In Togliatti (Samara Oblast), drones attacked the ‘KuibyshevAzot’ plant. Following the strikes, a fire broke out and thick plumes of black smoke rose above the city.

The German defence conglomerate Rheinmetall has issued a statement expressing its deep respect for the Ukrainian people’s efforts to defend themselves against Russian aggression. This came after CEO Armin Papperger criticised Ukrainian drones.

Since the start of the day on Sunday, 29 March, there have been 123 combat engagements on the front line. Defence forces continue to halt the enemy’s advance, eliminate enemy personnel and deplete the occupiers’ combat capabilities by inflicting systematic fire damage.

Three people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in the Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling on 29 March. At least 17 people were injured.

Today, 29 March, Russian forces dropped an aerial bomb on Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, resulting in casualties.

Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has reported that video evidence is arriving daily from the front line showing enemy infantry committing suicide after being wounded by a drone or whilst surrounded by a swarm of Ukrainian drones. Enemy casualties could exceed 30,000 seriously wounded and killed in March.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that the European Commission should forget about Slovakia’s support for the 20th package of sanctions against Russia if it "intends to continue prioritising Ukraine over Slovakia".

Last night, long-range drones operated by the SSU’s ‘Alpha’ Special Operations Centre successfully carried out a strike on the infrastructure of the Ust-Luga oil terminal in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation.

The U.S. has assured that the weapons intended for Ukraine under the PURL program have not been diverted elsewhere, and there are currently no plans to do so.

A child injured in yesterday’s Russian attack on the Mykolaiv region has died.