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Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 139 UAVs on the evening of 21-22 March. Ukrainian air defence forces have shot down or jammed 127 drones.

Supply: Ukraine's Air Drive

Particulars: Specifically, eight assault UAVs hit seven areas, and particles from downed drones fell at seven areas.

As of the morning, the assault is ongoing, as a number of Russian UAVs are nonetheless in Ukrainian airspace.

Background: Russia has misplaced 940 troopers killed and wounded over the previous day, bringing its whole variety of personnel losses to 1,287,880.

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Ukrainian operators of heavy multirotor drones endure a specialised piloting course along with fundamental navy coaching. Future drone crews are being taught evening navigation and manoeuvring with payloads onboard.

Supply: Ukraine's Defence Ministry

Particulars: A heavy bomber operator is an knowledgeable who pilots a big strike drone at a secure distance from the road of contact. This navy occupational speciality is assigned code MOS 217 within the Ukrainian Armed Forces system.

Recruits and lively navy personnel coaching to change into heavy bomber operators take an extra piloting course along with their fundamental normal navy coaching.

Quote: "At this stage, operators grasp the mechanics of maintaining a big drone airborne, learn to manoeuvre with a payload onboard and carry out advanced calculations for payload-release ballistics. Since most fight missions are carried out throughout the darkish hours, specific consideration throughout coaching is paid to working with optics – future operators prepare to shortly and precisely determine the enemy by means of thermal imagers and evening imaginative and prescient gadgets."

Extra particulars: The bomber drone operator course additionally contains explosives dealing with coaching and security procedures, as UAV crews always work with explosives. At this stage, troops are taught methods to deal with munitions accurately and safely connect them to drone payload launch techniques.

The ministry mentioned the primary duties of heavy bomber operators are to detect hid Russian tools, dugouts and logistical routes, after which strike them by dropping explosives. Ukrainian forces use domestically produced techniques, particularly Vampire, Kazhan and Nemesis, which may carry payloads of 10 to 40 kg.

Quote: "This allows anti-tank mines or specifically developed high-explosive fragmentation munitions to be carried onboard."

Extra particulars: Along with the drone itself, heavy bomber crews even have entry to a protected floor management station, Starlink satellite tv for pc communications terminals, exterior antennas, turbines, charging stations, giant UAV batteries and a car for deploying and evacuating the system. The ministry mentioned troops are additionally issued small arms, that are "critically necessary when guarding launch positions".

Background:

• Ukrainska Pravda reported earlier that Frontline Robotics, a Ukrainian drone producer, had introduced a brand new model of the Linza 3.0 bomber drone.
• Ukrainian defence firm SkyFall can be increasing localisation of the Vampire and Shrike drones.

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Hungarian International Minister Péter Szijjártó has claimed that Ukraine can be pressured to revive provides of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline in April as a result of it’s operating wanting cash.

Supply: Szijjártó on the Conservative Political Motion Convention in Budapest, as reported by European Pravda close to Vadhajtások, a far-right Hungarian media outlet recognized for supporting the Orbán authorities

Particulars: Szijjártó believes the provision of Russian oil to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline will resume on 13 April, the day after the parliamentary election. He stated he’s assured that Viktor Orbán's ruling Fidesz get together will win and that Ukraine will then be pressured to reopen the pipeline.

Quote: "The Ukrainians will run out of cash a lot earlier than we’ll run out of oil. So after our election victory, they are going to be pressured to modify the Druzhba pipeline again on, and the provides will resume on the night of 13 April."

Extra particulars: In saying this, Szijjártó was suggesting that Ukraine is operating out of cash as a result of Budapest is obstructing a €90 billion mortgage from the EU. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated he is not going to unblock any determination beneficial to Ukraine till the Druzhba pipeline resumes transporting Russian oil.

Through the convention, Szijjártó additionally stated Ukraine's accession to the EU can’t be written into any peace settlement as a result of that might imply "extending the warfare" to the entire European Union.

Quote: "What's extra, the overwhelming majority of European Union member states are additionally members of NATO, and if the EU accepted a rustic that’s at warfare, that might imply NATO would additionally shortly enter into battle with Russia, which might imply World Struggle III."

Background:

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated Orbán's continued blocking of the EU's €90 billion mortgage for Ukraine constitutes a critical breach of loyalty between EU states and can have repercussions.
• European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen stated after the EU leaders' newest summit that the European Union will nonetheless present Ukraine with the €90 billion mortgage package deal for 2026-28 regardless of opposition from Hungary.
• The EU welcomed Ukraine's dedication to restore the Druzhba pipeline, which was broken by a Russian missile, inside six weeks. This adopted an EU proposal to mobilise funding and technical assist to revive oil provides to Hungary and Slovakia.

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