Overnight in Ukraine: fighting in Kyiv Region, shelling of Kharkiv, Khmelnytskiy, and Chernihiv

Roman Petrenko  — Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 09:53

According to the data, the night of March 30 was calm in most regions of Ukraine, but Russians continued to attack some regions, including with long-range missiles.

Source: Regional administrations

Details: Situation as of 8 am on 30 March 2022:

Air-raid sirens sounded throughout Ukraine in the evening and during the night. However, in most regions the night was relatively calm, specifically in the Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, Ternopil, Zaporizhia, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad regions, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy, and Dnipropetrovsk Regions.

Mykolayiv Region: The night was quiet. Rescue operations following a missile strike on the Regional Administration building continued. Some towns in the region have been left without electricity and gas.

Kherson Region: heavy explosions and shelling continued in various parts of the region. Boryslav and Kakhovka districts suffered the most. Locals report destroyed infrastructure and houses. There are casualties among the civilian population, with some, unfortunately, killed. This information is being updated.

Khmelnytskiy Region: Three missile strikes hit industrial infrastructure throughout the night. The resulting fires have been contained by the rescue services. Information on casualties is being updated.

Kyiv Region: Bucha district: fighting and shelling in Hostomil, Dmytriv, Bucha, Makariv communities, the shelling of Irpin continues. Shelling and fighting in settlements along the Zhytomyr highway. Information on damage and casualties is being updated.

Chernihiv: heavy shelling of the city throughout the night. Information on damage and casualties is being updated.

Kharkiv Region: Districts of Kharkiv City were shelled throughout the night with long-range artillery. Heavy fighting continued around Izyum. Ukraine’s Armed Forces shot down a fighter jet and a drone belonging to the Russians.

Luhansk Region: Artillery and combat plane strikes on all towns. Ukraine’s Armed Forces repelled 4 attacks. The region is suffering significant damage and fires. Grass and reeds are burning around Kreminna. Russian missiles hit Lysychansk in the morning. Information on casualties is not yet available.

Donetsk Region: Heavy shelling of Avdiyivka, Maryinka, Krasnohorivka during the night. Air raid on Novomykhailivka and Maryinka in the morning. Shelling of towns around Maryinka started around 7 am resulting in significant destruction and fires. Multiple incidents of damage to the town of Avdiyivka recorded. Information on casualties is not yet available. No change to the situation in Mariupol; the city remains under siege, street fighting is ongoing. Over 100,000 residents remain trapped in the city.