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Russian Military Operations In Ukraine: Live Updates Day 21

By Mandy

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Live updates Ukraine Russia war read below for us events on March 21st.

The previous day can be read here.

Live updates Ukraine Russia war – Day 21

18:51 From April 18 to August 31, the Bank of Russia limited acquiring commissions for sellers of socially significant goods and services to a level of 1%. Shops pay these commissions to banks for the services of accepting payments using plastic cards.

18:37 The Ministry of Industry and Trade assured that there will be no shortage of office paper in Russia, deliveries will stabilize within a week.

18:19 The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Moscow, under the current conditions, does not intend to continue negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty. In addition, Russia is withdrawing from the dialogue with Japan on the establishment of joint economic activities in the south of the Kuriles.

18:17 Read the material: “The main problem of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been named: “The equipment will stop within a few weeks.”

18:03 The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the strike on a shopping center on the outskirts of Kyiv – from there, a Ukrainian multiple rocket launcher was firing at Russian troops.

17:42 According to the materials of the Bank of Russia, the exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar, the euro and the Chinese yuan by mid-March has weakened by about 1.5 times compared to the average value in February.

17:28 Deputy head of Roszdravnadzor Dmitry Parkhomenko said in the State Duma that medicines that are not included in the list of vital and essential drugs have risen in price in Russia. According to him, drugs from this group are subject to an acceptable band of maximum ex-works prices.

17:14 The lawyer warned that the purchase of advertising on Instagram and Facebook can be regarded in Russia as financing extremism.

17:10 The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that they had summoned US Ambassador Sullivan and protested to him in connection with insulting statements by US President Joe Biden against Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that such statements put relations between Russia and the United States on the verge of breaking.

16:57 As expected, the Tverskoy Court satisfied the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office and recognized Meta as an extremist organization. Thus, the work of Facebook and Instagram is immediately prohibited in Russia. The decision does not apply to the WhatsApp messenger.

16:38 Read the material: “Kherson has become a city of terror: activist Slobodchikov killed, radicals become more active.”

16:36 The Ministry of Defense of Great Britain reported that today the Russian military attache was summoned to which the second Deputy Minister of Defense of Britain Lawrence Lee protested in connection with the conduct of a special operation in Ukraine.

Read the materials: “Zelensky is being supplied with incorrect military reports”

“India “beat off” the attack of the United States and Japan for supporting Russia”

16:25 A project on Russia’s withdrawal from the WTO has been submitted to the State Duma.

16:04 Russian chess player Sergey Karyakin, who supported the special operation in Ukraine, has been disqualified for six months by the ethics commission of the International Chess Federation.

16:03 According to media reports, Ivan Urgant can be replaced on Channel One with another presenter.

15:45 A 26-year-old resident of Tula was fined 48 thousand rubles for a poster that discredited the Armed Forces, which she hung on her balcony.

15:35 The head of the parliamentary faction of Ukraine’s ruling Servant of the People party, David Arakhamia, said in an interview with Strana that online negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations took place today from 10:30 to 12. After that, work began in the working groups.”

15:33 Steel prices in Europe jumped to a new record amid preparations for a ban on the import of steel products from Russia. Thus, according to Bloomberg, the price of hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe rose last Friday by 10% – up to 1,435 euros per ton.

15:21 Anonymous hackers threatened to hack 40 companies that continue to cooperate with the Russian Federation.

15:00 Read the material: “The possible consequences of Biden’s visit to Europe are named.”

14:53 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that if the West refuses Russian oil, prices will jump to $300 per barrel. Novak added that, according to some estimates, in a certain situation, growth could be up to $500 per barrel.

14:52 Read the material: “Vera Brezhneva left as a volunteer for Poland.”

14:27 At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktoria Abramchenko said that sugar and buckwheat reserves in Russia would be enough to meet

14:24 The large landing ship of the Black Sea Fleet “Orsk” entered the port of Berdyansk. There, the unloading of the armored personnel carriers delivered by the ship began.

14:15 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the government is now working to reduce the impact of sanctions. “It is necessary to ensure that Russians can buy all goods,” he said. In particular, the Cabinet of Ministers introduced additional measures of state support for maritime container transportation.

