Maria Tril

Western military assistance "critical" for Ukraine to hold territory as Russian forces likely to continue offensives to destabilize Ukrainian defenses this spring & prepare for new offensive effort in summer 2024, according to the ISW's report.

In its deadly attack on Odesa on 15 March, the Russian military killed 20 people, including one medical personnel and one rescuer of the State Emergency Service, while they were working on the site of the previous attack in the city.

Speaker Mike Johnson signaled a loan or lend-lease approach to support Kyiv's war efforts without direct payments from US taxpayers.

Russian forces have been shelling Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, since the morning, injuring five, Governor Serhii Lysak said. Nikopol…

Russian forces retain the initiative and could destabilize previously stable sectors of Ukraine's front line in a short period of time if Ukrainian ammunition shortages persist, ISW reports.

Russian occupying authorities increase their push for residents to vote in presidential election polls. In Luhansk, 2,600 Russian officials have been tasked with visiting homes and pressuring residents to participate in the Kremlin's illegal voting exercise.

Despite her party's long-standing ties to the Kremlin and her own reputation as "Putin's friend," Marine Le Pen criticized Russia's actions in Ukraine, calling it a "war at the gates of the EU."

Russia's Military also reported on downing of one UAV and eight rocket-propelled grenades on the morning of 14 March.

There were one or two dead due to the accident, local Telegram channels reported.

The protest was directed at Prime Minister Robert Fico's foreign policy, which has raised concerns among critics for its strong criticism of Europe's military aid to Ukraine and its push to renew Russian ties both culturally and politically.

Polish authorities detained, seized equipment, and deported two journalists from the Ukrainian news agency Raion.in.ua who were investigating cargo transportation from Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.

In an interview for Kremlin-controlled media on 12 March, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is “ready”…

"Every day, dozens of ordinary innocent people (in Ukraine) are killed by shelling from Belgorod.... We forced to strike at military positions located in the cities of Belgorod and Kursk," they said in the joint statement.

EU leaders will next week call for new sanctions targeting Belarus, North Korea, and Iran over their alleged role in helping Russia conduct its war against Ukraine.