Euromaidan Press Staff

Ukrainian drone attacks deep into Russia targeting its oil industry have idled around 7% of Russian refining capacity in the first quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, the EU Council has finally agreed to allocate an additional €5 billion in military aid for Ukraine in 2024.

Russian sources confirmed the drone attack but claimed the drones were “neutralized,” although the footage showed drone an oil refinery in Krasnodar in flames.

As the prospect of renewed Russian offensives looms in the coming months, top diplomats from Czech Republic and Poland have called for more decisive action to aid Ukraine in defeating the Russian aggression.

Russian forces launched a missile strike on the residential area of Odesa on the morning of 15 March. Once rescuers and medics arrived at the attack site, they carried out a second strike.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, announced the initiation of a rotation process for battalions and units that have been performing combat tasks on the frontline “for a long time.”

The EU has approved a €5 billion military fund for Ukraine after weeks of internal disagreement. The decision comes as Putin's nuclear threats and warnings of military escalation along the Finnish border heighten tensions in the region.

On 12 March, the coalition of Russian battalions fighting alongside Ukraine reported that they had entered Russia's border territory to liberate it from the "criminal dictatorial regime" in the Russian Federation. The Freedom of Russia Legion claims to have taken control of the village of Tyotkino in Kursk Oblast.

“I wish I never made this film," war reporter Mstyslav Chernov said, receiving the first Oscar in Ukrainian history. Chernov said he would exchange the award and recognition for Russia never invading Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is leading a chorus of Ukrainian criticism against Pope Francis' suggestion that Kyiv should raise the “white flag” and negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion.

Pope Francis strikes again, urging Ukraine to wave the white flag. Report calls to mobilize women to sustain the nation's defense.

Zelenskyy emphasizes the need for a just peace that safeguards Ukraine’s interests and territorial integrity.

The required funds have been collected to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine from countries outside the European Union, Czech President Petr Pavel announced on 7 March. The UK boosts its military aid to Ukraine with an extra $160 million, raising the total package to $416 million for over 10,000 “cutting-edge” drones.

A Russian missile struck the Odesa port, killing 5 people and injuring others, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis met there.

Last night, a unit of the Ukrainian intelligence agency sank the Russian Black Sea Fleet's patrol ship Sergei Kotov near the Kerch Strait, using five Magura V5 maritime drones.