Drones attacked the area near the Domodedovo airport in the Moscow region of Russia, causing a fire.
Russian arms exports have fallen by 53% over 10 years due to reduced consumer demand amid sanctions, global condemnation of Russia's war in Ukraine, and the prioritization of arms for operations in Ukraine.
On Saturday, March 16, Dmytro Lykhoviy resigned from his duties as spokesman for the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops. However, he will remain an officer of the Public Relations Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Polish farmers continue to block truck traffic at five border crossings with Ukraine, not allowing any trucks to cross into Poland, leaving more than 1,000 trucks waiting in lines on the Polish side.
Russians fired 18 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region with mortars, artillery, drones and UAVs, recording 98 explosions.
Next week, Ukraine expects to receive the first tranches from the IMF and the EU to cover the state budget deficit and support the security forces, social payments and pensions.
Next week, the Ukrainian parliament plans to consider a draft law on multiple citizenship, but not a draft law on mobilization or a report from the head of the Security Service.
An enemy rocket attack on Odesa resulted in 19 deaths and 73 injuries, including local residents, medics and emergency workers.
Andriy Yermak met with the Ambassador of Brazil to Ukraine and discussed preparations for the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, recent Russian attacks on Ukraine, including a missile attack on a residential building in Odesa.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft law to increase the number of the State Border Guard Service by 15,000 people within a year after the end or lifting of martial law in Ukraine.
For the third time, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Viktor Yelenskyy as head of the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience.
Cyber specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine have caused a malfunction in the online voting system in the Russian elections.
Secretary Blinken discussed with IAEA Director General Grossi the role of promoting the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
During the presidential election in Russia, there were numerous cases of arson and vandalism at polling stations, including a bottle of Molotov cocktail thrown at a polling station in St. Petersburg, a woman setting fire to a voting booth in Moscow, and another woman pouring green paint on a ballot box.
Another engineer was killed in a Russian strike on radio facilities in Sumy region, Ukraine.
Since there are no real elections in authoritarian russia, the raids by the RDC and the Svoboda Legion in the belgorod and kursk regions will not affect putin's re-election.
The situation on the Belarusian border is fully controlled, no movement of equipment or personnel is observed, but the threat of hostile Russian sabotage groups remains on the border with Russia, especially in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
Polish farmers did not resume blocking the border at the Krakovets checkpoint on March 13, as expected, but they may do so again as about 500 trucks are waiting to pass through the unblocked checkpoint.
Polish farmers block truck traffic at five border crossings with Ukraine, not allowing any trucks to enter Poland, resulting in queues of 1,050 trucks on the Polish side.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution proposing to consider Armenia's membership in the European Union if it continues to implement sustainable reforms aimed at strengthening democracy.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister thanked the EU for agreeing to increase the European Peace Fund by €5 billion in 2024 to provide military assistance to protect Ukraine from Russian invasion, calling it a powerful demonstration of European unity and resolve.
Negotiations between the Polish and Ukrainian governments will take several weeks to resolve the issue of Polish farmers blocking the border with Ukraine to protect certain agricultural sectors.
Ukraine's national football team will play an away match against Poland on June 7, the venue and time of which will be announced later, followed by a friendly match against Moldova in Chisinau on June 11, and two more control matches with opponents will be announced after the signing of the relevant contracts.
The court found MP Oleksandr Dubinsky guilty of a conflict of interest, ordered him to pay a fine and enter him in the register of corrupt officials.
The corrosion of metal elements and the formation of mineral deposits indicate long-term processes that led to the destruction of the tunnel of the blue line of the Kyiv subway. Timely detection of negative processes and appropriate measures would have helped to avoid an emergency.
A petroleum products plant in Novoshakhtinsk, Russia, was attacked by "unknown flying objects of Ukrainian origin," which suspended its operations and disrupted the enemy's plans.
Moldova sees Russia's attempts to destabilize the country by using political puppets, oligarchs and financing protests ahead of the presidential elections in Russia.
Ukraine will receive the first batches of shells under the Czech ammunition initiative in the foreseeable future, which will allow Ukrainian forces at the front to experience an increase in supplies in the near future.
A Russian A-50 aircraft was damaged in a drone attack on an aircraft factory in Taganrog, Russia.
Ukraine has submitted applications and risk assessments to U. S. and European aviation regulators to resume civilian air service at one of its airports, although no timeline has been set due to complex security issues.
