"It is highly likely that Russia will seek to divert combat power from the north to their offensive in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east" – British Intel
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Russia announces reduced military activity near Kyiv
On March 29, Russia announced that it would "fundamentally cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv." Pentagon press secretary John Kirby stated that troop movements near Kyiv are likely "a repositioning, not a real withdrawal." https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-29-22/h_1095de53c2282c9172d1c6f032672db7
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Ukrainian clergy shift allegiance from Moscow Patriarchate to Kyiv church
When #Putin began the #RussiaUkraineWar, he destroyed many things but none more completely than the Ukrainian #Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate whose clergy and laity have been transferring their allegiance to Ukraine's autocephalous church. https://
euromaidanpress.com/2022/03/30/lea
ders-of-moscow-patriarchates-exarchy-in-ukraine-shifting-allegiance-to-kyiv-lest-they-appear-enemy-collaborators/?swcfpc=1
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Ukraine restaure l’électricité pour 150 000 habitants
Ukraine restores power for 150,000 residents. After repairs by engineers, numerous settlements regained access to electricity on Mar. 28, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy. However, an estimated 831,000 Ukrainians in 1,491 settlements remain without access to power.
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Izyum lacks humanitarian convoy since March 14, crisis worsens
Izyum has not received humanitarian convoy since March 14. Max Strelnyk, a deputy of the Izyum city council, told the CNN on March 29 that the city has not received any food, water, or medicine since March 14 and that the humanitarian situation in the city worsens everyday.
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Hertling reups battlefield math thread: Ukraine will stand
On 24 Feb, I did a on battlefield math: resources & will, and predicting UKR would hold its own. I'm reupping it now, because some are now discussing "how did we get this so wrong ?" In reviewing the thread, I'm doubly convinced Ukraine will continue to stand.
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UN reports 3.9 million refugees from Ukraine, 2.3 million to Poland
UN: 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched full-scale invasion. More than 2.3 million people have left Ukraine for Poland since Feb. 24, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees office.
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UK concert raises £11.3 million for Ukraine humanitarian aid
Fundraising concert in the U.K. raises £11.3 million for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The lineup included Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, and Jamala, Eurovision 2016 winner representing Ukraine, who sang “1944,” about the forced deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union.
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UK: Russian offensive to encircle Kyiv almost certainly failed
In an update on March 27, the U.K. said that Russian setbacks and successful Ukrainian counter-attacks “mean it is almost certain that the Russian offensive has failed in its objective to encircle Kyiv.”
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Russia likely refocuses combat power to Luhansk and Donetsk
UK Ministry of Defense: Highly likely Russia will look to refocus combat power to their offensive in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions.