Deputy prime minister: Russian occupiers forcibly move 45,000 residents of besieged Mariupol. According to Iryna Vereshchuk, Mariupol residents were deported to the Russian-occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast. Nearly 100,000 people still need urgent evacuation from the city.
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US Not Training Ukrainian Forces in Poland, Kirby States
Kirby asked if the US is training Ukrainian forces in Poland. Kirby: "We are not in a training environment in Poland with Ukrainians."
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Kirby: Russia’s invasion lacked proper logistics planning; Ukrainians show dexterity.
Kirby on the Russian invasion: We don't think they properly planned for logistics and sustainment for the operation. If they didn't they didn't do it very well. "You've got to credit the Ukrainians for some real dexterity," Kirby says.
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Movement of Russian troops around Kyiv and Chernobyl
At press briefing now: @PentagonPresSec says US sees Russia repositioning troops around Kyiv and Chernobyl. Likely going to Belarus to resupply before being redeployed to other locations.
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Russia returns to totalitarianism
“What is happening now cannot be compared with anything that happened before in #Russia, maybe anywhere in the world… when a country that left totalitarianism behind went back.” #RussianAggression https://
kyivpost.com/eastern-europe
/shattered-hopes-and-dark-days-for-longtime-russian-rights-activists.html
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Concerns about Russian railways aiding rapid troop movement in Ukraine
What I am worried about is that Russian railways will work like a charm and move a lot of troops very fast to the southern/eastern Ukraine. If they are faster than Ukraine, which I believe they could be, the UA might loose ground fast in those areas.
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Russia aims to blockade Kramatorsk and Sloviansk in Donetsk
General Staff: Russia aims to blockade two cities in Donetsk Oblast. As Russia relocates troops to eastern Ukraine, the occupiers aim to take control over areas in Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, as well as blockade the cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.
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IT cluster created in Zakarpattia, IT specialists promised draft deferral
An IT cluster is being created in Zakarpattia, and all IT specialists who move there are promised exemption from military service. This was announced by the head of the Zakarpattia Regional Military Administration, Viktor Mykyta, at a meeting with representatives of the IT sector. https://tech.liga.net/ua/ukraine/novosti/v-zakarpate-sozdayut-it-klaster-i-obeschayut-osvobodit-ot-prizyva-teh-kto-tuda-pereedet
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Analysis of BTG distribution after losses
Let's say 3 BTGs were eliminated, leaving 8 remaining. Now, suppose 4 of them held the area north of Ivankiv, leaving 4 in the south.
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Relatives of fallen Ukrainian soldiers sue Russia
In the aggressor country of Russia, relatives of soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine are filing lawsuits against Russian military leadership. This is reported in the operational information from the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff as of 18:00 on March 31.