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[00:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Ukraine for $15.6 billion program. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on March 21 it had reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine for a four-year financing package worth about $15.6 billion.

[00:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: The aid aims to anchor the country's policies that sustain fiscal, external, price and financial stability in Ukraine.

[00:49:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air defense at work in Kyiv, Zhytomyr oblasts. Air defense was reported at work on March 22 in Zhytomyr Oblast by Governor Vitali Buchenko. Kyiv Oblast military administration said on Telegram that air raid alert has been on in the region for over two hours.

[00:49:50] Twitter KyivIndependent: Explosion has already been reported in the city of Khmelnytsky in western Ukraine, according to the local military administration.

[01:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces attack 7 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces launched attacks against seven communities in Sumy Oblast on March 21, the Sumy Oblast military administration reported. Russia used mortars, artillery, and explosives to target the region.

[04:04:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Putin has not been able to secure no-limits bilateral partnership with China. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping signed a joint statement on deepening partnership on March 21, which stressed that Russian–Chinese relations are "at the highest level in history."

[04:04:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Institute for the Study of War indicated in their latest report that the commitments made by Xi and Putin were "notably lopsided."

[04:04:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: Xi praised Putin and amplified China’s position on a political settlement of the war in Ukraine but did not go much further than offering those statements.

[04:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: ICC prosecutor says Russia treats children like 'spoils of war.' International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan said he believes Russia is treating children like “spoils of war," according to CNN.

[04:34:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: Last week, the ICC court said last week that it was seeking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest because he “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of [children] and unlawful transfer of [children] from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russia."

[05:49:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Government tasks Yevhen Liashchenko to lead Ukraine’s railway company. Yevhen Liashchenko has been appointed as the new head of Ukraine's railway company Ukrzaliznytsia, according to a document published on March 21 on the Ukrainian government portal.

[06:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian military downs 16 drones. The Ukrainian military downed 16 out of 21 Shahed-type drones amid Russia's attack against Ukraine overnight on March 22, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported.

[06:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: Serhii Popko, who heads the Kyiv Oblast military administration, said all of the Shahed drones aiming at the capital were downed.

[07:04:39] Twitter DefenceU: Last night, the terrorist state attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed drones. 16 were shot down by Ukraine's air defenders. As a result of the russian attack, three civilians were killed and seven were injured in Kyiv region. @SESU_UA https://t.co/LfohkPtCfl

[07:19:39] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Понад 20 іранських убивчих дронів, а ще ракети, численні обстріли. І це лише за одну минулу ніч російського терору проти . Щоразу, коли хтось намагається почути слово «мир» у Москві, там віддають черговий наказ на такі злочинні удари. 1/2

[07:19:41] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Успіх сил на землі, у небі та в морі реально наближає мир. Повне дотримання санкційного режиму проти Росії реально повертає силу Статуту ООН. Глобальна єдність здатна повернути глобальну стабільність. 2/2

[07:19:45] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Over 20 Iranian murderous drones, plus missiles, numerous shelling occasions, and that's just in one last night of Russian terror against . Every time someone tries to hear the word "peace" in Moscow, another order is given there for such criminal strikes. 1/2

[07:19:49] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: The success of forces on the land, in the sky and at sea really brings peace closer. Full compliance with the sanctions regime against Russia really restores the force of the UN Charter. Global unity can restore global stability. 2/2

[07:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia's overnight drone attack on Kyiv Oblast kills 3 people. The attack also injured 7 people, the Kyiv Oblast administration said on March 22. According to the State Emergency Service, in Rzhyshchiv city, a dormitory and school were partially destroyed. Emergency Service https://t.co/LCVVMErj64

[08:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of March 22, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/EukVBpKrQH

[09:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: 'Realistic possibility' Russia is losing momentum in Bakhmut. There is a "realistic possibility" that the Russian military is losing momentum in Bakhmut, with the Russian Defense Ministry transferring units to other sectors, the U.K. Defense Ministry said. https://t.co/GLMmXHKvRB

[09:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russia's attacks on Donetsk Oblast kill 4 people in past 24 hours. Four people were killed and five were injured by Russia's attacks on Donetsk Oblast over the past 24 hours, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on March 22. Prosecutor General's Office https://t.co/4QvqSEF9TP

[10:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Death toll in Russia's overnight drone attack on Kyiv Oblast rises to 4 . State Emergency Service Spokesperson Viktoriia Ruban told Ukrainska Pravda on March 22 that the body of a man was discovered at 9:54 a.m. under the rubble of a dormitory that was hit in Rzhyshchiv city.

