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Ukraine destroyed a Tor-M1 air defense system near Korobkyne in occupied Luhansk and a Tor system near Balashivka in occupied Zaporizhzhia, along with an S-300 radar near Chervone in occupied Donetsk. Command observation posts near Stepne in occupied Donetsk and Bahate in occupied Zaporizhzhia were also struck, the General Staff confirmed.
Russia deployed a new AI-guided Lancet drone in a strike on Kyiv for the first time, with the drone coming down near the Monument of Independence. The possible launch point was Belarus, Defense Express reported.
❗️Russia has begun blocking Telegram, with 12,000 complaints filed in one day as the app became largely non-functional on home internet connections from Russian IP addresses. A full block is expected in early April. Russia also fined Telegram 35 million rubles for failing to remove prohibited content.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry reiterated it does not recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea on the twelfth anniversary of the illegitimate referendum, calling it a violation of international law and reaffirming support for Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Russia launched 211 Shahed, Gerber, Italmas, and other drones at Ukraine overnight and into the morning, with over 100 Shaheds among them. Ukraine's air defense shot down or suppressed 194. Sixteen drones hit 10 locations. The attack included an unusual morning wave targeting Kyiv region.
Russian social media channels have been promoting a fictitious "People's Republic of Narva" in eastern Estonia since early March, calling for sabotage and armed resistance. Estonian intelligence told Bild it cannot exclude the narrative is preparing a Russian incursion modeled on Ukraine 2014.
Ukraine's State Border Guard Service STRIX unit destroyed a Russian mortar, vehicle, field depot, and mobile fire group in Kharkiv region using drone strikes.
Kyiv's air defense shot down most targets approaching the capital during morning rush hour, with no casualties reported, the Kyiv City Military Administration announced. Russia's attack was the latest in a series of combined strikes on Kyiv and the region over recent days.
Russia launched a combined attack on Kyiv with Shaheds, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles targeting power stations, with air defense shooting down all four cruise missiles. A Shahed also struck a residential building in Kharkiv, with casualties reported.
Explosions in Tehran. One explosion struck very close to the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters, the command center for all Islamic Republic armed forces.
A drone strike on the Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Plant halted production in ammonia manufacturing workshops. The UralKhim facility was struck by drones for the second time on March 13.
A Russian Shahed drone struck a road with moving vehicles in Sumy.
❗️The IDF said it launched limited ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon to strengthen its forward defensive line and eliminate terrorist infrastructure.
The area in red is affected.