Pentagon spokesman confirmed that Kyiv continues to be hit by air strikes and artillery bombardments despite Russian withdrawal from northern suburbs.
Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.
How we assess confidence →Entities
Source Reports
What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.
Pentagon spokesman confirmed that Kyiv continues to be hit by air strikes and artillery bombardments despite Russian withdrawal from northern suburbs.
Loud explosions reported in Kyiv by eyewitnesses on 31 March 2022
Residents observed heavy smoke over one district of Kyiv
Official information regarding the cause or exact location of explosions was unavailable at time of reporting
Russian forces committed war crimes in Bucha and Irpin
Fully operational An-74 and An-26 transporters were destroyed
An An-22 Antei was severely damaged
An An-124 Ruslan was heavily damaged in a hangar
Dmytro Antonov was 99% sure most aircraft were deliberately destroyed by Russians on the ground based on bullet hole patterns
Ukrainians won the battles of Kyiv in February and March 2022
Ukrainian resistance forced the Russians to concentrate on the southeast
Russian offensive on Kyiv was repelled by a combination of military and volunteers
Share This Event
Know another source?
If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.
This event is already verified. Additional sources further strengthen the record.
Extraction metadata
Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.204Z
Source story: day-35-2022-03-31