Chronicle of the war with Ukraine. Day 33

00:25

Two Tula residents were sent to a pre-trial detention center for anti-war inscriptions in the entrances of four houses, reports . the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the region

Two young people born in 1994 were prosecuted for vandalism (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code).

According to Ksenia Sobchak’s telegram channel “Beware of the news!”, the reason for the criminal case was the inscriptions, which are given in censored form: “Overthrow ******! Stop *****! A resident of one of the entrances where the inscriptions were left complained about them to the police, the channel notes.

The ambulance paramedics were arrested.

On March 26, the anarchist telegram channel Prometheus published photos of inscriptions from Tula: “Overthrow Putler! Stop the war! Also, the photographs showed cars with the letter Z - it was crossed out, and the inscription Antifa was left on the car.

22:35

Two workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant told Reuters that Russian soldiers in armored vehicles drove unprotected from radiation through the highly toxic Red Forest zone, raising a cloud of radioactive dust.

Both station employees were on duty when Russian tanks entered Chernobyl on February 24. They both saw Russian tanks and other military equipment move through the Red Forest.

“A large convoy of military equipment drove along the road right behind our facility, and this road passes by the Red Forest,” the agency’s source said. The column raised a large column of dust. Many radiation sensors showed excess levels.

One source called it "suicidal" for the military because the radioactive dust they inhaled could cause radiation exposure in their bodies.

The plant workers who spoke with Reuters were at the nuclear power plant for almost a month, working there indefinitely, but last week they were finally allowed to go home. They also said that Russian military specialists trained to work with radiation arrived without special protective equipment. One of the station workers claimed that some of the Russian military did not even know about the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

The Red Forest is considered the most radioactively contaminated part of the zone around Chernobyl. After the accident for several kilometers, the pine trees turned red as a result of absorbing radiation. Even workers of the nuclear power plant, who have a special permit to visit the area around the nuclear power plant, cannot go into this zone.

22:09

US intelligence believes that billionaire Roman Abramovich and members of the Ukrainian team at the truce talks were feeling unwell due to the environment, not poisoning, . Reuters reports citing a US official

21:33

The head of the Rivne region, Vitaliy Koval , said that Russian troops had again launched a missile attack on an oil depot in the region. However, he did not specify where she is.

On March 26, Koval spoke about the attack on the oil depot in Dubno.

21:18

On the door of the apartment of Oleg Orlov, a member of the council of the human rights center "Memorial", the letters Z were painted and a photograph of Orlov was pasted over which "collaborator" was written, reports "Memorial".

The leaflet with the photo also says: “Do not sell your homeland” and refers to Articles 207.3 and 280.3 of the Criminal Code – about “fakes” about the Russian army and public actions aimed at discrediting it.

"Memorial" notes that the inscriptions were left on the door of the neighboring apartment.

20:56

The Ministry of Digital Development recommended that mobile operators abandon unlimited tariffs, writes RBC with reference to a letter from the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev.

Operators are also advised to reduce the volume of consumed traffic. These measures are necessary to ensure that communication networks in Russia continue their “proper functioning” and the load on them is even.

The Ministry confirmed the authenticity of the document. “In the context of external sanctions pressure and reductions in the availability of foreign equipment, it is necessary to find a balance in maintaining and developing mobile networks. We are taking measures for reasonable traffic consumption while maintaining the quality and availability of basic digital services and services,” said a representative of the Ministry of Digital Development.

Representatives of MTS and MegaFon called the recommendation "rational" in the current conditions. However, the operators did not say what measures they would take in connection with this document.

20:31

In Donetsk, the water supply was limited to two hours - from 19:00 to 21:00 - for two runoffs, the said . DPR authorities

“We remind you that in the current situation, local residents should have a supply of water for several days,” the message said.

In Makiivka near Donetsk, water will be supplied even less often - for three hours every three days.

19:48

In Severodonetsk in the Lugansk region, two people died due to a collapse in a five-story residential building as a result of shelling, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

In another five-story building in the city, a fire started in one of the apartments due to shelling, and the 4th and 5th floors of the house collapsed. Rescuers were able to get four people out of the rubble. A shell hit another residential building in Severodonetsk, which led to a fire.

In neighboring Lisichansk, fires broke out in apartments and garages as a result of shelling, but so far there is no exact information about the victims.

19:30

UNIAN correspondent Dmitry Khilyuk was captured by the Russian military, said Ukrainian journalist Natalia Boguta. This happened back in early March.

the Media Initiative for Human Rights This information was confirmed to by Hilyuk's neighbors, who saw him being taken away by the Russian military.

“According to the released local residents of the neighboring village of Kozarovichi, Dmitry is now being held in the building of one of the enterprises in Dymer. There he was seen by several already released men. They are being held, like others, with their hands tied with tape and bandages over their eyes. The probable reason for the detention is communication with the Ukrainian military and law enforcement officers,” human rights activists write.

On March 1, Khilyuk wrote on his Facebook page that the Russian military was already in his village. “The occupants deliberately destroyed the light, there is no water. The shops are empty. The Internet is very weak and only MTS,” the journalist wrote.