[10:34:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Energy restrictions anticipated in 2 oblasts. Energy restrictions are anticipated in Kyiv and Zhytomyr oblasts due to continued network infrastructure repairs, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko reported on March 22.

[10:34:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: Additionally, Halushchenko said that electricity was restored to about 3,500 residents in Donetsk Oblast and about 2,000 in Kharkiv Oblast over the past 24 hours.

[11:19:39] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Zaporizhzhia. Right now, residential areas where ordinary people and children live are being fired at. This must not become "just another day" in or anywhere else in the world. The world needs greater unity and determination to defeat Russian terror faster and protect lives. https://t.co/YnocW2yVaU

[11:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: This video published by President Volodymyr Zelenksy shows a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Zaporizhzhia on March 22. "Russia is attacking the city with extreme cruelty, hitting residential neighborhoods where ordinary people and children live," he wrote. https://t.co/JTnvHi4sgr

[11:19:43] Twitter DefenceU: Enemy's strike on Zaporizhia today. #russiaisaterroriststate @ZelenskyyUA https://t.co/RtmFi4MBJn

[11:34:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine's Prosecutor General meets with European Parliament President in Brussels. Andriy Kostin met with Roberta Metsola to discuss further efforts to ensure accountability for Russia's war crimes in Ukraine. "We will not rest until Ukraine achieves justice," Metsola said. https://t.co/QRRkFLOGAJ

[11:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: Photo: @EP_President

[11:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Two Russian missiles hit residential building in Zaporizhzhia. The Zaporizhzhia Oblast administration reported after the March 22 strike that all necessary services were on site. It hasn't provided any information on casualties. Zaporizhzhia Oblast administration https://t.co/WLP2wtQirZ

[11:49:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Mayor: 18 people, including children, injured by Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia. According to acting Zaporizhzhia mayor Anatoliy Kurtiev, the strike hit two residential buildings on March 22, injuring 18 people, including two children under 10. Anatoliy Kurtiev https://t.co/rAlHVLK7wM

[12:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Update: 1 killed, 25 injured in Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia. According to acting Zaporizhzhia mayor Anatoliy Kurtiev, the strike hit two residential buildings on March 22, killing 1 and injuring 25 people, including two children under 10.

[12:34:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky visits soldiers on front line in Donetsk Oblast. President Zelensky visited Ukrainian front-line positions near Bakhmut on March 22, according to the President's Office. He received updates on the situation and presented awards to soldiers. President's Office https://t.co/3Hsugbaxdm

[12:49:39] Twitter DefenceU: RT @JPN_PMO: PM Kishida: I visited Kyiv in #Ukraine and held a summit meeting with President Zelenskyy (@ZelenskyyUa). (March 21) https://t.co/IffImHz6Zi

[12:49:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky visits injured soldiers, awards them for service. President Zelensky met with injured soldiers at a hospital during his trip to the east of Ukraine on March 22. "Thank you for protecting Ukraine, and I wish you a speedy recovery," he wrote. President's Office https://t.co/JXvIjm5z3s

[12:49:41] Twitter DefenceU: "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Robert Fitzsimmons Total combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to March 22, 2023: https://t.co/d57INo81ey

[13:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Approximately 10 children still remain in Bakhmut. Approximately 10 children still remain in the embattled city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk reported on national television on March 22.

[13:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Cabinet of Ministers approved on March 7 the mandatory evacuation of families with children from active combat zones, the criteria of which applies primarily to Bakhmut.

