🔵20.03.2022
22:04 Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy and Finance of France
French authorities have frozen Russian assets for €850 million. According to the minister, after the creation of a special group, the French authorities blocked the personal accounts of Russians for €150 million, real estate for €539 million (about thirty objects) and two yachts for €150 million.
21:58 Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration
As a result of the Russian shelling in Donetsk region, 3 people were killed and 5 were injured.
21:11 Irina Venediktova, Prosecutor General of Ukraine
Six European countries have started investigating Russian war crimes.
“Six countries have already started investigating Russian war crimes: Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden. We are working closely with them to speed up the exchange of information and evidence”, Venediktova wrote.
20:41 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
OPERATIONAL SITUATION ON THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT as of 19:00 on March 20
The international art community is uniting around Ukraine. During the weekend, charity concerts were held in support of our state in Austria, Finland, Germany, Poland and other countries.
Ukrainians abroad and foreigners continue to take part in actions in support of our state, promoting the adoption of new sanctions and the provision of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Support the world
- On the eve of the meeting of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics called on the EU to strengthen sanctions against Russia and Belarus, including closing European ports to Russian ships.
- Legislatures in several states in the US, including California, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Mexico, Washington, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, approved the resolution in support of Ukraine.
Isolation of the Russian Federation
- France has frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia for more than € 22 billion euros
- The American IT company Netcracker is leaving the Russian market. The company stops sales and investments in Russia, as well as closes training centers and stops hiring people
- Swiss oil service company Weatherford has announced a halt to supplies and new investments in Russia
Assistance to Ukraine
- Australia will provide Ukraine with 70,000 tons of coal to strengthen energy security.
- UN Food and Agriculture Organization ready to support almost 23,000 Ukrainian farmers
- The second transport of Starlink satellite communication equipment has arrived in Zhytomyr
- UNICEF has raised $ 50 million in aid for Ukraine
20:19 State Emergency Service of Ukraine
In the Zhytomyr region, as a result of an air strike on the settlements of the Korosten district 13 buildings were damaged. Preliminary, three people were injured.
The fires caused by the shelling have been eliminated. SES units continue to dismantle debris of the damaged buildings.
19:43 Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration
Any communication with the humanitarian convoy heading to Vovchansk was cut off at the entrance to the temporarily uncontrolled territory. A humanitarian convoy of ambulances, buses and trucks headed for Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
19:04 Suspilne TV
In Chernihiv, a Russian shell hit a car delivering water to the civilians. According to the preliminary information, two people died and several were injured.
18:50 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Operational information as of 18.00 on 03/20/2022 regarding the Russian invasion
The twenty-fifth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military invasion continues.
The occupying forces lost their offensive potential, and their advance was halted in almost all directions. The enemy continues to suffer losses, has significant problems with staffing units and units with personnel and logistics.
The military commissariats of the Kuban, Primorsky Krai, Yaroslavl Oblast, and regions of the Ural Federal District are conducting covert mobilization measures to make up for the losses of russian occupation army personnel. However, the population of these regions does not want to take part in the war. There are mass cases of dismissal.
At the same time, russian propagandists began preparing the population of the russian Federation for a long war. Official communication channels spread propaganda about the alleged success of the so-called “special military operation”, public events are held in support of the war in Ukraine.
According to available information, during the visit of the head of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar to moscow, an agreement was reached to send Libyan “volunteers” to Ukraine to take part in hostilities on the side of the russian federation. The transfer of military mercenaries is likely to be carried out at the expense of the private military company “League” (formerly “Wagner”), aircraft of the russian Air Force.
Mobilization measures continue in the temporarily occupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. The management of educational institutions (technical schools, institutes) called students over the age of 18 for so-called registration. Today, the vast majority of personnel of the 1st AK are the mobilized population of the temporarily occupied territories. The moral and psychological condition of the personnel is extremely low, most of the mobilized have no experience and desire to take part in hostilities. The equipment of those called by the occupiers is outdated. In the units, which are based on those called to mobilize, panic spreads due to a large shortage of manpower, weapons and equipment.
