EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell proposed using 90% of the proceeds from Russian assets frozen in Europe to purchase weapons for Ukraine through the European Peace Fund, and the remaining 10% to be allocated to the EU budget for the Ukrainian defense industry.
Ukraine will end the heating season ahead of schedule at the end of March due to above-zero temperatures, and the country has survived the winter despite Russia's attacks on its infrastructure.
The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights said that Russia is violating international law by not allowing the ICRC to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war and preventing confirmation of their status, but Ukraine is working to speed up the exchange of prisoners through new intermediary countries.
Ukraine needs more air defense systems from its partners to effectively counter the ongoing war waged by Russia, which is using missiles, drones and guided bombs against Ukrainian cities and civilians.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visits Luxembourg to discuss further support for Ukraine and the confiscation of Russian assets.
The Ukrainian national football team will play three friendly matches against Germany, Poland, and Moldova in June.
At a meeting at Ramstein Air Base, U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pledged further military support for Ukraine, saying that "the United States will not allow Ukraine to fail.
On March 19, at about 11:00 a. m., Russian occupants dropped explosives from a drone on a car in the Novovorontsov community of Beryslav district, injuring two people who were hospitalized.
Germany announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine, and Estonia announced potential additional funding for shells, ahead of a meeting in Ramstein on Ukraine's defense.
SpaceX has launched 22 more Starlink Internet satellites into orbit from California, bringing the total number of satellites to more than 5,500.
According to the DIU, a series of cyberattacks were carried out against Russian state and private entities, disabling communications equipment, hacking government systems, and destroying server infrastructure, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
A 21-year-old man was hospitalized after Russian troops shelled a suburb of Kherson.
The head and chief engineer of Kyivavtoshlyakhmist are suspected of negligence, which led to losses of more than UAH 3. 5 million due to the use of unauthorized materials and works in the execution of contracts for the repair of bridges and interchanges.
Two enemy reconnaissance drones were shot down by the Ukrainian Navy in Odesa region on the night of March 18-19.
The shepherd was killed when explosives left by Russian troops detonated near the village of Molodetske in Kherson region.
An equipment fire occurred at a thermal power plant, which caused temporary interruptions in operations, but the fire was extinguished, the equipment started working, and there is no electricity shortage.
The European Union has prepared legislation that will allow Ukraine to receive income from frozen Russian assets, estimated at about €3 billion a year, starting in July to finance arms supplies and support the Ukrainian defense industry.
At around 9 a. m., the Russian occupiers launched airstrikes on Kozachya Lopan, damaging private houses, civilian infrastructure and power lines.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops attacked 110 settlements and 94 infrastructure facilities in 10 regions of Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced that a referendum on European Union membership will be held in October, seeking to maintain progress toward joining the bloc despite Russia's attempts to destabilize the country.
The EU is preparing to impose duties of 95 euros per ton on grain imports from Russia and Belarus, as well as duties on oilseeds and their products, to reassure farmers and some member states amid concerns that cheaper imports are undermining domestic markets.
Despite funding problems, U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will reaffirm Washington's commitment to Ukraine at a meeting with European allies in Ramstein.
Russian troops are constantly shelling and causing destruction in the liberated settlements of Luhansk region, and during the Russian "elections" in the occupied territories, polling station in Lutuhyne had almost empty ballot boxes, and a mobile polling station in Sievierodonetsk was accompanied by Russian troops.
On March 18, Russians killed 1 resident and wounded 5 others in Donetsk region, bringing the total number of civilian casualties since February 24, 2022 to 1,886 killed and 4,723 wounded, not including the unknown number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.
Over the past day, about 20 settlements in Kharkiv region came under hostile artillery and mortar fire, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure, and one person was wounded in Novooosynove village.
Russian troops shelled residential areas in Kherson region, killing 3 people and damaging buildings and a car.
A meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council will be held in Brussels on March 20 to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine, its consequences, Ukraine's integration into the EU, and bilateral relations.
Mykhailo Podolyak, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that Putin's idea to create a "buffer zone" in Ukraine is a clear sign that the war will only escalate.
In Khmelnytsky region, an obstetrician-gynecologist was served a notice of suspicion for improper performance of duties, which resulted in the death of a newborn child.
On March 18, the enemy attacked civilian infrastructure in Konotop and Sumy district, damaging utility facilities in Konotop, with no casualties reported.
