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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,130: Today Krasnov discovered that RU uses Iranian drones against UKR [1]

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Date: 2025-03-28

Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on March 27 to 28.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 163 Shahed and other strike and decoy drones from the directions of Bryansk and Kursk cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Cape Chauda and Hvardiiske, Crimea.[78] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 89 drones and that 51 decoy drones became "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Kharkiv Oblast officials reported that Russian Shahed drones struck the Zolochiv Hospital and damaged a power grid in Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast.[79] Ukrainian officials reported that Russian strikes hit infrastructure and other objects in Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhia oblasts.[80] understandingwar.org/... The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 89 drones and that 51 decoy drones became "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. like Krasnov, it Depends flip.it/...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reintensifying efforts to portray the current Ukrainian government as illegitimate and unable to engage in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Putin reiterated his demand for the elimination of the "root causes" of the war in Ukraine as a precondition for a peace agreement -- a reference to Russia’s initial war demands that directly contradict US, European, and Ukrainian efforts to achieve a just and sustainable resolution to the war.

Putin is attempting to inject a new demand aligned with the Kremlin's long-standing efforts to undermine the Ukrainian government's legitimacy into discussions about the resolution of the war.

The Kremlin appears to be renewing efforts to reorganize Russia's five naval infantry brigades into divisions.

Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Belgorod Oblast. Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast, near Toretsk and Kurakhove, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast.

Russia plans to expand its nuclear submarine fleet.

Alleged Ceasefire Violations

Ukraine and Russia have not yet concluded a maritime ceasefire agreement due to ongoing Russian demands for Western sanctions relief. Negotiations regarding the conditions of the ceasefire on strikes against energy infrastructure are ongoing, and the resolution of these negotiations remains unclear.

Ukrainian state-owned gas operator Naftogaz reported on March 28 that overnight Russian strikes damaged Naftogaz gas production facilities in unspecified areas.[17] Ukrainian Presidential Communications Advisor Dmytro Lytvyn reported on the evening of March 27 that Russian forces struck Ukrainian energy facilities at least twice within the past day since March 26.[18] The Ukrainian General Staff and other Ukrainian officials reported on March 28 that Russian Shahed drones struck oil and gas infrastructure in Poltava City and other energy infrastructure in Kherson City.[19]

Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against energy infrastructure in Kursk, Bryansk, and Saratov oblasts on the night of March 27 to 28. The Russian MoD and other Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted drone and HIMARS strikes against the Sudzha gas metering station on the morning of March 28 and targeted an energy facility in Bryansk Oblast on the afternoon of March 28.[20] Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin stated that Russian forces downed Ukrainian drones over Engels Airbase and Saratov City overnight, and Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces were targeting the Saratov Oil Refinery.[21] Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation Head Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko stated on March 28 that Ukrainian forces were targeting ammunition and missile storage facilities at Engels Airbase – a legitimate military target not covered by a moratorium on striking energy infrastructure.[22]

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