14:11 Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov submitted to the Moscow Regional Duma a bill on the allocation of 3 million rubles to the families of servicemen from the Moscow region who died during a special operation in Ukraine. from the regional budget.

14:08 In Russia, new registrations for the IELTS English language exam have been suspended.

13:47 Read the material: “The expert told how Poroshenko provided the LPR and DPR with their own fleet”

13:27 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke about the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine.

13:24 Deputy director of the department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Elena Denisova said that the stock in Russia of most vital and important drugs will last for a period of 3 months to a year, Interfax reports.

13:03 The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that several thousand more Ukrainian fighters continue to defend Mariupol.

13:00 The Nobel Committee did not extend the deadline for nominating candidates for the Peace Prize. Thus, Vladimir Zelensky will not have time to be nominated for the Peace Prize.

12:48 A source in the Central Election Commission said that the current legislation does not provide for the rejection of direct gubernatorial elections.

12:41 The prosecutor said in the Tverskoy Court of Moscow, where the claim of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation to recognize Meta as an extremist organization is being considered, that if such a decision is made by the court, citizens will not be held liable only for using Facebook and Instagram. The prosecutor also noted that within the framework of the consideration of this case, there is no requirement to ban WhatsApp.

Read the statements of the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov: “Peskov commented on a possible embargo on Russian oil”

“Peskov denied the postponement of regional elections in 2022”

“The Kremlin appreciated the possibility of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky”

12:17 On Channel One, they said that Marina Ovsyannikova, before running out with a poster on the air of the Vremya program, spoke with someone from the British embassy and was accused of betrayal.

11:45 Residents of the UK may lose the national dish of fish and chips from Peski denied the postponement of the regional elections in 2022 due to sanctions against Russia, since a significant proportion of sunflower oil and fish were purchased in Ukraine and Russia.

11:29 According to Bloomberg, India is going to circumvent US sanctions in order to trade with Russia. In particular, Indian refineries are counting heavily on Russian Urals oil, which is now sold at a significant discount due to Western sanctions.

11:05 Uniqlo stores have officially suspended work in Moscow.

10:49 The Russian Ministry of Defense called the incident with the release of ammonia at the plant in Sumy “a planned provocation of Ukrainian nationalists.” The Russian military department noted that Russian forces did not plan and are not delivering any strikes on Ukrainian facilities for the storage and production of toxic substances.

10:46 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that last night a strike was carried out by high-precision air-launched cruise missiles at the Training Center for Foreign Mercenaries and Ukrainian Forces at the Novaya Lubomirka combined-arms training ground in the Rivne region. According to the Russian side, the losses of the Ukrainian side amounted to more than 80 people.

10:29 The price of gas in Europe for the first time since March 15 fell below $1,200 per 1,000 cubic meters.

10:21 Head of the RF Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin instructed to open a case against the head of the Ukrainian project “Mobile Hospital” Gennady Druzenko, who on the air of the TV channel “Ukraine 24” made a statement about the castration of captured Russian soldiers.

10:02 The ruble sank a little at the beginning of trading on the Moscow Exchange on Monday. The dollar rose by 18 kopecks, to 105 rubles, and the euro, by 1.93 rubles, to 116.73 rubles.

10:00 The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Airborne Forces had ousted the Ukrainian military from the suburbs of Kyiv.

09:57 The crew of the Russian Mi-24 helicopter managed to evade a direct hit by a missile fired from the Stinger by Ukrainian troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

09:48 According to the Izvestia newspaper, which refers to two retailers and one manufacturer, there may be interruptions in the supply of milk and juice in Russia due to a shortage of tetrapack – a special cardboard package. The production of this packaging may suffer due to the disruption of the supply of Western materials after the imposition of sanctions.

09:25 Dmitry Rogozin believes that “weapons of genocide of the Russian nation” were being developed in the US-funded biolaboratories in Ukraine.

09:22 According to Izvestia, the Moscow Sheremetyevo airport had to send 40% of its staff (about 6-7 thousand, according to the publication – Ed.) to idle time with the payment of 2/3 of their wages. The reason is a sharp drop in air traffic due to the imposed Western sanctions.