Drone strikes over the past two days have damaged facilities that account for 12% of Russia's oil refining capacity, with the largest refineries being hit.
Seven cars collided on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard in Kyiv, hampering traffic in the direction of Basseina Street.
Ukrainian snowboarders Annamarie Dancha and Nadiya Gapatin won gold and bronze medals respectively at the European Snowboard Cup in Davos, Switzerland.
The government has agreed on measures to prevent forest fires, protect peatlands and farmland by 2024, and strengthen public awareness of fire safety rules.
Pope Francis condemned all wars and called for a common prayer against the madness of war, without directly commenting on his previous controversial statement that Ukraine should raise a "white flag" for negotiations with the aggressor.
Leonid Volkov, an associate of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, was attacked with a hammer and tear gas in Vilnius. The Lithuanian president does not rule out Russian involvement in the incident.
A 54-year-old resident of the Kherson region voluntarily took the position of the so-called "starosta" in the illegally created "Burgun village council", contributing to the establishment of the occupation authorities and fulfilling their criminal orders.
There are over 1,500 registered shelters and shelters in Donetsk Oblast, with simple shelters being the most common, but safety remains a key issue, with only 268 shelters and 192 radiation shelters documented.
A deputy of the Kherson Regional Council was detained for cooperating with Russia during the occupation - preparing seized hospitals for military hospitals for wounded Russian soldiers and supplying medicines to the occupiers.
The government is preparing an update of the regional development strategy to ensure effective support for the territories, increase the capacity of communities, and continue the decentralization reform.
China has developed the largest arsenal of hypersonic weapons capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, surpassing Russia and the United States in this area.
A Ukrainian team of veterans and servicemen won 36 medals, including 22 golds, at the U. S. Air Force Trials 2024 in Las Vegas, competing in 11 adaptive sports.
Putin says that Russia is "ready" to use nuclear weapons from a military and technical point of view if its statehood is threatened, but claims that there is no need to use them in Ukraine and that a nuclear war scenario is not on the agenda.
During the spring school holidays in Ukraine, Ukrzaliznytsia will run additional trains to such popular destinations as Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Vorokhta and others.
On March 16-17, the Pirogovo Open Air Museum will host the event Kolodii. Shrovetide" event dedicated to the ancient folk traditions of celebrating Shrovetide, with performances by folk groups, "Kolodko" rituals, tasting dumplings and burning the effigy of "Clumsy Grandpa".
Poland is preparing a national defense law and plans to build bomb shelters in anticipation of a possible russian attack.
A drone crashed onto the roof of a shopping center in Russia's Belgorod, damaging a passenger car and forcing authorities to cordon off the area.
Two collectors have sued Banksy Pest Control for refusing to authenticate a Monkey Queen print depicting Queen Elizabeth II as a jeweled primate, potentially forcing the anonymous graffiti artist to reveal his identity.
President Joe Biden has repeatedly said he did not intend to keep classified documents after leaving the vice presidency, and the special prosecutor's report admits that Biden "definitely" remembers but declines to press charges against him.
Due to the storm warning and strong easterly winds, Odesa authorities have declared a yellow level of danger, urging residents and visitors to limit movement and travel, especially for the elderly, children and pregnant women.
A large number of Russian citizens provide various kinds of assistance to Ukrainian special services and security forces - from ordinary citizens to influential figures in business and military-political circles.
The mayor of Tulchyn faces up to 6 years in prison for land fraud worth $3 million related to the illegal lease of municipal land to a sugar plant.
In March 2022, Ukrainian scouts flew by helicopter over the heads of the Russian occupiers to reach the besieged Azovstal plant in Mariupol to deliver supplies and evacuate the wounded.
Haiti's acting Prime Minister Ariel Henri will resign after the formation of a transitional council and the appointment of an interim prime minister to lead the country amid escalating gang violence.
Israel has verified that Marwan Issa, the second most powerful Hamas leader and deputy to Mohammed Deif, was killed in an air strike in Gaza during the ongoing conflict.
China is providing economic and security assistance to Russia amid its war in Ukraine, supporting the aggressor country's industrial base, and threatening to influence the 2024 US elections. There are also expectations of potential aggression against Taiwan by China.
In Spain, the victims of terrorist attacks on several trains in Madrid in 2004 are remembered. The attacks killed 192 people and injured almost 2,000.
In the Kyiv region, during a drunken conflict, a man killed his 45-year-old acquaintance by beating him with a metal kettle and a wooden ruble, and then hiding the body in his home.
A bill to invalidate the 1954 decision to transfer Crimea from Russia to Ukraine has been submitted to the State Duma.
A 68-year-old resident of the village of Zmiivka, Kherson region, was wounded as a result of shelling from a Russian drone.