18:42

In early March, after a meeting in Kiev, billionaire Roman Abramovich and two members of the negotiating group from the Ukrainian side developed symptoms of poisoning, The Wall Street Journal writes , citing sources familiar with the situation.

According to the interlocutors of the newspaper, the participants of the meeting had reddened eyes, constant painful lacrimation appeared, and the skin on the hands and face began to peel off.

“[Sources] blamed the attack on hardliners in Moscow who they said wanted to sabotage talks to end the war,” writes the WSJ.

Abramovich and the negotiators, including Ukrainian MP Rustem Umerov, have since recovered and their lives are not in danger. Sources said that Western experts who studied the incident cannot yet determine whether the symptoms were caused by a chemical or biological agent or electromagnetic radiation.

after the release of the article The investigative publication Bellingcat wrote that it had confirmation that two Ukrainian negotiators and Abramovich experienced symptoms similar to chemical weapons poisoning on the night of March 4.

Earlier, the sources of the "Agency" spoke about the poisoning of Umerov, but the deputy himself commented on this publication as follows: "I'm fine. This is my answer to all the yellow news going around."

18:24

In the Krasnodar Territory, a local blogger and two of his acquaintances were searched in connection with the case of "fakes" about the Russian army, reports . Kavkaz.Realii

Novokuban blogger Dmitry Bubenko told the publication that on the morning of March 26, the security forces at eight in the morning simultaneously came to him, blogger and journalist Alexander Nozdrinov and activist Igor from Armavir (the last name of the latter is not called). “I didn’t have time to get to the door, they break it open and 12 people break into the apartment. Conducted a very hard search, broke the toilet. I offered to voluntarily hand over all the media - flash drives and gadgets, but the security forces still turned everything upside down," Kavkaz.Realii quoted Bubenko as saying. According to him, a criminal case was opened because of a post on the Sanya Novokubansk telegram channel, while Bubenko himself is neither a suspect nor a witness in it.

18:03

The Emmy Award excluded Russian projects from the competition program due to the war in Ukraine.

According to Interfax with reference to the award statement, applications for projects by Russian companies or joint projects with Russian companies will not be considered. Also, projects created for Russian channels and streaming sites will not be included in the competition program.

17:42

Politician Yevgeny Roizman was summoned to the police to draw up a protocol under the article on discrediting the Russian army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), he reports on his Telegram channel.

16:55

The mayor of the city of Irpin Alexander Markushin announced the return of control over the city to Ukraine. He said that a "cleansing" was underway. According to the mayor, it is not safe to return to Irpen yet.

16:19

The Danish company Carlsberg announced its withdrawal from the Russian market and the sale of assets due to the war in Ukraine.

“We very much regret the consequences of this decision for our 8,400 employees in Russia. Until the completion of work processes, we will maintain a reduced level of operations in order to maintain the viability of workers and their families, ”the company said.

On March 9, the company announced the termination of the brand in Russia.

15:52

In Kharkiv, 1,410 objects were destroyed, of which 1,177 were residential buildings, Ukraine 24 reports , citing the mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov.

The mayor notes that among them there are 69 schools, 53 kindergartens and 15 hospitals.

15:21

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke about the preparation of a decree "on retaliatory measures of a visa nature." The decree will restrict entry to Russia for citizens of "unfriendly countries", reports with reference to the Foreign Minister. RIA Novosti

15:10

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow sentenced 22-year-old Anastasia Levashova to two years in a penal colony under the article on the use of force against police officers (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code).

According to investigators, at an anti-war rally on February 24, she threw a Molotov cocktail at the police. On February 25, the Investigative Committee published a video in which the girl apologizes to the police "for putting their lives and health in danger."

14:53

Novaya Gazeta announced the suspension of work until the end of the war in Ukraine. The editors made this decision after the second warning from Roskomnadzor for “mentioning an NPO-foreign agent without labeling.”

Novaya Gazeta will stop working both online and in print.

The publication received its first warning on March 22. After a second warning within one year, Roskomnadzor may request revocation of the media license.

14:30

A pro-Ukrainian rally is taking place in Energodar, occupied by the Russian military.

According to the mayor of Energodar Dmitry Orlov, residents of the city went to a peaceful rally on the square near the Sovremennik Palace of Culture, sang the anthem of Ukraine and demanded the release of the first deputy head of the mayor, Ivan Samoydyuk, from captivity. Orlov reported on his abduction by the Russian military on March 20.

14:03

According to the mayor of Mariupol, Vadim Boychenko, there are about 160,000 people in the city now.

He said a "total evacuation" was needed. “There is nothing at all: no light, no heat,” quoted Boichenko as saying. Ukraine 24

13:13

Roskomnadzor denies blocking mult.ru, RIA Novosti reports.

The department claims that they demanded that mult.ru remove the episode "Masyanya", which "contains unreliable information about the special operation." This is the last episode where the heroes condemn the war in Ukraine. Earlier, spoke about the blocking of mult.ru. Oleg Kuvaev, the creator of Masyanya,

12:20

The mayor of Slavutych, Yury Fomichev , said last night that the Russian military was no longer in the city.

