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Heavy struggle for the city of Cherson: Ukrainian forces are fighting for the important city
Ukraine: This satellite photo from Maxar Technologies from March 16 shows destroyed Russian helicopters on a tarmac and the deployment of Russian ground forces at the Kherson airfield
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Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine has been raging for more than a month. The number of civilian casualties is growing. Follow the most important developments in the star-Live blog.
The Ukraine war enters its 31st day. The British government has sanctioned a further 65 individuals and companies in Russia in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Among them is the Russian armaments company Kronstadt, which produces the armed Orion drone and other unmanned aerial vehicles, according to an update from the British Ministry of Defense published on Saturday night.
Ukrainian forces, meanwhile, are struggling to retake the key southern city of Kherson from Vladimir Putin’s forces, according to a US Defense Department official. The Russian military no longer has such tight control over the city as before, which is why Cherson is now classified as a “contested area” again.
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Day 31 in the Ukraine War
Vladimir Putin has enacted another law against the spread of alleged fake news. Fines or imprisonment are now threatened not only because of “fake news” about the Russian armed forces, but also about the work of Russian state organs abroad, as the media in Moscow reported on Saturday. This applies, for example, to the work of authorities, embassies or trade missions, about whose work abroad the Kremlin believes that false information could be spread.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has warned against hasty and uncontrolled reports on arms deliveries or military actions in the Russian war of aggression. These would only play into the hands of the Russian side and help them “align actions more precisely,” said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar. It has already happened that “well-intentioned reports or reports published out of gratitude” about arms purchases or deliveries have led to either contracts being terminated or deliveries being prevented. “And so today, under conditions of war, we are trying to prevent any information leaking out about the aid we receive,” she said.
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the war in Ukraine is entering its 31st day. The Ukrainian military still believes that a large-scale attack by Russian troops on Kyiv is possible. To this end, the enemy is continuing to pull together strong forces, said Ukraine’s army chief of staff Olexander Grusewitsch. In addition, according to the findings of the reconnaissance in the Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, special units are being prepared for this mission. This information could not be independently verified. Recently, Ukrainian troops had managed to recapture several positions and towns in the Kyiv area.