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[00:04:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Russian forces shell 4 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces shelled Krasnopillia, Khotyn, Shalyhyne, and Novoslobidske in Sumy Oblast on March 15, destroying civilian infrastructure, the Sumy Oblast regional administration reported. No casualties were reported.

[01:49:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Governor: Less than 3,000 residents remain in Bakhmut. Less than 3,000 residents, including 33 children, remain in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said. “There are people who absolutely refuse to leave,” he said, noting that evacuation efforts are ongoing.

[03:49:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ISW: Wagner Group offensive on Bakhmut appears to be nearing culmination. The number of attacks in and around Bakhmut has significantly decreased, particularly over the last few days, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment on March 15.

[03:49:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: The experts believe "the Wagner offensive will not be sufficient to seize Bakhmut."

[05:04:38] Twitter DefenceU: RT @AnitaAnandMP: At the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, I announced a new package of Canadian military aid to Ukraine. ✳️ First, we will donate approximately 8,000 rounds of 155 mm ammunition, as well as 12 air defence missiles to sustain the air defence systems currently deployed in Ukraine.

[05:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡UK estimates 20,000–30,000 Russian forces have been killed, wounded in Bakhmut since May. A U.K. official said during his speech in Vienna on March 15 that Russian military leaders have sacrificed military units and squandered strategic resources for small tactical gains.

[05:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Russia is suffering extremely heavy casualty rates," U.K. military advisor Ian Stubbs said.

[06:34:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡General Staff: Ukraine repels 75 Russian attacks in past 24 hours. Ukraine’s military repelled over 75 Russian assaults in five areas over the past day, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported in its morning briefing on March 16.

[06:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces are concentrating their efforts on conducting offensives toward Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mariinka, and Shakhtarsk in Donetsk Oblast.

[07:04:38] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: A year ago, Russia deliberately dropped a bomb on the Drama Theater in Mariupol. Next to it was the inscription "Children", which was impossible to overlook. Hundreds of people were hiding there. We are working to hold the terrorist state to account for what it has done. https://t.co/iZICS5Q5J0

[08:04:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Southern Command: 'Atypical' activity, number of Russian ships recorded in Black Sea. Russia has withdrawn 20 ships and many of its auxiliary fleet's units into the Black Sea on the morning of March 16, said Ukraine's Southern Command spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk.

[08:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian naval units currently stationed in the Black Sea include four missile carriers, and a maximum of 28 rockets could be equipped for launch, Humeniuk added, as air raid alerts are turned on across Ukraine. https://t.co/iuUjixViKW

[08:04:44] Twitter DefenceU: "Well, I won't back down No I won't back down You could stand me up at the gates of Hell But I won't back down" Tom Petty Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to March 16, 2023: https://t.co/pNL5Ba6wia

[08:04:46] Twitter DefenceU: RT @DefensieMin: After a 2-day visit to Ukraine hosted by my counterpart @oleksiireznikov, we met again at today’s vtc meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Strong commitment around the table to ensure that Ukraine gets what it needs - in the right place and at the right time. https://t.co/qLwMnKHqfN

[08:19:37] Twitter DefenceU: RT @a_anusauskas: Lithuania's new military support package for Ukraine includes 155 mm ammunition, vehicles and military rations. The total value of the military support provided by to will soon reach 450 million euros.

[08:19:38] Twitter DefenceU: RT @CharlesMichel: Defeat for Ukraine is not an option. Ukraine needs ammunition to defend itself. That’s why we are working to organise bulk orders to support the pace of our ammunition deliveries to Ukraine. @Europarl_EN @kajakallas https://t.co/bovgoymNZI

[08:49:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️1 killed, 14 injured as Russia attacks 7 Ukrainian regions over past 24 hours. Russian attacks killed one civilian & injured 11 in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on March 16. Three more people were reportedly wounded in Kherson Oblast. https://t.co/0X6LwizbvF

[09:04:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 16, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/SrxbqD1su7

