- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that
Russian forces are massing in preparation for a new assault in the eastern Donbas region.
- Britain has announced sanctions on more than a dozen Russian media personalities and organizations that it accuses of spreading propaganda and disinformation about Moscow unprovoked invasion.
- Ukraine's deputy prime minister says a convoy of 45 buses is headed to the besieged city of Mariupol in an attempt to
evacuate civilians trapped by weeks of heavy fighting.
- The West has voiced skepticism after Moscow said it would reduce some military activity in Ukraine.
- Meanwhile, the Kremlin has downplayed signs of progress in peace talks, saying there was nothing "too
promising" in the most recent round of discussions in Istanbul.
- The United Nations says more than 4 million Ukrainians have now left their country to flee Russia's unprovoked
invasion.
- Russia has been sustaining "incredible" losses in Ukraine, a senior U.S. State Department official says.
Ukraine Territorial Control
Russian Advances Around Mariupol
State of the advance of Russian forces around Mariupol as of March 30
Russian Advances Near Kyiv
State of the advance of Russian forces around Kyiv as of March 30.
Source: RFE/RL