Ukraine’s denazification operation: operational update March 17 (updated)

UKRAINE: Ukraine’s denazification operation: operational update March 17 (updated)

15:24 Human Rights Watch calls on Ukraine to stop publishing videos of Russian POWs and violating their rights.

15:10 The head of Chernihiv region has unpacked the humanitarian aid they received from the Kiev authorities. According to the head of the region, instead of oil, the package contained foam briquettes.

14:23 DPR Territorial Defense Headquarters: Ukrainian troops moved 17 child hostages to Lviv.

13:30 Social media: Ukrainian Armed Forces moved three artillery pieces towards Zhuravlyovka Hydropark via Solidarnost Street in Kharkiv. Half an hour later, the guns were destroyed by spot fire from the Russian Armed Forces’ artillery.

13:11 Russia cannot accept UN international court’s demand to halt military operation in Ukraine – Dmitry Peskov says.

13:02 Russian Airborne Troops units have set up roadblocks to ensure the safety of the passage of military convoys and the movement of residents on roads in Kiev Region. Airborne troops have deployed platoon-size checkpoints on the most dangerous sections of roads. Particular attention is being paid to identifying and apprehending sabotage groups of Ukrainian nationalists who, disguised as civilians, attack civilians wishing to leave Kyiv and other populated areas through humanitarian corridors or on their own.

12:24 Ukrainian civilian corpse smoking after being shot by Russian military. Everything you need to know about the throw-ins about the killing of civilians by the Russian military in Ukraine.

12:03 Ukrainian nationalist positions destroyed in Kiev region. A video has been published by the Russian Ministry of Defence. The camouflaged fortifications were detected using a UAV. They were then hit with an artillery strike.

11:31 Information about what happened yesterday in Mariupol Drama Theater from Verkhovna Rada deputy Serhiy Taruta, with confirmation by neo-Nazi Botsman: it follows that the information dispersed by all Ukrainian media about the death of 1,500 people from start to finish turned out to be a lie.

11:27 Allegations that the Russian military was behind the strike on the Drama Theater in Mariupol are false – Russian Foreign Ministry.

11: 26 The Ukrainian flag has been removed over the building of the Kherson regional administration, which is occupied by Russian troops. It is unclear when this happened. A photo appeared in telegram feeds today.

11:25 Russian special operation in Ukraine not aimed at destroying that country’s statehood or overthrowing Vladimir Zelensky – Zakharova

11:23 Social media: Russian troops have entered Chuguev. Units of the Russian army have entered the town of Chuguev in Kharkiv Region. A photo taken by servicemen outside the local district police department has surfaced online. Apparently, the town has come under the control of the Russian army.

11:11 AFU abandoning equipment, retreating near Kharkiv. Near the village of Bobrovka, which is located one and a half kilometres from the Kharkiv circle, Ukrainian armed forces units have abandoned their BTR-4 “Bucephalus” armoured personnel carrier while retreating.

11:03 Kherson mayor keeps quiet about AFU shelling: A few days ago, the AFU made a suicidal attempt to break through from Mykolaiv to Kherson. As a result, ten Ukrainian tanks were destroyed by Russian artillery. Now, out of revenge, the Ukrainian fascists are shelling the suburbs of Kherson, including residential areas. Many houses have already been destroyed and some 15 civilians have been injured.11:02 And again from Kyiv: Again in the morning, an AFU battery fired in Kyiv and shelled a residential building in the Darnitsa district. Naturally, they are now screaming that it was a Russian missile that hit the house.

11:00 Russian Defence Ministry briefing on situation in Donbas: Russian aviation and air defence forces shot down Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters as well as 12 AFU drones in the past 24 hours. The Russian Defence Ministry will publish a new package of documents on the developments of Ukraine’s biolaboratories and provide the results of their expertise. A US project in Ukraine to carry highly pathogenic avian influenza has assessed the potential for economic damage in the process.

10:30 The Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant is under the reliable protection of Rosgvardia units.

10:18 An S-300 division of the AFU system has been destroyed over the past 24 hours – Russian Defence Ministry.

10:17 On the evening of 16 March, high-precision missiles struck an ammunition storage depot in the village of Sarny, Rivne region. Storages with missiles and ammunition, including missiles for the Tochka-U tactical complex, were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

09:28 The Defence Ministry has shown footage of the destruction of military storage facilities by Russian Su-25s. The attack aircraft flew at night at low and medium altitudes.

8:54 The Nazis are hiding for “quiet time” in a kindergarten, and in the comments they openly declare that for their twin brothers there is no peaceful place left in Ukraine except schools and nurseries. Planes arrive and multiply them by zero.

8:34 At a briefing, the Russian Defence Ministry listed regions of Ukraine where the population, according to their data, is in favour of “good relations” with Russia. These are the Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolayiv, Odessa, Poltava, Sumy, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Kiev and Zhytomyr regions. A total of 15 million people retain “strong ties to Russia” in these territories.

7:22 Rockets hit in Kharkiv region in Merefa – facilities where AFU was fortified.

2:00 Rockets hit targets near the town of Sarny. There were warehouses with small arms and ammunition.

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