Beijing, March 3 (ZXS) -- Comprehensive news: According to TASS news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a working visit to Mariupol on 20 March. Ukraine says the attack on the Zaporozhye region killed three people.

Putin visits Mariupol

According to TASS, Russian President Putin arrived in Mariupol by helicopter on the 18th for a working visit. He inspected several sites in Mariupol and spoke with local residents. He also drove his vehicle along city roads and stopped at several locations.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Husnullin gave Putin a detailed report on the reconstruction of Mariupol and its suburbs, including new residential areas, social and educational facilities, utility infrastructure and medical centers. Marat Husnuline also said that Mariupol airport has been used for military purposes and does not accept civilian aircraft for the time being.

The Guardian and other media pointed out that this is the first time Putin has visited the Donbas region since the start of the Russian special military operation.

Ukraine claimed that the attack on the Zaporizhzhia region killed three people

The U.N. News Agency reported on the 19th that a village in the Zaporozhye region was shelled by the Russian army, resulting in 3 deaths and 2 injuries. CNN reported that Ukrainian officials stressed that people living near the front line of the conflict are in great danger, so they urged them to evacuate.

According to the U.N. News Agency, the Ukrainian border guards deployed in Bakhmut (Russian name "Artyomovsk") repelled four enemy attacks on the 19th. Cherevati, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said on a national television program that the Russian side tactically could not complete the operation to capture Bakhmut.

Russia said it hit 92 Ukrainian artillery units in one day

According to TASS news, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the 19th that in the past 1 day, the Russian army has attacked 114 Ukrainian artillery units in 92 regions. At the same time, Russian air defense forces also successfully intercepted 9 rockets and shot down 7 UAVs.

The Russian Satellite News Agency quoted the Russian Ministry of Defense on the 19th as saying that Ukrainian nationalists tried to disrupt the forward position of the Russian army from the direction of the town of Novodarovka, Zaporozhye Oblast, but were annihilated by the Russian army.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said on the 20th that Russian armed forces destroyed the permanent fire point of the Ukrainian army in a village north of Donetsk.

Putin said that Western countries do not intend to peacefully resolve the Donbass issue

According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 19th, Putin said in an interview with Russian media that Russia originally hoped that the Donbas issue could be resolved peacefully, but some Western countries did not intend to do so, but instead provided weapons to Ukraine to prepare Ukraine for combat operations. He also stressed that the Russian army did not use hypersonic weapons during the special military operation.

TASS reported on the 19th that Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said in her evaluation of the relevant remarks of US Deputy Secretary of State Nuland that the United States is supplying weapons to Ukraine and has no sympathy for Ukrainians and Russians. (End)