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Saturday, March 21
Drones target Moscow again amid uptick in reported strikes on Russian capital
Nearly 30 drones were shot down over Moscow and the surrounding region on March 20-21, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed. Hundreds of Ukrainian drones have reportedly targeted Moscow in the past week.
Drones target Russia's Saratov, Samara oblasts in overnight attacks
The attacks targeted the cities of Saratov and Engels in Saratov Oblast and Tolyatti in Samara Oblast. The towns host key Russian military and industrial assets, including the Saratov oil refinery and Engels-2 military airfield.
Czech drone facility making weapons for Ukraine set on fire, investigation underway
The facility belongs to Czech defense firm LPP Holding, which manufactures AI drones used on the battlefield in Ukraine. The investigation follows reports that a group protesting Israeli weapons claimed responsibility.
Saturday, March 21
Ukrainian activist, former political prisoner, says he was beaten at Kyiv recruitment center
Volodymyr Balukh, a political activist and former political prisoner, was reportedly beaten at a military recruitment center in Kyiv.
Ukrainian forces strike plant in occupied Luhansk oblast, military says
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant in Russian-occupied Luhansk oblast was hit during overnight operations on March 20.
Ukraine war latest: Russian Ka-52 helicopter shot down by Ukrainian FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast
Key developments on March 20: * Russian Ka-52 helicopter shot down by FPV drone in Donetsk Oblast * Russia reportedly offers to halt intel sharing with Iran if US stops with Ukraine * Ukraine heads to US with drone proposal Trump dismissed before war with Iran * Russia uses failed exams to funnel students into army in occupied territories Ukrainian drone operators destroyed a Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter using an FPV (first-person view) drone in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's Unm
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For Ukrainian medics, one of the hardest parts of the drone war is accepting that critically wounded soldiers often cannot be saved. "If it's a critical injury, it's usually lethal," Ukrainian medic Dmytro, who goes by his callsign Winnie, told the Kyiv Independent in his evac vehicle not far from the front. Wounds in areas where tourniquets can't be used are often the deadliest, such as the head, chest, torso, or groin injuries, he explained. "We would like to do something, but there is just
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