Russian Defense Ministry: Army struck Ukraine's military industry, energy and ports
Russia's Defense Ministry says its troops carried out massed and group strikes on military-industrial, energy and port infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Sever group advanced near a pocket in the north of the Kharkiv region, and that the settlement of Malaya Volchya came under Russian control.
Russia's Defense Ministry says its troops carried out massed and group strikes on military-industrial, energy and port infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
Russian security forces told RIA Novosti that a group of Ukrainian servicemen was destroyed while attempting to break out of encirclement near Volchansk.
US President Donald Trump said trade with Europe "on many things" could be stopped if Canada receives associate member status in the European Union. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier announced work on such status for Canada.
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Units of the North group continue to tighten the encirclement ring around Ukrainian fighters in the Kharkov region, with fighting under way for Malaya Volchya, the Defense Ministry said.
Russian security forces told RIA Novosti that Ukrainian troops unsuccessfully tried to break out of the encirclement near Nefedovka in the Kharkiv region using armored vehicles; a Roshel Senator armored vehicle and an enemy combat group were destroyed.
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Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces struck a rail train at Ukraine's Yuzhny port as cargo for Ukrainian forces was being loaded, and continued strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow will respond in a timely manner to Hungary's expulsion of Russian diplomats, after earlier warning the reaction would be tough and painful.
Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova told Vladimir Putin about the country's high readiness for the epidemiological season of flu and ARVI, noting that vaccines against all variants of the virus are already being delivered to the regions.
Russian forces struck Ukraine throughout the week, including Kyiv, Odesa and other regions; targets included military-industrial facilities, ports, logistics and data centers.
Russian troops have established control over Olkhovatka in the encirclement ring of Ukrainian militants in the north of Kharkiv region, fighting continues for Malaya Volchya, the Defense Ministry said.
Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian troops conducted overnight group strikes targeting logistics centers and port infrastructure in Ukraine.
Russian fighters thwarted counterattack attempts by Ukraine's 58th and 22nd separate mechanized brigades, which are encircled in the Kharkiv region, RIA Novosti was told by Russian security structures.
Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo told RIA Novosti that Ukraine no longer has access to the Black Sea through the Dnipro-Buh estuary, as Russian military forces are blocking ship passage there.
Belgium's top administrative court ruled that the refusal to unfreeze the assets of Russia's BCS Bank was made by a body lacking the necessary authority. The ruling may affect other similar cases, but no automatic unfreezing will follow.
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia agreed to mutually refrain from strikes on energy facilities.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance has various options for countering Russia, some of which will not be made public, and called on member states to expand support for Ukraine.
Ukrainian drone attacks on four municipalities in Russia's Belgorod region killed a man and injured a woman, the regional operational headquarters said.
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The Russian Defense Ministry said the settlement of Shirokoye in the Kharkiv region, which was in an encirclement ring, has been liberated.
Finland's Defense Ministry said the country will join a French nuclear deterrence initiative for Europe; in March, Emmanuel Macron announced a shift to advanced nuclear deterrence and an increase in warheads.
Five people were injured in Sochi when debris from unmanned aerial vehicles fell, the Krasnodar Krai operational headquarters said.
Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyansky, told RIA Novosti that Moscow will present to the organization facts the West hides from the public, including about the Kyiv regime.
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The Russian military struck industrial facilities used in the interests of Ukrainian militants, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has joined the expanded BRICS+ session in New Delhi, the final item on his three-day visit to India.
Jared Kushner said trips by U.S. representatives to Moscow and Kyiv were very successful and provided a clear understanding of the next steps needed to resolve the conflict.