Odesa

Air defense systems are in place in Odesa region to counter drone attacks.

Croatia has introduced a controversial law that penalizes whistleblowers who pass information from court investigations to the press, despite opposition and journalist concerns about curbing media freedom and whistleblowing.

Police detained a suspect who killed a man in Bucha district of Kyiv region and hid his body in a trench at the former positions of the Russian occupiers.

A border guard was found dead with a gunshot wound in a unit of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi border guard detachment in Odesa region, and a soldier was found dead in the street in Podilsk, Odesa region, and a murder suspect was detained in the latter case.

Kyiv's Pecherskyi District Court reduces bail for Roman Hrynkevych, a suspect in the case of embezzlement of UAH 1 billion from the Armed Forces, from over UAH 500 million to UAH 469 million, leaving him in custody until April 17.

Law enforcers eliminated four schemes of illegal sale of russian weapons and ammunition, including more than 60 kg of explosives, sniper weapons, machine guns and assault rifles to criminals in three regions of Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy reported on the progress of the response to the Russian strikes, provided assistance to the victims, and recognized the heroic efforts of rescuers in Sumy, Dnipro, and other regions who responded to the attacks.

Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine report enemy tactical aviation activity in the southeast.

Over the past day, 70 combat engagements took place on the Ukrainian front, with Russians attacking in seven directions, while Ukrainian defenders repelled 19 enemy attacks in the Novopavlivske area alone.

Seven cars collided on Lesya Ukrainka Boulevard in Kyiv, hampering traffic in the direction of Basseina Street.

russian occupation forces attempted a missile attack on southern Ukraine, but the guided missile "lost its combat capability in the air".

The government has agreed on measures to prevent forest fires, protect peatlands and farmland by 2024, and strengthen public awareness of fire safety rules.

The Commission on Technogenic and Ecological Safety and Emergency Situations extended the ban on visiting places of mass recreation on water bodies in several regions of Ukraine due to martial law.

In Odesa, a drunk man beat a tram driver, sprayed pepper spray in her face, damaged the tram, and now faces up to 7 years in prison for hooliganism.

In Odesa, law enforcement officers detained a group of four criminals, including an organizer and a co-organizer, who were selling cannabis, amphetamine, PVP and crack throughout Ukraine, seizing over 4 kg of various drugs and psychotropics.

Air defense destroyed the missile during the Russian attack, but air alerts should not be neglected, says Kiper, head of the RMA.

Due to the shelling, some consumers in Sumy and Kryvyi Rih were partially left without heat and gas supply, but there is no shortage of electricity.

In Odesa region, military personnel and some other categories of civil servants can receive interest-free loans to purchase housing under a government program.

In the morning, the enemy launched a missile attack on the Odesa region, but air defense forces destroyed the guided missile over the sea.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a missile threat in Odesa region.

The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security refutes the reports spread by russian sources of the ISI regarding the intentions of enemy troops to take Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv.

On March 12, 2024, employees of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and diplomats evacuated another 47 Ukrainian citizens from the Gaza Strip. The total number of evacuated Ukrainians from the Gaza Strip during the three stages of the mission amounted to 363 people.

Kyiv has been warned of deteriorating weather conditions, with snow and ice on the roads expected by the morning of March 13, and a yellow alert has been issued.

An accident involving a truck and two cars occurred on the Odesa-Reni highway between the villages of Palanka and Udobne, temporarily hampering traffic and resulting in an injury.

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.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the shelling of Odesa during the visit of a foreign delegation to the city shows the inadequacy of russian leader vladimir putin's actions.

Since the beginning of 2024, about 4,000 entrepreneurs have received loans worth UAH 15. 7 billion under the Affordable Loans program, with the largest amounts going to agriculture, wholesale and retail trade, and the manufacturing industry.

Russian troops launched a night attack on southern Ukraine using Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones and an X-59 missile from the Black Sea, but Ukrainian air defense successfully intercepted and destroyed the targets.

Despite the ongoing war with Russia, Ukrainian farmers sowed 68. 3 thousand hectares of spring grains and pulses in 12 regions for the 2024 harvest.

Several groups of unmanned aerial vehicles are moving through different regions of Ukraine, including in the direction of Vinnytsia, Dnipro, and Bila Tserkva.