[10:04:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russian Defense Ministry insists on capturing Vuhledar as it competes with Wagner. Russian attempts to storm Donetsk Oblast's town of Vuhledar have "almost certainly" slowed in the past week, following recurrent failed attacks, the U.K. ministry reported. https://t.co/q4MmIcFsoy

[11:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Pentagon’s European Command published a video showing the events resulting in the downing of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet over the Black Sea on March 14. https://t.co/GpGLK0PlZU

[11:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: Ukraine's military downed modernized Chinese Mugin-5 drone in Donetsk Oblast. The commercially available drone carried a bomb of about 20 kilograms, which the Ukrainian soldiers later detonated, CNN reported on March 16. https://t.co/oIMBPi9rFh

[11:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: Mugin Limited, based in the Chinese city of Xiamen, confirmed to CNN it was their drone, calling the incident "deeply unfortunate." The company previously said it stopped selling its merchandise to Russia and Ukraine following Moscow's full-scale invasion.

[11:34:37] Twitter DefenceU: If you want to know how Victory is forged - a Victory that will be written into the annals of history - then this account is for you! Follow @DefenceUA

[11:49:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Air Force of Ukraine's Armed Forces published this video saying that it shows a combat flight of its pilot operating a MiG-29 fighter jet. https://t.co/I6vuTE2geP

[12:04:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: Exactly a year ago, Russian forces bombed Mariupol Drama Theater, where hundreds of people, mostly women and children, were sheltering at the moment. Hundreds are believed to have been killed. Read our story about one family that survived the airstrike. https://t.co/9HRnYd1yZo

[12:19:37] Twitter DefenceU: RT @KpsZSU: Combat flight of a pilot MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force https://t.co/ud7DEFXo9A

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[12:49:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Poland confirms it broke up Russian spy network. Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski confirmed on March 16 that Warsaw had broken up a Russian espionage network, detaining nine people allegedly preparing sabotage acts and monitoring rail routes to Ukraine.

[12:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: Kaminski said, as cited by Reuters, that the spy ring had also been requested to conduct propaganda activities aimed at destabilizing relations between Poland and Ukraine. https://t.co/QkGpUZoFX0

[13:04:40] Twitter DefenceU: If you want to know how Victory is forged - a Victory that will be written into the annals of history - then this account is for you! Follow @DefenceU

[13:34:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Polish president says Ukraine to receive 4 MiG-29 jets in coming days. Poland will hand over the first four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine within the coming days, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on March 16, cited by Rzeczpospolita newspaper.

[13:34:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: "The remaining aircraft are being serviced and prepared," Duda added, without mentioning the total number of MiG-29s Poland plans to send to Ukraine. https://t.co/rOIc3Yqn3R

[14:34:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️The Telegraph: France accused of stalling EU plan to replenish Ukraine's ammunition stocks. France was accused of slowing down the European Union's plan to ramp up ammunition supply to Ukraine by demanding that the shells be produced within the bloc, the Telegraph reported.

[14:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: Paris wants assurances that a 2 billion euros joint arms procurement deal, currently being discussed in the bloc, will benefit only EU-based companies, according to the publication's sources. https://t.co/TAKQCDwHOm

[14:49:40] Twitter DefenceU: This is Slava and his daughter Marfa. Before February 24, 2022, Slava was a TV set designer. He was one the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who stood up to defend their country against russia’s unprovoked & barbaric war. Slava lost his leg in a battle near Bakhmut @Liberov https://t.co/5lVLPCsNfv

[14:49:42] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Canada made another investment in our common victory at #Ramstein 10! New package includes 155mm ammo, air defence missiles, 105mm tank training rounds, and additional Leopards 2. Thank you to @JustinTrudeau @AnitaAnandMP & all Canadians God keep our lands glorious & free. https://t.co/QSYjseIr05

[15:04:37] Twitter DefenceU: RT @KpsZSU: "I am appealing to you to step up efforts to provide the Air Force with modern multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation, which are capable of effectively protecting our country fromair terrorist strikes."- commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk https://t.co/8Ghorffz0z

[15:19:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russian occupying forces in Crimea preparing for defense. The Russian military is building fortifications and preparing for defense on the occupied peninsula, Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy chief of Ukraine's military intelligence, said on March 16.