The occupiers began replacing military units with Rosguard and police units in the city of Kherson.
During another attempt to attack Kyiv, the occupiers lost a combined detachment of the 6th Tank Regiment. Due to the active actions of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in some areas in the Brovary district, the enemy units remain cut off from the supply of fuel and food.
Ukrainian defenders continue to restrain the enemy, demonstrating examples of courage and heroism, and trophy equipment – to join the Ukrainian defence forces.
Let’s win together! Glory to Ukraine!
18:43 Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Center for Countering Disinformation reports a new information attack by the enemy. A huge number of disinformation publications and fake intrusions dispersed by “Ruscist” bot networks is registered. They all have one goal – to seed quarrels amidst Ukrainians.
17:54 Energoatom
On the Chornobyl NPP, a partial rotation of personnel and evacuation of persons who were on the territory of the occupied station was carried out. 64 people were evacuated. The staff spent about 600 hours in the workplace, performing their professional duties and maintaining an adequate level of safety.
17:35 Oleksandr Babych, Mayor of Hola Prystan, Kherson region
“The Russian military arrived at the Hola Pristan Public Order Protection Point and kidnapped two local civilians”, Babych said.
According to him, these people were accused of tracking Russian columns.
17:26 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
At least 902 civilians have been killed and 1,459 wounded during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
16:08 Le FigaroAfter the start of the war in Ukraine, France blocked the assets of Russian oligarchs for almost €850 million.
15:41 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk:
According to intelligence, along the route of the agreed humanitarian corridor Kharkiv-Mala Rohan in the temporarily uncontrolled territory, there are signs that the Russians are preparing to mine the road with the subsequent capture of the column.
15:18 State Emergency Service of Ukraine:
A fire broke out in a residential building in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv as a result of hitting downed missile fragments. Information about the victims is being clarified.
15:17 Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:
Russian invaders in Zaporizhzhia region are hiding begind refugees to shell Ukrainian positions and regroup. The occupiers are deliberately detaining columns of civilians, and forming their own column of armored vehicles in the forest strip adjacent to the Berdiansk-Zaporizhzhya humanitarian corridor.
14:29 Hromadske:
In Berdiansk on March 20, about 200-250 people went on a peaceful protest against the Russian occupation. The occupiers began beating and detaining them.
14:24 Ministry of Energy of Ukraine:
More than 278,000 consumers remain without gas supply in Ukraine. More than 1,336 settlements were cut off electricity, with a total of more than 1 million consumers.
14:00 Head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhii Haidai:
In Luhansk region, soldiers from the 24th Detached Mechanized Brigade destroyed the Russian fuel depot and liquidated some equipment.
13:52 Sister of journalist Olha Perepelytsia:
The Russians released Oleh Baturyn, a journalist from the Kherson region. They held him captive for almost eight days, beating, humiliating and threatening to kill him.
13:29 Mayor of Enerhodar Dmytro Orlov:
On March 20, the first deputy mayor of Enerhodar, Ivan Samoidiuk, was abducted.
12:32 Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine:
Putin and Shoigu are preparing to use minors in the war against Ukraine. The corresponding order “On the organization of involvement of members of the military-patriotic public movement “Yunarmiya” (Young Army Cadets National Movement) in conducting a special operation on the territory of Ukraine” was signed by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Shoigu. The order deals with the preparation of reports on the potential human reserve aged 17-18 to be involved in hostilities in the occupying army. “Yunarmiya” is a Russian children’s and youth military organization under the Russian Ministry of Defense.
12:24 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
Operational information at 12.00 on 20.03.2022 of the Russian invasion
The twenty-fifth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to the russian military invasion continues.
The state, position and nature of the actions of the defence forces have not changed significantly in the last 24 hours. Defenders of Ukraine securely hold the occupied areas and borders.
Due to heroic national resistance, russia did not achieve its aggressive goals in Ukraine.
