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[00:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Military: Russia's troops attempting to surround Bakhmut, suffering heavy losses. Russia has used all its forces in Bakhmut in an effort to completely surround the city, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, said on March 17.

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[00:49:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Air Force: 11 out of 16 Shahed drones downed by Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian air defense shot down 11 out of 16 Iranian-made Shahed drones Russia launched at Ukraine late on March 17, Air Force reported.

[02:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Russian forces attack 3 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces struck the communities of Bilopillia, Shalyhyne, and Esman, the Sumy Oblast military administration reported on March 17.

[02:34:39] Twitter DefenceU: Since August 2022 when we first shared this photo, much has changed. First, the length of the front line. Second – Today. The Hague. Is. Much. Much. Сloser. https://t.co/rPbfu8u8YS

[03:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Biden: Putin has committed war crimes, charges justified. U.S. President Joe Biden said that the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin is justified. "He's clearly committed war crimes," Biden added.

[04:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Official: Russian forces strike Zaporizhzhia overnight on March 18. Russian troops hit Zaporizhzhia, destroying a catering establishment, Acting Zaporizhzhia Mayor Anatolii Kurtiev reported. The blast wave damaged nearby apartment buildings, he added.

[06:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ General Staff: Ukrainian forces repel over 100 Russian attacks. Ukraine’s military repelled more than 100 Russian assaults in five areas over the past 24 hours, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported in its morning briefing on March 18.

[07:19:38] Twitter DefenceU: Last night, russians attacked Ukraine with Iran-made Shahed drones. 11 of them were shot down by Ukraine's air defense.

[08:49:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely to raise conscription age to bolster troop numbers. The Russian State Duma deputies introduced a bill aimed at changing the age bracket for military conscription to men from the current 18-27 to 21-30 years, the U.K. Defense Ministry said. https://t.co/Cr21JlBPjR

[09:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Ukrainian, US top defense officials discuss Kyiv's weapon supply needs ahead of spring counteroffensive. According to the President's Office, the video call involved U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, among others.

[09:34:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said that Zelensky had joined the call at the end, “sharing his thoughts on liberating the Ukrainian lands from the Russian troops.” https://t.co/Rybw6To81G

[09:34:41] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: The war in is one of the largest armed conflicts since WW2. The active frontline is 1,500 km. Battles are in fields, forests, on water, in the sky & cities. We continue fighting for our native land. The liberation of all occupied territories is ahead. will definitely do it. https://t.co/oLDHquScjw

[10:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Explosions reported in Russian-occupied Sevastopol. Local Telegram channels reported explosions in Sevastopol, Crimea, on March 18. Mikhail Razvozhayev, Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, said that military training is underway at one of the polygons of the city.

[10:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Governor: 3 Russian drones hit non-residential buildings in Lviv Oblast overnight. Six Iranian-made drones attacked Lviv Oblast at around 1 a.m. on March 18, said regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi. Ukraine’s air defense shot down three drones while three others hit targets.

[11:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Governor: Russian missile hits New York village in Donetsk Oblast. According to Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko, the attack damaged residential and other buildings and the road in the village. There were no casualties, the official said. Pavlo Kyrylenko/Telegram https://t.co/02C7V33UT6

[11:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 18, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/iMOQOMJ0EQ

[11:34:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Putin toughens punishments for 'discrediting' Russian military. Putin signed amendments to the Russian Criminal Code, introducing harsher punishments for "discrediting participants" of Moscow's war against Ukraine, the Russian state-controlled RIA Novosti news site reported.

[11:34:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: The new punishments include a fine of up to 5 million rubles (about $66,450) and a sentence of up to 15 years in prison. https://t.co/UXTLmbDy9g

[12:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ SBU forces destroy 10 Russian tanks in Donetsk Oblast overnight. Ukraine's Security Service said on March 18 that its special forces, "White Wolves," had destroyed 10 Russian tanks and an armored personnel carrier in the direction of occupied Donetsk. Video:Security Service https://t.co/Ik0057lTOn

[12:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Zelensky imposes sanctions against Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad, other officials. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on March 18 imposing sanctions on 141 legal entities and 300 individuals, including Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad.

[13:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Governor: 51-year-old woman injured by Russian shelling in Kharkiv Oblast. A 51-year-old woman was injured by Russian shelling near the liberated city of Kupiansk in the northeastern Kharkiv Oblast, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on March 18.

[14:04:39] Twitter DefenceU: De-occupation of all the captured territories lies ahead. And Ukraine will do it. @United24media https://t.co/QzziYoffpS

[14:04:40] Twitter DefenceU: “The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.” Napoleon Bonaparte Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to March 18, 2023: https://t.co/hDvMgs7F6i

[14:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Russian media: Putin visits Russian-occupied Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula nine years after proclaiming its occupation "official," Russian state-controlled media reported on March 18.

[14:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: On March 18, 2014, Putin announced Crimea as being part of Russia, a statement null and void, according to Ukraine and most UN member states.

