UK intel says Russian arms exports have fallen over last decade
Russian arms exports have fallen significantly since 2014, which may be due to regular Russian losses in the war against Ukraine.
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18 March 2024
Budanov sees Russian volunteers as force “capable of achieving their goals”
The Russian volunteer corps and the Freedom of Russia legion, which have been running combat operations on Russian soil for the past several days, already represent a significant force and will acquire more and more political actorship in the future.
17 March 2024
Ukraine's air defense forces down Russian drone in the Dnipropetrovsk region
Ukraine's air defense forces have destroyed a Russian drone in the Synelnykove district, Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russian volunteer fighters raise their flags in Belgorod region's Kozinka
Members of several Russian volunteer formations raised their flags in the village of Kozinka, Russia's Belgorod region, on Sunday, March 17.
Russian forces hit infrastructure in Sumy region's Konotop
Russian forces have launched two strikes on infrastructure in Konotop, Sumy region.
Injury toll in Russia's missile attack on Mykolaiv rises to eight
Russia's missile attack on Mykolaiv has killed one person and wounded eight.
Zelensky: There is and there can be no legitimacy in Russia's presidential pseudo-elections
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that there is and there can be no legitimacy in so-called Russian presidential elections.
Zelensky: It is being decided now whether Putin will be able to expand zone of ruins in Europe and the world
Right now, it is Ukraine's defense in this war that is determining whether Putin will succeed in expanding the zone of ruins in Europe and the world, and stopping him now is in everyone's best interest.
Ukraine’s General Staff: 63 combat clashes on battlefield in past 24 hours
In the past 24 hours, 63 combat engagements were recorded on the battlefield in Ukraine. In total, Russia launched 7 missile attacks and 55 air strikes.
Civilians injured as enemy attacks Nikopol district with drones eight times today
In the Nikopol district, eight UAV strikes and two artillery attacks were recorded today. Civilians were injured.
Man injured in missile attack on Mykolaiv dies in hospital
A man injured in today's Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv died in hospital.
Elderly man injured in Russian strike on Vovchansk
The Russian army struck Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region with presumably guided aerial bombs, injuring an elderly man.
Number of those injured in missile attack on Mykolaiv rises to six
The number of people injured in a Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv has risen to six.
Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy region cut off from gas supply due to Russian shelling
Velyka Pysarivka in the Sumy region has been cut off from gas supply due to massive damage to networks and buildings.
Enemy hits Mykolaiv with two Iskander-M missiles from Crimea – defense forces
The Russian army hit Mykolaiv with two missiles, presumably Iskander-M, from temporarily occupied Crimea, using tactics identical to the previous attack on Odesa.
Russia’s Black Hawk downing claim fake - defense intel
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has refuted a report spun by Russian propagandists claiming a Black Hawk helicopter, donated to Ukraine’s forces, has been destroyed.
Russians shell Sumy, hitting two infrastructure facilities
Russian strikes targeted the city of Sumy in Ukraine’s northeast. Infrastructure facilities were affected in town.
Ukraine decries Russian hoax story of minors being trained for sabotage missions
Russian reports claiming students in Sumy region are allegedly being prepared to take part in subversive operations against the invasion forces do not correspond to reality.
Five casualties in Mykolaiv following Russian strike, authorities remain on alert
At least five civilians were injured as a result of Russia’s latest missile attack targeting the city in southern Ukraine.
Siberian Battalion fighters enter village of Gorkovsky in Belgorod region
Russian volunteers from the Siberian Battalion, fighting against Putin's regime in Russia, said that early on March 17, they entered the village of Gorkovsky in Russia's Belgorod region and seized the local administration.
Powerful explosion reported in Mykolaiv
A powerful explosion rang out in Mykolaiv on Sunday, March 17.
Oleshchuk shows Ukrainian air defenses downing Russian drones on southern front
Ukrainian Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk has demonstrated the work of Ukraine's air defense forces shooting down enemy targets on the southern axis.
Ukrainian forces stop three Russian sabotage groups in Sumy region
Border guards and fighters from other units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces have prevented three enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Sumy region from penetrating deep into Ukraine.
Three injured as enemy drone hits gas station in Nikopol
A Russian drone has struck a gas station in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring three people.
Russia trying to incite discontent in Ukraine through relatives of Ukrainian POWs - ISW
The Russians are trying to exploit the relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) to incite domestic discontent in Ukraine.
Paramedic, ambulance driver wounded in Russian shelling of village in Kharkiv region
In the Kharkiv region, two people were injured in the Russian shelling of the village of Buhaivka in the Vovchansk community.
One civilian killed, four more wounded in Donetsk region in past day
One civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the Donetsk region yesterday as a result of Russian shelling.
Russians attempt to launch two assaults on left bank of Dnipro River – Ukraine’s defense forces
In the past day, Russian invaders attempted to launch two assaults on the left bank of the Dnipro River twice and made four attempts in the areas of Robotyne and northwest of Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drones attack oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai
In Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, drones attacked an oil refinery in the city of Slavyansk-on-Kuban in the early hours of March 17, causing a fire.
Russian army shells 14 settlements in Kherson region overnight, four wounded
In the past day, Russian invaders shelled 14 settlements in the Kherson region, injuring four civilians.