:03 Fifty-eight Russian contract soldiers from the Kaliningrad region refused to go to the war in Ukraine.

8:01 Belarusian volunteers told how Zmitser Apanasovich died.

This is the third death in the ranks of Belarusian volunteers.

7:52 "We're wrong in this conflict, we're wrong, this is not our conflict. We don't see Nazis here." The truth by a Russian occupier. Another interception of conversations.

7:48 The Ukrainian Attorney General's Office opened more than 3,000 investigations into Russia's war crimes in Ukraine.

7:45 Russia Private Military Company the Wagner Group has deployed more than 1,000 mercenaries to eastern Ukraine.

7:39 Ukrainian fighters hunt tanks in Mariupol.

7:38 The largest bearing manufacturer in the world SKF has stopped its plant in Russia.

7:37 This is what Irpin looks like after being liberated from Putin's invaders.

23:59 Irpin, the city near Kyiv, has been liberated from Russian occupiers. This is stated in a video published on March 28 on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

23:48 Google has stopped licensing Russian Android smartphones. This means that Russian companies cannot produce Android smartphones with Android on GMS (Google services) for the Russian market.

23:38 New message by Volodymyr Zelensky:

Starting this week, we are creating a group of Ukrainian and international experts under the President's office for ongoing analyses of sanctions imposed against Russia and the actual results of the sanction.