https://www.unian.info/war/1833906-...hospital-two-in-critical-condition-video.html
Chief Physician of Dnipro Regional Mechnikov Clinical Hospital Serhiy Ryzhenko says that two out of the five wounded Ukrainian soldiers who have been taken to Dnipro hospitals in the past 24 hours are in a critical condition, according to 112 Ukraine TV channel.
"Five people have been taken over the past week, three of them are in a serious condition, while another two soldiers are in a critical condition. We are doing our best, complex surgeries for several hours. We have vacated several medical wards and are waiting for soldiers," he said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the situation was most tense in the Mariupol sector where enemy infantry attacked the Ukrainian Marines' fortified positions near the village of Vodiane on Monday morning. Having been repelled, the enemy started to shell Ukrainian positions from Grad MLR systems, and 152mm and 122mm artillery systems.
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https://www.unian.info/war/1834126-...racked-amid-russian-aggression-in-donbas.html
Adviser to the SBU chief Yuriy Tandit claims that 3,136 Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian hostages have been released or tracked since Russia has unleashed aggression in Donbas.
"An important figure: I'm talking about this for the first time – 3,136 people were released or spotted, 416 people are reported missing. We must also remember about them," he said on Ukrainian TV Channel 5.
At the same time, Tandit stressed that the number of Ukrainian hostages was growing. "Unfortunately, the number of hostages is on the rise today, 118 of our heroes are illegally held hostage in Donetsk and Luhansk," he said. The whereabouts of only 60 of them have been confirmed, he said.
In addition, Tandit noted that Ukrainian MP Nadiia Savchenko's publication of the list of prisoners of war had only complicated the exchange process.
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https://www.unian.info/war/1833624-ukraine-reports-60-enemy-attacks-3-kias-9-wias-in-last-day.html
Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 60 times in the past 24 hours with three Ukrainian soldiers reported as killed in action (KIA) and nine as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.
The situation was most tense in the Mariupol sector where enemy infantry attacked the Ukrainian Marines' fortified positions near the village of Vodiane on Monday morning. "Having been repelled, the enemy started to shell Ukrainian positions from Grad MLR systems, and 152mm and 122mm artillery systems," the ATO HQ said.
The Ukrainian positions near the villages of Lebedynske and Talakivka also came under fire from heavy artillery systems. The occupiers used 120mm and 82mm mortars against the defenders of the town of Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Shyrokyne, Mykolaivka, and Novotroyitske. Additionally, small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers of various systems were used to attack the defenders of the villages of Shyrokyne, Vodiane, Novotroyitske, and Hnutove. The Russian occupation forces also opened fire from infantry fighting vehicles and tanks on the Ukrainian Marines in Shyrokyne.
In the Donetsk sector, the militants fired mortars on the Ukrainian fortified positions near Butivka coal mine, and the villages of Luhanske and Kamianka. The enemy also used machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars and tank shells near the town of Avdiyivka.
In the Luhansk sector, the invaders opened fire from grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms on the Ukrainian positions near the villages of Troyitske, Novozvanivka and Novo-Oleksandrivka, as well as anti-tank guided missiles on the defenders of the village of Triokhizbenka.
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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/410405.html
As a result of a military clash between soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and militants in the vicinity of Vodiane of Volnovasky district of the Donetsk region, eight militants were killed and 16 wounded on Monday, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters reports.
"According to the updated information, as a result of the battle between the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders, which took place in Mariupol sector near the village of Vodiane, the enemy suffered significant losses. According to the intelligence service, eight mercenaries were killed and 16 more were wounded," a message, posted on the press center's Facebook page on Monday evening, says.
As earlier reported, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven were wounded by shelling from combined Russian-separatist militant groups near the village of Vodiane in Donetsk region.
"At 09:30 [a.m.] near Vodiane two enemy groups numbering up to 40 individuals approached our positions. Ukrainian troops repelled the enemy, which retreated. At the same time, Ukrainian units moved forward. The enemy then used multiple-rocket launch systems and heavy artillery and retreated to its positions.
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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/410410.html
As many as 3,136 Ukrainian citizens have been freed from captivity or found since the start of the Donbas hostilities, while 416 others have gone missing, advisor to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) chief Yuriy Tandit said.
"Regretfully, the number of hostages has been growing," with 118 persons being illegally held in Donetsk and Luhansk at the moment, Tandit said. "However, the confirmed number of [...] our hostages stands at 60," Tandit said in a program aired by Channel 5 on Monday.
"There is another important number, and I am saying this for the first time:
3,136 persons have been either released or found [throughout the period of hostilities], and 416 persons are listed as missing," Tandit said.
In addition, he noted that the lists of Ukrainian hostages published by People's Deputy Nadia Savchenko only complicated the process of exchanging hostages.
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http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/410480.html
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and nine have suffered injuries in the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk said.
"Regrettably, we have suffered casualties in the hostilities over the past twenty-four hours: three of our servicemen have been killed and another nine have sustained injuries and combat traumas," Motuzianyk said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday.
The Ukrainian government forces suffered casualties in the Mariupol sector, which saw 28 attacks in the past 24 hours. In particular, Ukrainian military positions near Vodiane were shelled by mortars, cannons, and BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers for several hours. In addition, hostiles staged armed provocations in Talakivka, Lebedynske and Shyrokyne, he said.
In the Donetsk sector, the militants continued to shell Ukrainian government forces positions in Luhanske and on the frontline stretch between Kamyanka, Avdiyivka and the Butovka coalmine, using mortars and tanks, Motuzianyk said. Seventeen attacks were observed in the Donetsk sector, including seven employing heavy weapons, he said.
Attacks have also been resumed in the Popasna district in the Luhansk sector, Motuzianyk said, adding that mortars were fired in Troyitske, and gunfire was seen in Stanytsia Luhanska and Triokhizbenka, as well.
The attack mounted near Triokhizbenka damaged a power transmission line, and repairs have begun to resume power supply to the surrounding area. In all, 15 attacks were observed in the Luhansk sector, Motuzianyk said.
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On March 18, near Lebedynske village, Donetsk oblast, representatives of the Ukrainian military police found a cache with weapons and ammunition:
SKS carbine — 1 pc;
5,45 mm PS rounds — 537 pcs;
5,45 mm T rounds — 52 pcs;
7,62 mm rounds — 1 pc;
9 mm — 1 pc;
smoke pot — 1 pc;
smoke canister — 3 pcs;
marking smoke pot — 5 pcs; and
Mariupol city map — 1 pc.
PA Office of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