At the same time, there is a threat of long-range high-precision missile strikes by the enemy, including the “Kinzhal” hypersonic missile system.
The next significant losses among the top management and command staff of units and military units of the russian federation were confirmed. During the fighting, the commander of the 346th separate special brigade from Prokhladny was wounded, the commanders of the 331st parachute landing Kostroma assault regiment were killed, “Forges of Commanders” – 247th Airborne Assault Caucasian Cossack Regiment from Stavropol; 6th Guards Tank Red Banner Regiment from Chebarkul.
Signs of preparation of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus for direct invasion of the territory of Ukraine have been recorded. The defence forces of our state are ready to fight back. The direct involvement of Belarusian troops in russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, against the will of ordinary soldiers and the vast majority of the belarusian people, will be a fatal mistake of Alexander Lukashenko.
In the Polissya direction, the enemy is trying to gain a foothold on the occupied frontiers, expects the group to strengthen due to the arrival of reserves, and is preparing to attack the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv.
The invaders resumed air reconnaissance and shelling of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the use of army aircraft and artillery.
There were no active offensive operations in the Siversky direction. The enemy continues to regroup and concentrate forces and means to resume offensive operations. According to the positions of the occupiers, our defenders inflicted a fire defeat. Having suffered numerous losses, the enemy is forced to move to the defence, resorting to mining.
The occupiers did not carry out active offensive operations in the Slobozhansky direction. On the territory of the Belhorod region, near the State border of Ukraine, positions of high-power artillery were found. The enemy did not abandon its intentions to establish control over the city of Izyum, but lost the combat capability of its units and was stopped.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy’s main efforts are focused on storming the settlements of Rubizhne, Severodonetsk, and Popasna. He tried to break through the defenses of our troops in the area of the settlement of Verkhnotoretske, suffered losses and was unsuccessful.
The blockade and shelling of the hero city of Mariupol continues.
There were no active offensives in the South Buh direction, the enemy moved to the defence in some areas.
12:06 Head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhii Haidai:
On March 11, Russian occupiers fired from a tank at a nursing home in Kreminna. 56 people died on the spot. The occupiers abducted 15 survivors and took them to the occupied territory in Svatove to the regional geriatric boarding school. It is still impossible to get to the site of the tragedy.
12:02 Azov Special Operations Detachment:
Mariupol was shelled by 4 ships of the Russian Navy.
11:41 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 20.03 were approximately:
- personnel ‒ about 14700,
- tanks ‒ 476,
- APV ‒ 1487,
- artillery systems – 230,
- РСЗВ / MLRS ‒ 74,
- anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 44,
- aircraft – 96,
- helicopters – 118,
- vehicles ‒ 947,
- boats / cutters ‒ 3,
- fuel tanks ‒ 60,
- UAV operational-tactical level ‒ 21,
- special equipment ‒ 12.
Data are being updated. The calculation is complicated by the high intensity of hostilities.
9:43 Representative of the initiative group Natalia Panchenko for European Pravda:
Ukrainian and Polish activists, demanding a total ban on trade with Russia, are blocking trucks carrying goods to Belarus and Russia. The queue of vehicles stretches for 45 km.
8:43 Mariupol City Council:
On March 19, the occupiers dropped bombs on the Art School #12 in the Livoberezhnyi district of Mariupol, where about 400 residents (women, children and the elderly) were hiding. It is known that the building was destroyed, and civilians are still under the rubble. Information on the number of victims is being clarified.
8:23 Office of the Prosecutor General:
115 children died in Ukraine as a result of armed aggression by the Russian Federation. More than 140 were injured. The largest number of victims was in Kyiv – 58, Kharkiv – 36, Donetsk – 29, Chernihiv – 30, Mykolaiv – 22, Zhytomyr – 15, Sumy – 14 and Kherson regions – 14.
7:57 Head of the Luhansk Regional State Administration Serhii Haidai:
12.5 thousand people were evacuated from Luhansk region through three humanitarian corridors.
