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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,134: Krasnov blames UKR and NATO for “starting the war" [1]
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Date: 2025-03-31
Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of March 30 to 31.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Kursk Oblast and 131 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, and Oryol cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[74] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 57 drones over northern, eastern, and central Ukraine and 45 drones were “lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian official sources reported that strikes affected Sumy, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Zhytomyr oblasts.[75] www.understandingwar.org/... Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 57 drones over northern, eastern, and central Ukraine and 45 drones were “lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference.
Three prominent American conservative figures have traveled to Moscow to meet with Russia’s top far-right oligarch, Konstantin Malofeev. The meeting, which was announced today on Malofeev’s Telegram channel, included former judge and TV host Andrew Peter Napolitano, former CIA officer Larry C. Johnson, and Mario Nawfal, host of “69 Minutes” on the X Network. Far-right Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin also participated in the gathering. Following this meeting, the group also met with Sergey Lavrov, the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. antifascisteurope.org/... CNN just had Dugin on promoting his book. Alexander Dugin, a Russian philosopher and political theorist often referred to as ‘Putin’s brain’, has hailed the second term of US President Donald Trump as a second step against globalism and suggested that his victory in the 2024 presidential polls was evidence that “Putinism has won in the United States”.
Ukraine's European allies continue to provide financial and military aid to Ukraine. The Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on March 30 that the Netherlands is allocating 500 million euros (roughly $541 million) for Ukraine's Drone Line project that aims to integrate drone and ground operations in the Ukrainian military.[18] The Dutch MoD stated that this package is part of the Netherland's two billion euros (roughly $2 billion) accelerated support package in 2025. Sweden announced on March 31 its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date, worth roughly 16 billion Swedish kronor (roughly $1.6 billion) to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, artillery, satellite communications, and naval capabilities.[19] The package includes 9.2 billion Swedish kronor (roughly $920 million) for the supply of materiel from the defense industrial bases (DIBs) of Sweden, other Nordic states, and European states; over five billion Swedish kronor (roughly $500 million) in financial donations to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group; and roughly 500 million Swedish kronor (roughly $50 million) worth of materiel donated from the Swedish military. www.understandingwar.org/... x x YouTube Video
US B-2A bombers carried out their first combat mission over Yemen from Diego Garcia, striking Ansarallah targets near Saada.
Key Takeaways: US President Donald Trump stated on March 30 that there is an unspecified "psychological deadline" for Russia to agree to a general ceasefire amid continued Russian efforts to hold the temporary ceasefire in the Black Sea hostage to stall efforts toward a general ceasefire and extract additional concessions from the West.
Russian officials continue efforts to undermine the proposed US-Ukrainian mineral deal by promoting potential US-Russian rare earth mining projects.
The Kremlin continues efforts to sow division between the United States and Europe.
Ukraine's European allies continue to provide financial and military aid to Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk. Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk and Sumy oblasts and near Kupyansk, Kurakhove and Velyka Novosilka.
Russia is reportedly struggling to restore what few tanks remain in its stocks.
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