[15:19:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to Skibitskyi, Russia keeps "a powerful ground and aviation component" in Ukraine's Crimea. Nearly 90 combat aircraft and 60 attack helicopters are currently stationed in illegally annexed Crimea, he said.

[15:49:51] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: A good conversation with PM @RishiSunak. I informed him of the situation at the front, Bakhmut's defense. Exchanged views on recent international events. As always, we have concrete results in increasing defense & economic support for . Appreciate 's unwavering position!

[15:50:05] Twitter DefenceU: A @UN mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry reports that russia has committed a wide range of war crimes in Ukraine - including willful killings, torture & deportation of children. The truth can’t be denied, the world must know. War criminals must face justice.

[16:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine's upcoming counteroffensive has the United States fast-tracking the supply of weapons and training Ukrainian soldiers, with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warning, "Ukraine doesn't have any time to waste," Politico reported. https://t.co/04GyKhc9tU

[16:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: "The battalion came in in the middle of December, between all the different platoons, there were 500 of us," says Borys, a combat medic from Odesa Oblast fighting around Bakhmut. "A month ago, there were literally 150 of us." https://t.co/zZWcEYeVQT

[16:49:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Estonia to transfer more weapons, special equipment to Ukraine. The latest defense aid will include semi-automatic rifles, sniper rifles, scopes, binoculars, ammunition, individual and special equipment, patrol boats, thermal imaging scopes, and medical supplies.

[16:49:43] Twitter DefenceU: Love is… Yan Dobronosov https://t.co/uhg0ocU0mx

[17:04:43] Twitter DefenceU: Artillerymen from Ternopil. Art by Yurii Klapoukh https://t.co/9nrv9ySJLs

[17:34:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Sweden to send Ukraine 8 Archer artillery systems. The Archer self-propelled artillery systems, coupled with combat vehicles and tanks, increase Ukraine's defense capabilities and enable them to regain territory faster, according to Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson.

[19:19:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Russia transports stolen Ukrainian grain via occupied Berdiansk. Ukraine says a Russian barge transporting stolen Ukrainian wheat was spotted in occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. This news comes as the Black Sea Grain Initiative expires on March 18.

[20:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: Trade and customs data between June and December 2022 showed that Chinese companies have exported 1,000 assault rifles and other equipment, such as drone parts and body armor, to Russian entities, Politico reported. https://t.co/59dziUPkWS

[20:49:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️White House: Poland sending jets to Ukraine won't sway US to send F-16s. "It doesn't change our calculus with respect to F-16s," U.S. National Security Council Communications Coordinator John Kirby said after Poland decided to provide Ukraine with four MiG-29 jets.

[21:04:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Latvian Prime Minister visits Kyiv, meets with Ukrainian officials. President Zelensky expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Kariņš for the new military defense package, highlighting that the total aid commitment from Latvia has reached 1% of its GDP.

[21:19:40] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: All Rashists will be held accountable. They will be held to account for every Ukrainian life taken. https://t.co/KHQx0Kk8z3

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[21:49:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russia shells Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, injuring 6. Six people were injured as a result of the latest Russian shelling of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, according to Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.

[22:34:39] Twitter DefenceU: Imagine Ukraine had F-16s on March 16, 2022, when russian jets bombed and destroyed the Mariupol drama theatre. How many could we have saved? Western weapons mean more alive Ukrainians. We need F-16s. https://t.co/mdo0FAKWtv

[23:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: Just a few dozen kilometers from Bakhmut, Ukrainian infantry train to ready themselves for brutal days ahead. Our reporter @AsamiTerajima talked to them about the situation on the Bakhmut front where they had just returned from. https://t.co/BBkLfZQ9JO

[23:49:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Russian state-backed mercenary company Wagner Group’s offensive on Bakhmut “appears to be nearing culmination,” the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest assessment on March 16. https://t.co/T4R6L196Tr

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