Russian propaganda launches large-scale disinformation campaign against Ukrainian forces in Sumy region
Russians have fabricated news reports from Ukrainian regional media outlets in attempt to discredit Ukraine's defenders
30 March 2026
Russians have fabricated news reports from Ukrainian regional media outlets in attempt to discredit Ukraine's defenders
On Sunday, March 29, in the Chernihiv region, a girl born in 2010 was injured as a result of Russian attacks; residential buildings, a kindergarten, a museum building, and businesses were damaged.
Over the past 24 hours, Russians attacked the regional center and 19 other settlements in the Kharkiv region, leaving eight people injured.
Air Defense Forces shot down 150 of the 164 drones used by the Russian troops to attack Ukraine since the evening of March 29.
On March 29, a total of 147 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops were recorded on the front line.
Russian forces struck 25 settlements in the Sumy region over the past day, leaving three people injured.
In the Kherson region, one person was killed and three others were wounded as a result of Russian aggression over the past 24 hours.
Russia suffered approximately 1,296,700 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and March 30, 2026, with 870 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Over the past 24 hours, occupying forces launched 823 attacks on 38 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. One person was killed and four others were injured as a result of enemy attacks in the Zaporizhzhia and Polohy districts.
Soldiers of the Apachi unmanned systems battalion of the 81st Separate Airmobile Slobozhanska Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian crossing over the Bakhmutka River in the Sloviansk direction.
Russian forces struck a critical infrastructure facility in the city of Chernihiv.
Servicemen of Russian Armed Forces are more and more often taking their own lives after being wounded or while surrounded by swarms of drones.
Power restriction schedules will be in effect for industrial consumers across all regions of Ukraine on the evening of Monday, March 30.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement destroyed three mobile communication towers equipped with electronic warfare antennas on Russian territory; these antennas were disrupting the flight of Ukrainian drones.
29 March 2026
A six-year-old girl who was injured during Russia's March 28 shelling attack in the Znob-Novhorodske community of the Sumy region remains in extremely critical condition in hospital.
A total of 123 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded as of 22:00 on March 29, with the enemy showing the highest activity in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and King of Jordan Abdullah II discussed potential cooperation in the security sector.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has stated that there is no military threat following the discovery of several drones over the country on Sunday, March 29.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have demonstrated how they eliminate small infantry groups of Russian troops near Fedorivka Druha in the Donetsk region.
On Sunday, the United Arab Emirates’ air defense intercepted 58 aerial weapons launched from Iran.
Throughout the day on March 29, Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 30 times. Four people were injured, and residential buildings were damaged.
In the village of Pryozerne in the Kherson region, buildings of the Annunciation Convent were damaged as a result of Russian shelling on March 29.
Russian forces dropped an aerial bomb on Kramatorsk, killing three people—including a teenager—and injuring seven others.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, a woman was killed, and two men were wounded as a result of Russian shelling.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have attacked Naftogaz Group production facilities in the Sumy region using drones.
At the G7 summit in France, U.S. partners assured that they have no plans to redirect weapons intended for the PURL program. Also, another country has expressed its desire to join the program to procure weapons for Ukraine.
On the night of March 29, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck the locations of the Russian Army’s BM-30 Smerch/Tornado-S multiple rocket launchers in the temporarily occupied Crimea and fuel tanks in the temporarily occupied part of the Luhansk region.
Ukraine has proven its importance not only for European security but also for broader regional processes, particularly in the Middle East; Ukrainian drones and countermeasures are, in fact, a strategic resource that must be harnessed for the national interest.
Over the past week, the Russians have launched over 3,000 drones, more than 1,450 guided aerial bombs, and 40 missiles of various types at Ukraine.
Over the past week, the Russians have launched over 3,000 drones, more than 1,450 guided aerial bombs, and 40 missiles of various types at Ukraine.