The main forces of the Russian invaders were concentrated in the zone of Donetsk and Lugansk regions, near the cities of Mariupol and Nikolaev, and took up a defensive position near Kiev and Kharkov, Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the President's Office, said during a briefing on Monday.

According to him, now the enemy is moving its forces to the south and east of the country, but the situation in Ukraine remains under control..

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Arestovich noted that Russian troops went on the defensive in the north of the country and near Kharkov.

" During the day, our Air Force worked perfectly, according to their report, and shot down at least seven enemy aircraft, including four aircraft, two helicopters, one operational-tactical UAV, and the number of cruise missiles that is being installed,"

In turn, the enemy, in response, attacked the cities of Ukraine at night..

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On Monday morning, March 14, a Russian shell hit a nine-story building in the capital Obolon. As a result, there was a collapse from the 1st to 3rd floors, apartments on the 3rd and 4th floors caught fire. The explosion killed one person.