[13:04:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: This photo published by Andriy Yermak, head of the President's Office, shows a Ukrainian flag hanging on the balcony of a damaged apartment building in Zaporizhzhia following a deadly Russian missile strike on the city's residential neighborhood on March 22. https://t.co/4QIrLxGxX2

[13:19:40] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Sappers from the #UAarmy start their training courses in Lithuania. NLETI initiative will help with de-mining .We need to protect our ppl from the dangerous&horrible consequences of war. Thx you to my friend @a_anusauskas for the strengthening & leadership! Thx you

[13:34:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Death toll in Russia's overnight drone attack on Kyiv Oblast rises to 7. The death toll in Rzhyshchiv has risen to seven people after Russia's overnight drone attack, State Emergency Service Spokesperson Viktoriia Ruban told Ukrainska Pravda on March 22. Getty Images https://t.co/hO6ESvMOTj

[13:49:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Ukrainian soldiers at front-line positions near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast on March 22, according to the President's Office. During his visit, Zelensky received updates regarding the situation on the front line and presented awards to soldiers. https://t.co/Ll9BWSU6Yz

[13:49:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: CORRECTION: State Emergency Service Spokesperson Viktoriia Ruban clarified that the number of deaths in the Russian drone attack on Rzhyshchiv, Kyiv Oblast, is six, not seven, as she previously reported.

[13:49:44] Twitter DefenceU: President @ZelenskyyUA visited frontline positions in the Donetsk region and awarded the defenders of Bakhmut. https://t.co/1uEAKtDg9n

[14:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US Official: Next few weeks of the war are 'critical.' Russia can launch a new offensive along "many" different vectors in the coming weeks, White House National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told CNN on March 21.

[14:04:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: Kirby said that the likelihood of Russia launching a new offensive along with Ukraine's planned spring counter-offensive made the next few weeks of the war "critical" and that the U.S. and other Western allies had to do everything in their power to make sure Ukraine was prepared.

[14:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Official: Supplying Ukraine ammunition with depleted uranium not 'nuclear escalation.' UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly countered Russian accusations that supplying Ukraine with ammunition containing depleted uranium is "nuclear escalation," Reuters reported on March 22.

[14:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: "There is no nuclear escalation. The only country in the world that is talking about nuclear issues is Russia. There is no threat to Russia, this is purely about helping Ukraine defend itself," Cleverly said, as quoted by Reuters. https://t.co/Ckxk9lMrJr

[14:49:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Minister: Slovakia to receive modern weapons from US as 'compensation' for supplying Ukraine. Slovakia's Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad said the U.S. offer includes 12 new Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, and over 500 AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles.

[15:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Survey: 65% of Europeans support Ukraine joining EU in next few years. According to survey findings published by the Bertelsmann Foundation on March 22, 61% of Europeans also favor the EU providing weapons to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia.

[15:04:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Number of people injured in Zaporizhzhia missile attack rises to 33. The amount of people injured in Russia's missile strike on 2 residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia has risen to 33, Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Yurii Malashko said on March 22. Anatoliy Kurtiev https://t.co/VUEBhcxmcr

[16:34:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ex-head of State Property Fund charged with embezzling $13 million. Ukraine's Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office said on March 22 that the ex-head of the State Property Fund had been charged with embezzlement of over Hr 500 million ($13.6 million) of state funds.

[16:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: The former official allegedly set up a criminal organization that illegally funneled funds from several state-owned companies in 2019-2021. https://t.co/NzgQqTqeuT

[17:19:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US to hold oversight hearing on aid to Ukraine next week. The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee announced it would convene a hearing on "Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance" on March 29.

[17:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: The acting inspectors general of the State Department, the Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development are scheduled to testify, according to the committee. https://t.co/40ivUfwzs6

[18:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Landmine, cluster submunition explosions kill 1, injure 1. A 50-year-old man was killed in an explosion caused by a cluster submunition in Kharkiv Oblast's village of Ivanivka near Izium, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on March 22.

[18:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: Another civilian stepped on a Russian landmine in a forest next to the village of Velyka Oleksandrivka in southern Kherson Oblast, according to the regional administration. https://t.co/8ozDHPz8Ff

[19:04:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Blinken: European ICC members should arrest Putin if he visits. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on March 22, as cited by CNN, that any European state member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should arrest Russian dictator Vladimir Putin if he visits.

[19:34:41] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: May the power of prayer in this holy month of Ramadan help us cleanse Ukraine of Russian godless evil, of those who truly believe in nothing, and that is why they are capable of such terror. Let the next Ramadan begin in peace and on the entire Ukrainian land free from Russia. https://t.co/ukzhncJ3Tg

[19:49:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russia shifting missile and drone strike tactics after failed campaign against infrastructure. "The Russians will now slightly reorient the direction of the strikes," deputy intelligence chief Vadym Skibitsky said in a March 22 interview to RBC Ukraine.

