Former Russian military pilot Maxim Kuzminov was killed in Spain with a Makarov pistol. Investigators leading the investigation reported this to the New York Times . In August 2023, 28-year-old captain Kuzminov transported an Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine. In a documentary film commissioned by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (GUR), he said that he did this because he did not want to participate in the war. Along with Kuzminov, there were two other Russians on board - crew members.

As a result of Ukrainian shelling of the village of Dunaika, Belgorod region, a woman was killed. Vyacheslav Gladkov announced this in his Telegram channel. According to the head of the region, she was on the street at the time of the impact and died before the ambulance arrived. The shelling also damaged four private houses, one outbuilding, three cars, as well as gas and electricity supply lines.

In Moscow, police detained SotaVision correspondent Anna Sliva, who was filming the picket of the wives of those mobilized near the Ministry of Defense building on Frunzenskaya Embankment. The publication itself reports this. The journalist was taken to the police station in the Khamovniki district.

Governor of the Altai Territory Viktor Tomenko declared a state of emergency in the region due to the flood. He reported this on his Telegram channel. According to the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 478 residential buildings and 943 personal plots in 40 settlements of the Shipunovsky, Sovetsky, Rubtsovsky and Mikhailovsky districts of the region were flooded with melt water. People from them are evacuated to temporary accommodation centers.

In the village of Borovaya, Kharkov region, a 19-year-old boy was killed as a result of a Russian attack. This was announced by the head of the region Oleg Sinegubov. According to him, two more men and one elderly woman were injured. Nine buildings, two shopping pavilions and four cars were damaged by shelling. Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Nikolai Oleshchuk reported on a large-scale attack by Russian drones and missiles on infrastructure facilities.

The Central District Court of Orenburg arrested the owner of the gay bar Pose . This was reported by the press service of the court. The man is accused of organizing the work of an extremist cell (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). According to Orenday , he was detained in Moscow on March 29. On March 20, the same Central District Court of Orenburg sent the administrator and art director of Pose to pre-trial detention.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree on spring conscription for military service. From April 1 to July 15, 150 thousand people will be drafted. According to the new rules, men aged 18 to 30 are subject to conscription. At the same time, as TASS clarifies , military registration and enlistment offices will not send summons to those who are 27 years old until December 31, 2023. Last August, Putin raised the conscription age to 30.

Three people were detained in Makhachkala and Kaspiysk who, according to security forces, were “planning terrorist crimes.” This was reported by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC). During the search, according to security forces, they found automatic weapons, ammunition and homemade explosives. This morning, NAC announced the start of a counter-terrorism operation in the Leninsky and Sovetsky districts of Makhachkala, as well as in Kaspiysk.