Yuri Zoria

Joining Apple and Google, Samsung will sever support for Russia's Mir payment system, disabling the use of those cards in its Samsung Pay wallet starting April 3.

Ahead of Polish-Ukrainian gov't talks, an MP from Poland's ruling bloc is positive on grain deal talks, while the Polish Agriculture Minister says negotiations are difficult. Ukraine is against any transit bans.

Kyiv announced the detention of two suspected Russian agents spying on potential missile strike targets like the capital's TV tower, thermal power plant and military units on orders from Moscow's FSB intelligence agency.

Russian officials are again claiming, without evidence, that Ukraine is using a "wide range of toxic chemicals" against Russian troops, including banned substances, as the Kremlin amplifies disinformation aimed at undermining Western resolve, ISW says.

As Russia builds the 44th Army Corps close to Finland and the Baltic nations, British intelligence says it remains to be seen if the formation will be left to garrison there or rapidly sent to join Russia's Ukraine invasion like previous newly-formed units.

With stocks strained, France's defense chief said he may requisition arms makers' capacity or dictate priorities to speed up production for Ukraine's battlefield demands.

Ukraine receives an $880 million tranche from IMF under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, aiding budget expenditures and macro-financial stability amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

Ukraine's security service says it has detained suspected Russian FSB agents caught planting explosives on a Poltava Oblast railway line used to transport military matériel amid the ongoing war.

In Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine says it hit the large landing ship Kostiantyn Olshanskyi, with a Neptune missile, putting it out of action. Russia had stolen the ship from Ukraine in 2014 and was going to use it against Ukraine now.

Russia is supplying oil directly to North Korea, defying UN sanctions, in a potential 'arms-for-oil' trade, according to satellite images obtained by the Financial Times.

Despite being summoned, the Russian ambassador to Poland refused to attend a meeting at the Polish Foreign Ministry on March 25, amid demands for explanations following a missile breaching Polish airspace during Russia's major attack on Ukraine.

US House Speaker Johnson commits to holding a vote on Ukraine aid bill after Easter recess, a Republican Representative states. Congressional Republicans have been delaying aid to Ukraine for months, which eventually benefits Russia on the battlefield.

Ukraine's domestically produced Liutyi unmanned aircraft has been behind precise strikes on Russian oil refineries up to 800km inside Russia.

Ukrainian President's Advisor Podoliak denied FT's report that the US had allegedly urged Kyiv to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries, dismissing it as "fake information" and asserting Ukraine's right to target aggressors' war capabilities under international law.