💥 Attack

Azov Regiment claimed to have destroyed three Russian tanks, killed 64 enemy personnel, and ambushed an elite Russian special forces unit, seizing a Vintorez sniper carbine as evidence.

Mariupol, Donetsk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Azov Regiment claimed to have destroyed three Russian tanks, killed 64 enemy personnel, and ambushed an elite Russian special forces unit, seizing a Vintorez sniper carbine as evidence.

Ukrainian General Staff reported 36th Marine Brigade maintaining circular defense

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: uncertain

Russia confirmed readiness to open access for humanitarian convoy to Mariupol via Berdiansk

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Confirmation received via ICRC message at night on 31 March

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian forces shelled Donetsk Oblast overnight on March 30-31, 2022

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian forces used white phosphorus munitions during the shelling

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Phosphorus shells fired on villages in the Donetsk region on March 31.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The Azov Regiment reported that Russian air forces deliberately bombed a building with Red Cross markings on its roof.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Five minors in the Donetsk region were injured by shelling and hospitalized on March 31.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.268Z

Source story: day-35-2022-03-31