“They did the job they wanted to do. We checked the city, today we completed this work and left the city. Now they are not in the city,” said Fomichev.

On March 26, he announced that the city was under occupation.

11:30

The Ostankino Court of Moscow returned to the police the administrative case of the former employee of the First Channel, Marina Ovsyannikova, about discrediting the Russian army, lawyer Sergey Badamshin reports, citing a case file on the court website.

“A detail for those in the know: the court returned the case already with the decision to set the court session for April 14,” Badamshin wrote on his Telegram channel.

11:26

Roskomnadzor blocked Kuban Free Media and Vladimir Argument due to coverage of the war in Ukraine, according to the website of the publication itself.

According to the registry of Roskomnadzor, the Ingush edition of Fortang was also blocked, but the exact reason is still unknown.

11:05

The Heineken brewing company has announced its withdrawal from Russia.

"We have concluded that Heineken's ownership of the Russian business is no longer sustainable and not viable under the current conditions," the company said in a statement. Prior to this, Heineken announced the cessation of production in Russia.

The company plans to transfer the business to another owner.

10:50

Telecom operators have warned that due to sanctions, communication failures may begin in Russia in four to six months. This is stated in the proposals of the commission of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs for Communications and IT, which includes representatives of MTS, MegaFon, VimpelCom, ER-Telecom, Russian Railways and other companies. attention to the document . drew Kommersant

“The imposed sanctions may lead to accelerated degradation of the communications and broadcasting infrastructure, disruption of the stability of their work, deterioration in the quality of voice services and access to Internet services for our citizens,” the operators warn.

The commission explains that after raising the key rate to 20%, "banks have actually suspended the issuance of large loans." Operators also explain that they cannot buy equipment from Western companies, and Russia has no comparable domestic analogues. Chinese manufacturers have suspended the shipment of their products in order to assess the risks of imposing secondary sanctions against them.

“To date, the supply of switching equipment, equipment for IT infrastructure and radio access networks has been suspended, which forms the basis for the functioning of communication networks,” the operators write. The current reserves of equipment will last for several months, after which the risks of accidents and network disruptions will increase.

Members of the commission are asking for preferential loans, lower tax rates, exemption of employees of IT companies from income tax in order to retain specialists, and other indulgences.

10:28

According to the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, on March 27, three children were killed and one was wounded as a result of shelling in the Izyumsky district of the Kharkiv region, two children were injured due to shelling in the Luhansk region, and another child was wounded in the Fastovsky district of the Kiev region.

In the Kherson region, a 15-year-old boy died in a hospital, injured during an artillery shelling, and in the Sumy region, a Russian military vehicle ran over a family that was walking along the road, because of which a teenager was injured and his father died, the office cites its data.

In total, 143 children have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and another 216 children have been injured.

9:01

Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, promised that an investigation would be carried out because of the video, which depicted how, presumably, the Ukrainian military mocked Russian prisoners.

“I have repeatedly officially called from the rostrum and today I called again that we do not mock prisoners of war, we are the European army of a European state. <...> Therefore, an investigation will be undertaken in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and brought to the attention of every person from the personnel of the defense forces that this is absolutely unacceptable behavior, this is a war crime, or rather, what is happening there has signs of a war crime, because as a crime it can qualify only a court that has neither a statute of limitations nor an amnesty - neither in Ukrainian law, nor in international law, ”Arestovich said in a conversation with former Russian lawyer Mark Feigin.

“A prisoner is essentially a person who is in a defenseless situation, this very clearly qualifies international law. <…> Reprisal against prisoners is against the laws of military honor,” added the adviser to the head of the presidential office and promised that “the guilty, if identified, will be punished.”

8:40

The creator of "Masyanya" Oleg Kuvaev said that Roskomnadzor began to block the site mult.ru, which published the animated series.

This happened after the release of a series in which the main characters condemn the war in Ukraine and scold Vladimir Putin, and at the end of the episode Masyanya comes to Putin and leaves him a Japanese sword for suicide.

All episodes of "Masyanya" are still available on YouTube.

8:17

In Rubizhne in the Luhansk region, a man was killed as a result of shelling in the early morning, another was injured, reports . the head of the region Serhiy Gaidai

Shelling went on in the city at night. They were also fought in Severodonetsk.

According to Gaidai, yesterday the Ukrainian military ousted Russian troops from one of the districts of Rubizhne.

8:07

Roskomnadzor blocked the website of the Yekaterinburg edition of It's My City for "inaccurate information about the special operation" in Ukraine.

Results of the 32nd day of the war

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave an interview to Russian journalists. Roskomnadzor demanded that the media not publish this interview, but it came out anyway.

The Russian military again dispersed a pro-Ukrainian rally in Kherson.

At the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the shift that had been working at the nuclear power plant without a break since February 24 was partially replaced.

In Kazan, a memorial plaque was removed to the first chairman of the Ukrainian Central Rada, historian Mikhail Grushevsky. Residents of the city have been bringing flowers to this board since the beginning of the war.

Cover photo: Serhii Korovainyi, UN Women