[14:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: We asked the patrons of the Kyiv Independent to share the questions they have about the war. Here’s what they asked, and how we answered. Join our community to participate in our next Q&A: https://t.co/5qDySYmtTu https://t.co/tZhYWqyt5O

[15:04:39] Twitter DefenceU: Sometimes magazine headlines are written by life itself. A life based on justice. https://t.co/6ap3yj3aXY

[15:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Minister: Russian-Ukrainian grain deal extended for another 120 days. Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov announced on March 18 that the grain deal, which has enabled Ukraine to export millions of tonnes of agricultural products via the Black Sea, has been extended.

[16:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: Education Minister Serhiy Shkarlet to be replaced by Oksen Lisovyi, who currently runs the Junior Academy of Sciences. Pavlo Riabikin, the minister for strategic industries, to be replaced by the former CEO of state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia. https://t.co/g46cQgNJOt

[16:04:40] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian nights eulogised by poets... 10 ruscists tanks and 1 armored personnel carrier were destroyed by @ServiceSsu special forces in just one night. This is more than just a video, this is a song for which the lyrics have not yet been written. https://t.co/snVmZB79Jp

[16:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine’s state-owned weapon manufacturer Ukroboronprom starts production of shells for three types of tanks for the Armed Forces, and more in the new edition of the Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly. https://t.co/GLPVwu3LsG

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[17:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Russia says it agreed to 60-day extension of grain deal, not 120. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that her country "repeatedly" notified all parties of the UN and Turkey-brokered grain deal that it was only renewed for 60 days.

[17:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov announced earlier on March 18 that the grain deal, which has enabled Ukraine to export millions of tonnes of agricultural products via the Black Sea, has been extended for another 120 days.

[17:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡Governor: Russia kills 2, wounds 5 in Kramatorsk using cluster munition. Russia used cluster munition in their latest attack on the eastern city of Kramatorsk, killing at least two civilians and wounding five, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on March 18.

[17:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: 6 civilians wounded by cluster munitions in Kostiantynivka. Russian forces shelled the area with cluster munitions from Uragan multiple rocket launcher systems, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on March 18.

[17:34:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: Join us Thursday, March 23 for a Q&A about Ukrainian history with Toma Istomina and Oleksiy Sorokin. They will answer your questions about Ukrainian history, identity, misconceptions, and Russian propaganda. https://t.co/wsVh1BUeSO

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[18:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Defense ministry denies sending unprepared troops to front line. "In reality, mobilized troops that haven't served before are sent to training centers," Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar said on March 18.

[18:34:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: In an exclusive interview with the Kyiv Independent, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (@HPevkur) urges the West to do more for Ukraine. "We should procure together one million rounds for 155-millimeter howitzers," says Pevkur. https://t.co/WpYeLl3YXt

[19:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Epiphanius: Monks can remain at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra if they renounce Moscow. In a March 18 statement, Metropolitan Epiphanius said that religious services will continue at the monastery, in Old Church Slavonic and modern Ukrainian.

[19:34:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: The leader of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine called on Kyiv's religious figures to help throw off "Moscow's yoke," calling Moscow's religious authority in Ukraine "non-canonical" that is used to spin propaganda against Ukraine.

[19:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Defense Ministry denies "fakes and myths" about mobilization of women in Ukraine. Ukraine is not forcibly mobilizing women, contrary to any rumors spread through Russian Telegram channels, according to a March 18 statement by Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar.

[20:19:39] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: All those who produce weapons for terror against Ukraine, who help Russia incite aggression, in particular by supplying Shahed drones, who support Russia's destruction of international law, can only be marginals for the world. https://t.co/v2GunkSvMD

[20:34:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Announcing new sanctions, Zelensky says Russia must pay for crimes in Ukraine, Syria. President Zelensky announced sanctions on 400 more Russian, Iranian, and Syrian individuals and companies on March 18, vowing that Russia and those who help it wage war will be punished.

[21:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Canada sends armored recovery vehicle to Ukraine. A video posted by Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand showed a cargo plane being loaded with a vehicle that appears to be a Bergepanzer 3, which can tow heavy armor, transport or evacuate troops and clear obstacles.

[21:49:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia shells four communities in Sumy Oblast. Shalynhynska, Esmanska, Krasnopilska and Bilopilska municipalities were hit with mortars and a grenade launcher, according to local authorities. No injuries or destroyed buildings were reported.

[23:19:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Study: Sanctions on Russia expected to bite in 2023 but more can be done. Sanctions on Russia may reach a turning point in 2023, but there are opportunities to toughen them, according to an international working group studying their impact.

[23:34:38] Twitter KyivIndependent: The International Criminal Court made a historic decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian official tied to the forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. Here’s why it is important. Video by @IMatviyishyn https://t.co/qkx77GW2ri

[23:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Governor: Injuries due to Russian attack on Kramatorsk rise to 10. Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported that 10 people have been injured due to Russia’s attack on Kramatorsk on March 18. Russian forces used cluster munitions, killing at least two civilians.

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