Ukraine received $1.5 billion from Canada

This was reported by espresso.tv

"Another good news for today. Ukraine has received 2 billion Canadian dollars from Canada, which is equivalent to 1.5 billion US dollars," Shmyhal informed.

According to him, these are important funds that will help the Ukrainian government finance the deficit, in particular social programs to help Ukrainians.

Shmygal said that the total amount of Canadian financial support since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion is almost 7 billion Canadian dollars.

"We are grateful to the Canadian people and government, who remain our reliable allies in these difficult times," the Prime Minister summarized.

Spain is preparing to transfer 19 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Sources in the defense ministry told La Vanguardia about this. The delivery will be carried out in two batches: ten battle tanks by the end of June and nine more in September.

This order was given by the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, who, together with Defense Minister Margarita Robles, met with representatives of major Spanish defense companies. During the meeting, Sanchez confirmed the government's strong condemnation of russia's aggression against Ukraine. And it is in this context that the new delivery will take place.

Australia joins Ukraine's Drone Coalition

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said that his country has joined the Drone Coalition for Ukraine.

This was reported by The Guardian.

"Today we are also announcing that Australia will participate in the Drone Coalition, led by the United Kingdom and Latvia," Marles said.

According to him, Australia will continue to "contribute to efforts to ensure that Ukraine stays the course and is able to resolve this conflict on its own terms."

Attack on Belgorod Region with Vampire MLRS

The russian Defense Ministry accused Ukraine of an alleged attack on Belgorod region with Vampire MLRS on the morning of March 21.

The russian Defense Ministry wrote about this

"At about 08:00 moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to launch a terrorist attack on targets in the russian federation using the RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system was stopped," the statement said.

It is noted that russian air defense forces "traditionally" destroyed 10 rockets in the air over the Belgorod region.

In contrast, the russian propaganda outlet TASS reports that the Belgorod Arena building was allegedly damaged by shelling.

"The glazing of the building and part of its facade were damaged. A shell crater was found near the arena," the russian media outlet wrote.

Later, the governor of Belgorod region, vyacheslav gladkov said that there were allegedly 5 victims. Also, more than 30 apartments were damaged in the city. In one of the apartment buildings, shell fragments hit the upper floors, and there is a threat of a balcony collapse. According to preliminary data, 10 cars were damaged.

In the region, 5 private households and 2 cars were damaged.

Republican Council passes bill to strengthen social protection of the military

This was reported by MPs Iryna Friz and Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

The purpose of the draft law is to improve the mechanisms for ensuring certain rights of servicemen, in particular, the right to information, medical care, leave, as well as the right of police officers to a one-time financial assistance in case of death, determination of disability.

By the second reading, the document removed the provisions that proposed to excessively restrict the rights of servicemen to freedom of speech and publication of information on the Internet.

The bill establishes the possibility of servicemen to stay for treatment for up to 12 months, including abroad, without the need to undergo a personal military medical examination in 4 months.

The law stipulates that in the event of the death of a serviceman, the family has the right to receive a cash payment of UAH 15 million.

"Also rejected were the provisions on additional excessive regulation of the import of humanitarian aid. It should be carried out by the relevant legislation, and to impose restrictions under the beautiful sign of "social security of the military" is wrong and unacceptable," Friz wrote.

The bill also stipulates that priests of the so-called UOC-MP cannot be military chaplains.

Legion "Freedom of russia" names losses of the russian army as a result of the volunteer raid in Belgorod and Kursk regions

The russian army lost at least 1500 soldiers killed and wounded as a result of the volunteer raid in the Kursk and Belgorod regions of the russian federation.

• 651 irrecoverable losses;
• 980 wounded;
• 37 captured;
• 121 destroyed vehicles;
• 50 damaged vehicles.

At the same time, Baranovsky said that during the raid, the volunteers managed to liberate two settlements from the putin regime.

Estonia announces new €20 million aid package for Ukraine

Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur announced a new €20 million military aid package for Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv on Thursday, March 21.

This was reported by the ministry.

According to him, the military aid package for Ukraine includes artillery shells, anti-tank guns, explosives, gas masks, sniper equipment, and smaller caliber ammunition.

"We have compiled the aid package in such a way that Ukraine will benefit from it as much as possible, without affecting the combat readiness of the Estonian Defense Forces," said Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur.

The aid package also includes 155 mm caliber shells, which is an additional contribution of Estonia to the European Union's initiative to send one million shells to Ukraine.

Oscar-winning film "20 Days in Mariupol" is now available on all Ukrainian online platforms

This was reported by Ukrainian film distributor Arthouse Traffic.

The film, which won the first Oscar for Ukraine in the Best Feature Documentary category, is now available for viewing on Sweet.TV, Megogo, Kyivstar TV, Takflix and Volia TV.

The film is also being screened on big screens in selected cinemas in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Air Force Strikes Enemy Concentration Areas

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Over the course of the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces struck 7 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 2 enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.

Rocket troops destroyed 1 artillery unit and 2 enemy air defense systems.