UKRAINE WAR. The war in Ukraine enters its 25th day on Sunday. Russia says it fired hypersonic missiles again. A major metallurgical plant was destroyed overnight in Mariupol. The latest info.
The essential
- The war in Ukraine is still raging this Saturday, March 19, 2022, more than three weeks after the start of the invasion begun by Russia at the end of February. Follow the latest information live in our live.
- This Sunday, March 20, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that hypersonic missiles have again been used. They allowed the destruction of a Ukrainian fuel reserve: “A large fuel reserve was destroyed by Kalibr cruise missiles fired from the Caspian Sea, as well as by hypersonic ballistic missiles fired by the Kinjal aeronautical system from airspace Crimea,” he wrote in a statement.
- The situation on the ground is always critical. Mariupol authorities say a building housing 400 refugees was the target of shelling. No human toll has yet been released.
- On her Twitter account, Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko said that “one of the most important metallurgical plants in Europe has been destroyed”. This is the Azostal plant.
- The major cities of the country are still targeted by Russian bombardments on this 25th day of conflict.
- This Saturday, a military site was the target of new Russian bombardments in Mykolaiv, in the south of Ukraine. Several dozen deaths are to be deplored. In a video posted on the social network Facebook, the regional governor of Mykolaiv Vitaly Kim announced that the Russians “cowardly carried out missile strikes against sleeping soldiers. A rescue operation is still continuing”.
- The human toll of this war in Ukraine is already heavy. The UN estimated yesterday that at least 816 civilians have been killed since the start of the conflict. Among them, 59 are children. A very incomplete count concedes the organization. 3.2 million Ukrainians are said to have left the country.
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10:57 – Russian airborne unit reportedly destroyed by Ukrainian Armed Forces
This Sunday, the Ukrainian authorities announced that an airborne unit would have been destroyed by the Ukrainian armed forces. It would be the 331st Airborne Regiment of the Russian Kostroma Guards, reports the BBC. According to the Ukrainian general staff, this regiment would have been involved in fighting in the vicinity of kyiv. According to the updated report on their Facebook page, only one survivor would be counted among the members of this Russian unit.
10:42 – One of the most important metallurgical factories in Europe destroyed by the Russians?
On her Twitter account, Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko said that “One of the most important metallurgical plants in Europe has been destroyed”. This is the Azostal plant. for his part, the director of the factory declared on Telegram that the factory had been affected, without specifying the extent of the damage.
10:28 – A school housing 400 refugees was bombed in Mariupol
This Sunday, the city council of Mariupol claims that an art school housing 400 refugees was bombed by Russian armed forces. No human toll has yet been communicated, but victims would be well under the rubble according to the first information revealed by the local authorities.
10:14 – Russia says it used hypersonic missiles again
This Sunday, March 20, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that hypersonic missiles have again been used. They allowed the destruction of a Ukrainian fuel reserve: “A large fuel reserve was destroyed by Kalibr cruise missiles fired from the Caspian Sea, as well as by hypersonic ballistic missiles fired by the Kinjal aeronautical system from airspace Crimea,” he wrote in a statement.
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Since the start of the conflict, maps have played a key role in understanding the Russian military operation and in monitoring the situation in Ukraine live. Several press agencies, but also specialized institutes and French, Ukrainian and international media, offer maps and graphics updated daily. Some of these maps provide real-time tracking of the latest events, others focus on the major events of the past 24 hours.