Several civilians killed in overnight Russian strikes: Ukrainian news agency
A residential building damaged after Russia conducted a drone attack in the town of Rzhyshchiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 22, 2023.
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Several people were killed in Russian strikes on different parts of Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian state broadcaster Suspilne reported. The attacks used Iranian-made “Shahed” drones and fighter jets, the agency said.
“At night, Russian troops shelled a “point of invincibility” in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. Three resettled women from other settlements of the region died under the rubble, and two more people were injured,” Suspilne wrote in a Telegram post, according to a Google translation.
“Sumy district came under massive fire at night: the Russian Federation used about ten fighter jets, artillery and “Shahed” drones. Two people were killed in the city of Bilopillya, nine others were injured. In Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, there were five hits by “Shahed” drones. Air defense forces managed to shoot down one,” the post read.
CNBC has not independently verified the information.
— Natasha Turak
Russia likely to keep training forces under ‘much less experienced’ Belarusian army, UK says
Russia’s troop movements in Belarus suggest that it is continuing a training program in the country with Belarusian forces, despite the latter’s military being far less experienced, Britain’s Ministry of Defense wrote in its daily intelligence update on Twitter. Retaining a training ground there also conveys important political messaging, it said.
“As of mid-March 2023, Russia had likely redeployed at least 1,000 troops who had been training at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in south-western Belarus,” the ministry wrote.
“Although no new rotation of troops has been noted, Russia has highly likely left the tented camp in place, suggesting it is considering continuing the training programme,” it noted.
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