What has happened in the last few hours
On the 398th day since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, here is the top news at 12:00 this Tuesday, March 28, 2023:
Kiev announces the arrival of the first British Challenger tanks a day after the delivery of 18 German Leopards.Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Tuesday announced the arrival in the country of the first British-made Challenger 2 tanks, which the London government had pledged to deliver to Kiev. “These tanks, supplied by the UK, have recently arrived in our country,” Reznikov wrote on his Twitter account, adding that “these fantastic machines will soon begin their combat missions.” The Kiev government also received 18 Leopard 2 tanks on Monday Tanks from Germany and 40 Marder light infantry vehicles also sent from Berlin.
Ukraine destroys 14 of the 15 drones used to attack it tonight. Ukraine suffered another multiple attack this morning using Iranian-made drone bombers. According to military sources, only one of the 15 aircraft that took off was not destroyed. So far, no personal injuries have been reported. On the verge of dawn, the alarm sounded in the capital, Kiev. Later, the army reported the destruction of all drones launched at the country’s capital, a dozen of which only one caused a fire in a non-residential building in Sviatoshynsky district, according to the head of administration. Kiev soldier Serhii Poopko.
Ukraine needs more doctors specializing in prosthetics as the number of mutilated people increases. The steady stream of wounded Ukrainian soldiers rushing to a clinic for limb repairs is a stark reminder of the human cost to Ukrainian artillery of the war that began with the invasion of Russian troops on February 24, 2022 constantly firing into a front line more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) long. The Kremlin’s use of rockets across the country is causing shrapnel-related injuries to result in injuries and mutilations on a scale that has yet to be seen and has highlighted the country’s need for more doctors specializing in prosthetics .
Belarus says aggressive NATO actions have forced Russia to send tactical nuclear weapons to its country. Belarus’ foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had been forced to harbor Russian nuclear weapons on its territory because of aggressive actions by NATO countries, which it said threatened Belarus’ own security. Minsk also said plans announced over the weekend by Russian President Vladimir Putin to station Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus would not violate international non-proliferation agreements, as Belarus will not have control over the weapons.
Kiev says Russian troops are continuing their unsuccessful attempts to capture Bakhmut. The Russian army continues its efforts to control the strategic city of Bakhmut on Ukraine’s eastern front, without success and assuming large human and material losses, Ukrainian military sources said on Tuesday. Faced with this situation, the priority task of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is to “exhaust the Russian army and inflict heavy casualties on it,” Oleksandr Sirskyi, commander of the Ukrainian land forces, explained on his Telegram account.
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of “kidnapping” the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russian troops of “hijacking” the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, which is located in an area of the Ukrainian province of the same name (in the south-east of the country) in control of Kremlin troops . As the Ukrainian leader said in his usual late night speech, the safety of the plant cannot be guaranteed until the soldiers from Moscow leave. “They keep a nuclear power plant under lock and key for more than a year. This is certainly the worst thing that has ever happened in the history of nuclear energy in the world,” said Zelenski in his video message, who acknowledged the presence as