Lilia Podolyak
In Kharkiv, police neutralized a hand grenade tripwire left by Russian troops in a sewer on the city's ring road.
On the 210th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's birth, Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Matsuda Kuninori honored the great Ukrainian poet by reciting a part of his poem "The Prophet", earning gratitude from Internet users for their respect for Ukrainian culture.
The next meeting of the Ramstein Defense Contact Group is scheduled for March 19 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with defense ministers and senior officials from around the world to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the security challenges facing U.S. allies and partners.
Russians fired 4 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region of Ukraine, 23 explosions from multiple rocket launchers, artillery and mortars were recorded in Krasnopil and Seredyno-Budska communities.
The Air Force of Ukraine confirms the destruction of 12 Iranian Shahed drones during night attacks in Dnipropetrovs'k, Donetsk and Poltava regions.
Over the past day, 18 localities in Kharkiv region came under hostile artillery and mortar fire, including air strikes on Vovchansk, Sinkivka, Tabaivka and Berestove, resulting in civilian casualties and destruction of residential areas and educational institutions.
Nine residents of Donetsk region were injured as a result of Russian shelling on March 8.
Russian shelling in Kherson region killed 2 people, injured 2 more, including a child, and damaged residential buildings.
The Russian army fired 323 times at 12 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region, using 67 drones, aircraft, MLRS and artillery, causing destruction but no civilian casualties.
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have lost approximately 423,160 personnel and 6,712 tanks.
Over the past day, 63 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy launched 8 missile and 107 air strikes, and fired 113 times at Ukrainian positions and settlements from multiple rocket launchers, according to the morning report of the General Staff.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 12 of the 15 Shahed drones launched by the Russian occupiers, as well as various Russian military equipment and facilities.
Russians hit an industrial enterprise in Kryvyi Rih district, causing a fire, shelled Marhanets and a village in Nikopol district with heavy artillery, and Ukrainian defenders shot down five drones over Kryvyi Rih.
Russians shelled two settlements in Mykolaiv region, damaging private houses, but causing no casualties.
Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban discussed strong borders and bilateral relations at a meeting in Mar-a-Lago.
Russia reports that it shot down 47 drones overnight over various regions, including 41 in Rostov, some of which were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
A 22-year-old Pakistani student was sentenced to death for sharing "blasphemous" photos and videos on WhatsApp that allegedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad and his wives.
The EU has announced the opening of a sea corridor this weekend to bring humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip to prevent famine, and the first pilot shipment of food aid from the World Central Kitchen charity is expected to leave on Saturday.
An oil slick 4 kilometers long and 800 meters wide was discovered off the coast of Huntington, California, and the Coast Guard and other agencies are investigating its origin.
Three people, including two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent, were killed when a UH-72 Lakota helicopter crashed while performing a border security mission near Rio Grande, Texas.
Republicans in the House of Representatives are working on their own aid package for Ukraine, which includes military and non-military aid, potentially using frozen Russian assets.
Biden said that his participation in the debate with Trump depends on Trump's behavior, as Trump is the only Republican contender, while Biden is leading among Democrats.
A downed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed onto the roof of a polyclinic in Kursk, damaging 22 square meters of roof and forcing the evacuation of intensive care patients from a nearby hospital building due to an explosion threat.
A massive drone attack took place in the Rostov region of Russia, injuring an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations who was involved in the emergency response.
The Pentagon denies that humanitarian aid dropped from a plane in the Gaza Strip caused civilian casualties, saying that all the boxes of aid landed safely.
The U. S. Senate approves a $460 billion funding bill to keep the government open until September 30, 2024.
According to the governor of the Kursk region, a Ukrainian drone was allegedly shot down by Russian air defense forces over the city of Kursk.
Russian air defense repelled a "massive drone attack" on Taganrog, with no reported casualties or damage, while one Ukrainian drone was shot down over Kursk.
The F-35A has been officially certified to carry the B61-12 thermonuclear gravity bomb, making it the first 5th generation aircraft capable of using nuclear weapons.
Sam Altman, who was fired from OpenAI last fall, has returned to the company's board of directors after an independent investigation found that his behavior did not justify his dismissal, despite protests from employees and investors.