7:13 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
Operational information at 06.00 on 20.03.2022 of the Russian invasion
The twenty-fifth day of the Ukrainian nation’s heroic resistance with the Russian military invasion continues.
The condition, position, and caracter of the actions of the defense forces have not changed significantly. Ukraine’s defense forces continue resist effectively to the occupiers. Three russian combat helicopters were shot down by the Air Defense of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During the day the enemy did not conduct active offensive operations, focusing on replenishing current losses, restoring partially destroyed equipment, transferring foreign mercenaries to border areas with Ukraine, solving chronic logistics problems of the occupying forces that operating in Ukraine.
The occupiers use terrorist methods to impose a brutal administrative and police regime, deliberately creating conditions for a humanitarian crisis in the temporarily occupied territories.
So, last night to the Kherson area from the city of Apostolovo of the Dnipropetrovsk region 14 trucks with foodstuff and medicines of the first necessity had been moved. The russian occupiers did not give access to humanitarian convoy for moving without reason.
In this way occupiers try to force the local population to collaborate. At the same time, the invaders are distributing leaflets with proposals to appeal to the occupation administration, citizens are promised to cancel credit debts, and local entrepreneurs are given preferences in doing business.
It became known that just one serviceman from the combined detachment of the 331st Guards Parachute Landing Kostroma Regiment, which took part in the fighting in the Kyiv direction, survived, and he is in hospital.
Against the background of similar circumstances, the command of the russian Black Sea Fleet is urgently taking measures to replace 130 defectors-contractors of the 810th Marine Brigade with 7 paratroopers. The FSS decides on their further service.
In addition, in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region, russian curators announced another wave of mobilization to replenish the 1st Army Corps. The maximum age of the demobilized has been raised to 65 years. The same is expected for the TOT of Luhansk region, given that trucks filled with killed in actions soldiers arrive daily from the area of the 2nd Army Corps to the settlements of Luhansk, Sorokine and Dovzhanske.
russian terrorist forces continue to violate openly International Conventions on the Rules of War. The facts of using the uniform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to carry out subversive and discrediting actions by russian saboteurs are being recorded.
00:30 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Operational information at 24.00 on 19.03.2022 of the Russian invasion
The twenty-fourth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian nation to the full-scale armed aggression of the russian rederation is coming to an end.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continues its defense operation in the Eastern, Southeastern and Northeastern directions. Measures of the martial law regime, stabilization actions, and territorial defense tasks are being carried out.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repulses concentrated missile and air strikes and air attacks of the enemy, air cover of densely populated cities, important industrial facilities of Ukraine and troops operational groups.
In the southern direction the front line of defense was restored along some borders. In this direction the enemy is forced to regroup, deploy additional reserves, take measures to restore the combat effectiveness of units.
In the Donetsk direction russian occupation forces are conducting assaults and fire.
In the Volyn and Polissya direction the enemy did not carry out the active action, building fire control systems, engineering support and logistics in preparation for the attack on the city of KYIV.
Offensive operations are also not underway in the Siverski and Slobozhansky directions. Enemy forces are shelling Ukrainian settlements.
In the direction of IZYUM the enemy tried to break through the defenses of our troops, but was unsuccessful, the assault units of the invader were actually destroyed.
The occupiers suffer significant losses. The moral and psychological condition of the personnel is low and deteriorating with each passing day of hostilities. Punitive units of the Rosguard involved in hostilities have lost a significant amount of weapons and military equipment. Recovery of losses is due to outdated and partially defective equipment.
The commandant’s office of the russian city Belgorod is investigating case about 10 servicemen of the 138th Motorized Rifle Brigade who took part in the offensive in Kharkiv and, due to heavy losses, refused to take part in hostilities and incited the rest to return home.
It is noteworthy that the head of the 652nd IPSO group of the russian terrorist forces was severely reprimanded for his weak work on the creation of the so-called “Kherson People’s Republic”. The Kremlin leadership is not satisfied with the fact that due to popular resistance there is not even a conditional demonstration “picture”.
