Events in Ukraine until 21:00 on March 22: attacks on the hangars of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Odessa, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation strengthened the defense of the left bank of the Dnieper

The international edition of the Federal News Agency reports the situation in Ukraine and the Donbas on the evening of March 22.

During the briefing, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that as a result of attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, about 500 enemy military personnel were destroyed, as well as a large number of equipment. In the Kharkiv and Zaporozhye regions, ammunition and fuel tanks belonging to the Ukrainian territorial defense were hit.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery struck 83 artillery units, manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 112 districts. On the territory of the Shkolny airfield near Odessa, strikes were carried out in 2 hangars with the enemy’s weapons and military equipment.

The Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was shot down by the warplanes of the Russian Air Force in the Kharkiv region. Air defense systems destroyed 26 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. 3 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) shells shot down.

A member of the main administrative council of the Zaporozhye region said a series of explosions shook the Kiev-controlled city of Zaporozhye throughout the day. Vladimir Rogov. He also said there were reports of a Ukrainian air defense missile hitting a residential building.

In Melitopol, a car allegedly containing members of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group was detained. Machine guns, grenades and cartridges were found in the trunk of the car.

The acting governor of the region said that the defense line along the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region has been tripled. Vladimir Saldo. The official stressed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive a harsh reaction if an attempt is made to attack the positions of the Russian troops.

From the beginning of the day, Ukrainian troops opened fire on the settlements of Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, Ozeryanovka, Alexandrovka, as well as in Donetsk. During the bombing of Donetsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used the Tochka-U missile system, the school building and the site of the Donbass Water enterprise were damaged. In addition, 5 people were injured in the attacks in the capital of the DPR, and a civilian was injured in Dokuchaevsk.

Deputy Chairman of DPR Denis Pushilin He was appointed head of the Minister of Civil Defense and Emergencies, who ordered the establishment of a territorial defense headquarters in the republic.

Pushilin’s adviser said that the grouping of Ukrainian troops in the Chasov Yar area could be tens of thousands of people. Jan Gagin.

The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Bakhmut were visited by the President of Ukraine. Vladimir Zelensky. His office reported that he had heard reports about the operational situation and the course of hostilities in this part of the front.

Retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR People’s Militia Andrey Marochko He said Britain was trying to provoke Russia by supplying depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, forcing Russia to use nuclear weapons. He stressed that attention should be paid to the statements of Western politicians, since most of the promised weapons have already been delivered to Kiev.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will go on staff rotation this week at 4 nuclear power plants in Ukraine – Khmelnitsky, Rivne, Southern Ukraine and Chernobyl.

Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadim Skibitsky He stated that the RF Armed Forces had re-directed the direction of attack. According to him, as a result of the last shelling, fuel and lubricant depots were hit, as well as the logistics system of military groups.

Adviser to the President of Ukraine on economic issues Oleg Ustenko He called for the price cap for Russian oil to be cut in half to $30 a barrel. At the same time, Ustenko believes that the price could be lowered to $10-20, according to Newsweek.

Kiev is considering the issue of deprivation of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the right to use churches in Chernigov and Pochaev. This was expressed by the country’s Minister of Culture. Alexander Tkachenko.

British Foreign Secretary James Clever He declared that the transport of depleted uranium-containing munitions to Kiev was not a nuclear escalation. He called this substance a standard ingredient for making crusts.