MoD details training of heavy drone operators
The Ministry of Defense has provided details on the specific nature of the military specialty of unmanned aerial vehicle operators and their training.
War
Cognitive warfare plays crucial role in countering hybrid threats - NATO admiral
Without invoking Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, NATO is already responding collectively to hybrid threats by conducting localized “Enhanced Vigilance Activities” (eVA).
Ukraine’s ability to adapt becomes important lesson for NATO, says alliance admiral
Drawing on the experience of the war in Ukraine, the North Atlantic Alliance has launched a new training program for all NATO members titled “Audacious Training,” which involves Ukrainian experts to strengthen opposing forces for developing the adaptive capabilities of NATO forces.
General Staff confirms strike on oil refinery in Saratov
Overnight, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck facilities at the Saratov Oil Refinery in the Russian Federation.
General Staff: Defense Forces strike Russian command posts in Donetsk region
On March 21, Ukrainian defense forces struck a command post belonging to a unit of the Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies "Rubicon" and a command and observation post of a Russian Armed Forces unit in the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region, as well as a Russian Army repair unit in Zaporizhzhia.
Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration provides update on patients injured in drone attack
Medical personnel describe the condition of Zaporizhzhia residents injured in this morning’s attack as mild to moderate.
In Zaporizhzhia, injury toll after drone attack climbs to six, with two fatalities
In Zaporizhzhia, the injury toll in this morning’s drone attack has increased to six—one man and two women have sought medical attention.
Russian morning attack damage facility in Zaporizhzhia
Early this morning, the enemy attacked Zaporizhzhia. The residential sector and an industrial facility were damaged.
Russia reports massive drone attack; oil refineries and chemical plants targeted
Russian Telegram channels have reported a massive drone attack, which targeted, among other facilities, oil refineries and two chemical plants.
Air Defense Forces shot down 148 of 154 Russian drones
Air Defense Forces shot down 148 of the 154 drones used by the Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of March 20.
Russian forces attack energy infrastructure in Mykolaiv region, causing power outages
Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in the Mykolaiv region with drones overnight, resulting in power outages.
Russian forces shell energy facility in Chernihiv region, leaving most of region without power
Early Saturday morning, the enemy attacked an energy facility in the Nizhyn district of the Chernihiv region, leaving most of the region without power.
Admiral Pierre Vandier, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
War in Ukraine has triggered a new era for NATO
Russian forces attack two districts in Dnipropetrovsk region ten times, fire station damaged
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian troops have attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts ten times; a fire station was damaged as a result of the enemy strikes.
In Zaporizhzhia, injury toll after drone attack climbs to three
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of casualties from a drone attack has increased to three—a 46-year-old man was wounded.
21,000 residents in Slavutych left without power following Russian attack
In Slavutych, Kyiv region, 21,000 residents were left without electricity following a Russian attack on Saturday morning.
War update: 161 clashes on front line, Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors see fiercest battles
Over the past 24 hours, 161 combat clashes took place between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Russian troops. The enemy attacked the most in the Pokrovsk, Kostiantynivka, and Huliaipole sectors.
Invaders kill five and injure 14 residents of Donetsk region
Russian invaders killed five and wounded 14 residents of the Donetsk region over the past day, on March 20.
Russian military loses 1,240 soldiers and one helicopter over past day
Total combat losses among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to March 21, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,286,940 personnel, including 1,240 over the past 24 hours.
Two civilians killed and others injured in drone attack in Zaporizhzhia
On the morning of March 21 in Zaporizhzhia, two civilians were killed and two children were injured in a drone attack.
Unmanned systems in Belgorod sector strike “ Solntsepyok,” “Acacia” SPG, and enemy armored vehicles
In the Belgorod sector and in the border areas of the Kharkiv region, operators from the 429th “Achilles” Unmanned Systems Brigade destroyed a number of Russian military vehicles, including TOS-1A ‘Solntsepyok’ multiple rocket launchers and 2S3 “Acacia” self-propelled howitzers.
Enemy shelling in Izium causes casualties, power outages, and building damage
As a result of heavy enemy shelling with guided aerial bombs (KABs) in Izium, there are casualties, power outages, and damaged buildings.
Russian agent detained in Kharkiv for plotting terror attacks in city center
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police have thwarted new attempts by Russian forces to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in Kharkiv. As a result of preemptive actions, an agent of the Russian Federation who was preparing explosions in the city center has been detained.
20 March 2026
General Staff: 146 clashes on frontline, heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk axis
There were 146 combat engagements along the frontline as of 22:00 on Friday, with the heaviest fighting recorded on the Pokrovsk axis, where Russian forces launched 28 assaults on Ukrainian positions.
Russian forces intensify pressure across multiple frontlines as weather shifts – Syrskyi
Russian forces have intensified pressure across several sections of the front following changes in weather conditions, with the number of combat engagements exceeding 200 for several consecutive days.
Zelensky awards soldiers who destroyed Russian Ka-52 helicopter with FPV drone
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded the Order of Courage, 2nd class, to servicemen of the Unmanned Systems Forces who destroyed a Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter in the Donetsk region using an FPV drone.
Light aircraft crashes near Moscow, reports suggest Russian air defense mistook it for drone
A light aircraft that crashed in the Moscow region on Friday, March 20, may have been mistakenly shot down by Russian air defense after being misidentified as a drone.
Russia attacks Naftogaz facilities in Poltava and Sumy regions overnight
On the night of March 20, Russian forces struck oil and gas facilities of the Naftogaz Group, with drone attacks hitting several assets in the Poltava and Sumy regions.
Russian forces carry out nearly 30 attacks on Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery and drones
Over the course of the day, the Russian army launched almost 30 strikes using artillery and UAVs on the Nikopol, Synelnykove, and Kryvyi Rih districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region.