Russian servicemen on the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in EnergodarMOSCOW, March 12On the 17th day of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that it had taken control of new settlements and disabled the main radio intelligence center of the Ukrainian army and the military airfield in Vasilkov near Kiev. At the same time, the problem of the operation of humanitarian corridors has not yet been resolved. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that there was no progress in this direction in Mariupol, despite the fact that the largest city on the Azov coast remains the most «hot spot». At the time of the proclamation of the DPR in 2014, Mariupol, with a population of about 450 thousand people, was the second largest city in the republic after Donetsk. However, in June of the same year, the Ukrainian security forces regained control of Mariupol. On March 7, the deputy commander of the Vostok battalion of the DPR, Alexander Semenov, said that the city was surrounded, and a cleansing of its individual areas had begun. The Azov nationalist regiment is based in Mariupol, and a criminal case has been initiated against its fighters in the Russian Federation.The victory for Ukraine will be the preservation of independence, Zelensky saidPresident of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, informed them about the humanitarian situation in the areas of the special operation, and also spoke about the series of Russian negotiations held in video format in recent days and Ukrainian representatives. Progress of the operation The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that almost 3,500 enemy military installations had been destroyed as part of the military operation. Among them, 123 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,127 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 115 multiple launch rocket systems, 423 field artillery and mortar guns, 934 units of special military vehicles. Russian Federation and groupings of the DNR and LNR. The armed forces of the Russian Federation have reached the settlements of Novodonetskoye, Novomayorskoye, Pavlovka and continue their offensive. The DPR units, with the fire support of the Russian Armed Forces, took control of the settlements of Valerianovka and Zeleny Gai and blocked Novoandreevka from the south and east. The group of LPR troops took control of the settlements of Surovtsevka, Shchedrishchivo, Zhitlovka, and blocked Rubizhne.Schools in liberated territories to be cleared of Nazi installations, DNRM said The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported that the Russian army on Saturday disabled the main radio intelligence center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Brovary and a military airfield in Vasylkiv with a precision strike on Saturday. Also, five drones were shot down during the day, including two Bayraktars, and a Tochka-U tactical missile. 3 thousand people. For his part, the head of the DPR did not rule out that «in the very near future» volunteers from the Middle East could come to help the republic. Evacuation and negotiations were evacuated from Mariupol and its suburbs to the village of Bezymennoye, Novoazovsky district, where the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the republic set up a reception center for refugees. However, as Pushilin said, there is no progress in ensuring the work of the humanitarian corridor in Mariupol. According to him, all the actions of the Kiev regime are to block any opportunity for the exit of civilians. In turn, Zelensky said that the Ukrainian troops guarantee a regime of silence for the evacuation from Mariupol and the delivery of humanitarian aid there, and Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk said that on Saturday, the next humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of people from the settlements of the Kiev, Sumy and Zaporozhye regions are opened.Putin told Macron and Scholz about the talks between Russia and Ukraine According to the Kremlin, Putin informed Western partners about the real state of affairs in the humanitarian situation in the areas of the operation, and also cited numerous facts of gross violations of international humanitarian law by the Ukrainian security forces. Putin also spoke in detail about the series of negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian representatives. Later, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky represented the Russian side in a series of video conversations, and he continues to lead the negotiation process. , Russian experts provide advice. In particular, with the consulting assistance of Russian specialists, the restoration of the power supply of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the physical protection system of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is underway. Rosatom stressed that the interaction of Russian and Ukrainian specialists takes place on a regular basis in the mode of meetings. «Measures to ensure the safe operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants are being carried out in close contact with the leadership of the IAEA,» the statement said. Ukrainian soldiers were killed
