LIVE UPDATES - Russia's Special Military Operation in Ukraine

Special operation, March 21. Main:

▪️Putin and Xi Jinping, following the results of the talks, stated that the Russian Federation and China are calling for an end to all steps that contribute to the escalation of tension and the prolongation of hostilities in Ukraine;

▪️Xi Jinping said that China is ready to continue playing a constructive role in the political settlement of the Ukrainian issue;

▪️Putin noted that the Chinese peace plan can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, when they are ready for it in the West and in Kyiv;

▪️British Undersecretary of Defense Goldie said that England will transfer ammunition with depleted uranium to Ukraine;

The Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the combat operation of the Msta-S artillery mounts of the Western Military District

▪️According to Putin, if the collective West begins to use weapons with a nuclear component, then Russia will be forced to respond;

▪️Russian Permanent Representative to the OPCW Shulgin said that the threat of a chemical provocation in Kyiv is real, the West turns a blind eye to everything;

▪️The Russian Defense Ministry reported that more than 405 Ukrainian militants were destroyed in the main directions;

▪️The defense department added that the Russian Armed Forces destroyed three radar stations of the Ukrainian troops of American production in a day;

▪️Head of Crimea Aksyonov said that the situation in Dzhankoy, which was attacked by Ukrainian drones, is under control;

"We will not let our grandfathers and great-grandfathers down." Soldiers of the Russian Airborne Forces are fighting with Ukrainian fighters in the same places where there were battles near the Dnieper during the Great Patriotic War. When equipping the positions, the ammunition of a German soldier was found.

▪️The Bryansk governor Bogomaz announced the attack of a Ukrainian drone on the Druzhba oil pipeline facility, there were no casualties;

▪️The Bild publication believes that Kyiv is preparing an offensive against Luhansk and Zaporozhye in order to cut off the Russian land communication with the Crimea;

▪️Pentagon spokesman Ryder said that the United States decided to transfer an older version of the Abrams tanks to Kyiv in order to speed up their deliveries.

Special operation, March 22. Main:

▪️Shoigu said that this morning an attempt was made to hit Russian targets in the Crimea and Sevastopol with three drones, all devices were destroyed;

▪️The Russian Defense Ministry reported that about 500 Ukrainian militants were destroyed in the main directions;

▪️The RF Armed Forces hit two hangars with weapons and military equipment of the Ukrainian troops at the Shkolny airfield near Odessa;

▪️The defense department added that the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the ammunition depot of the Ukrainian territorial defense in the Kislovka area in the Kharkiv region;

Artillerymen of the "Wagner" group ensure the advance of the infantry near Artemovsk. They work as a "sniper rifle" in artillery - a D-30 howitzer.

▪️Advisor to the Acting Head of the DPR Gagin said that Artyomovsk was practically blocked, he added that there were reports of Leopard tanks in the Artyomovsk direction;

▪️Lavrov called London's decision to supply Kyiv with depleted uranium ammunition a step towards a significant escalation.

Medvedev gave a long interview to leading Russian media, including RIA Novosti. What did he talk about.

About the West

▫️The West does not like the independence of Russia and China, therefore, it will not be calm in the coming decades, the West does not need an equal partnership, it wants to dominate - it does not need a country with a nuclear shield that does not obey the United States;

▫️The West will try to interfere in the Russian elections in 2024, it wants to destabilize the political situation;

▫️relations with him are the worst in history, sooner or later communication will be restored, but by this moment most of the political characters of the West will retire, and some will go to a better world;

▫️sometimes it is pointless to negotiate with other countries and blocs, sometimes agreements are counterproductive, while others understand only the language of force;

▫️trade with the EU has been blown away very much due to the decisions of Europe, they have lost much more than us;

▫️the current Western leaders are unpleasant to Medvedev, there is a catastrophic level of decline in the competence and elementary literacy of EU leaders;

About China

▫️China has already become the No. 1 economy in the world, even the United States has recognized this;

▫️Russia and China complement each other, in recent years relations have been on the ascending line and now - at the highest point of all time, Medvedev does not see any problems in the foreseeable future;

▫️trade turnover between the two countries in 2023-2024 will reach $300 billion;

▫️Xi Jinping's visit was brilliant and showed a new level of relations between the two countries.