[19:49:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: "These can be military facilities, concentrations of troops, and the logistics system of our units."

[19:49:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff reports 'fiercest battles' in Bakhmut as Russia tries to advance in 5 areas. The "fiercest battles" between Russian and Ukrainian troops are taking place in the northern and southern parts of Donetsk Oblast's Bakhmut, Ukraine's General Staff said on March 22.

[20:19:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: Chinese President Xi Jinping calls Russian dictator Vladimir Putin his “best and most intimate friend.” But where does the limit to their “no limits” friendship actually lie? How does China see Russia’s war in Ukraine, and what does it really want from Moscow? https://t.co/QYd1dsm2Ke

[20:19:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: What to read to better understand Ukraine and Russia’s war against it? Here are some book recommendations from the Kyiv Independent’s team. https://t.co/pMSyDHfmui

[20:19:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: 1. “Ukraine in Histories and Stories- Essays by Ukrainian Intellectuals" 2. “Red Famine" by Anne Applebaum 3. “The Gates of Europe,” "Chernobyl. History of a Tragedy” and "Lost Kingdom" by Serhii Plokhy 4. "A History of Ukraine" by Oleksandr Palii

[20:19:48] Twitter KyivIndependent: 5. ”East West Street" by Philippe Sands 6. “Blood Lands" and "The Road to Unfreedom" by Timothy Snyder 7. ”Nestor Makhno and Rural Anarchism in Ukraine, 1917-1921" by Colin Darch 8. ”New York Elegies: Ukrainian Poems on the City"

[20:19:50] Twitter KyivIndependent: 9. ”Mondegreen: Songs about Death and Love" by Volodymyr Rafeyenko 10. ”Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future" by Kate Brown 11. ”Writing from Ukraine: Fiction, Poetry and Essays"

[20:19:52] Twitter DefenceU: Bakhmut holds. We are standing our ground. We are protecting our land. We will win. Glory to Ukraine! @operativno_ZSU https://t.co/7MIkXxrcaI

[21:04:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: March 22 marks World Water Day, held to draw attention to the importance of freshwater. For Mykolaiv's residents, access to safe drinking water has been disrupted for the past 10 months due to the destruction of their water supply line by Russian forces. https://t.co/FEGp0exRWQ

[21:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: “China’s position on Russia’s war against Ukraine is in part strategically aimed at trying to convince its neighbors, especially in Southeast Asia, of its alleged commitment to peace,” writes Dmytro Yefremov. https://t.co/qNCv6wJuD1

[21:19:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky visits Kharkiv, hands 'Hero City' award to mayor. After visiting front-line positions in Donetsk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to the eastern city of Kharkiv on March 22, presenting Mayor Ihor Terekhov with the "Hero City of Ukraine" award.

[21:19:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: In Kharkiv, Zelensky met with local officials and the military command center, awarded Ukrainian servicemen defending the region against the Russian invasion, and visited one of the local military hospitals. President's Office https://t.co/CMUt0NpD5Q

[21:19:50] Twitter KyivIndependent: Drone units are an invaluable asset for the Ukrainian army on the battlefield. Our reporter @AlexanderQuery spent a day with one of such units, defending Ukraine’s south. https://t.co/zBTcqc9eog

[22:04:39] Twitter DefenceU: The world must not forget the true cost of Ukrainian grain. Fragments of projectiles and casings collected after plowing just one field near Borodyanka in Kyiv region. @unian https://t.co/2VLdvdGMAj

[22:04:40] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️President's Office: Ukraine wants Japan among its security guarantors. Ukraine would like Japan to join its security guarantor countries, President's Office deputy head Ihor Zhovkvu said on national television on March 22, as cited by Ukrinform.

[22:04:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Security guarantees how Ukraine sees them are not only weapons. Sanctions, financial aid & non-lethal aid are also security guarantees. And again, it is one of our peace formula's points," said Zhovkvu. "It would be very desirable to see Japan among such security guarantors."

[22:19:39] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian missile attack on two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeastern Ukraine, killed one person and injured 34 on March 22, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported in the evening, after the rescue operation was over. https://t.co/5BeryxOjGV

[23:19:41] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡ Russian forces shell 4 communities in Sumy Oblast. Russian forces attacked the communities of Krasnopillia, Yunakivka, Esman, and Bilopillia, the Sumy Oblast military administration reported on March 22.

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