Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Ukraine says it is keeping Russia bogged down, 2 jets shot down
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says that its armed forces managed to keep Russia from making any significant advances over the past day.
In a post on Facebook, the ministry says two fighter jets and a helicopter were shot down by Ukrainian forces. It also says Ukraine managed to bomb Russian armored columns from the air.
It says that Russian troops are being forced to try and hold ground they already captured rather than make advances.
The account notes that Russian shelling of Ukrainian cities has nonetheless continued.
