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16 March 2026
Ukrenergo has received an official letter from the Slovak electricity transmission system operator SEPS regarding the unilateral termination of the Mutual Emergency Assistance Agreement.
The Department of Internal Security of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained an intermediary and the deputy head of the SSU Main Directorate in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as the deputy head of the SSU Directorate in the Rivne region, who were attempting to set up an illegal scheme in the Rivne region.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko held a meeting with fuel market operators, attended by representatives from the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Energy, the Antimonopoly Committee, and the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
The Ukrainian National News Agency, Ukrinform, marks its 108th anniversary since its founding.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow does not see any signs that US President Donald Trump has lost interest in Ukraine peace talks.
Russian forces struck a Kharkiv enterprise in the Nemyshlianskyi district, with preliminary reports indicating there are casualties.
Some member states of the European Union, such as Germany, believe that Ukraine’s European integration reforms must prove their irreversibility for 10–20 years before the country joins the EU, but Ukraine does not have that much time to wait.
Air Defense Forces neutralized 194 of the 211 drones used by the Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of March 15.
In the city of Labinsk, Krasnodar region, Russia, a fire broke out at an oil depot following a drone attack.
On the morning of March 16, Russian military personnel attacked Kharkiv with UAVs.
Parts of Russian UAVs fell in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Ky
In Kharkiv, Russian invaders attacked the Kyivskyi district with a combat drone.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright believes that the military operation carried out by the United States and Israel in Iran could end in the next few weeks, or possibly even sooner.
Ukraine will participate for the first time in one of the world's largest humanitarian aid and development exhibitions – Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD) – which will take place on May 5-7, 2026 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, provided the security situation allows.
The Russian telecommunications satellite "Express-AT1" has permanently failed, leading to large-scale disruptions in the broadcasting of propaganda TV channels from Kaliningrad to the Far East, as well as in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
15 March 2026
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has warned that normalizing relations with Russia would signal weakness.
On Monday, March 16, scheduled hourly power outages will be applied for household consumers across all regions of Ukraine from 17:00, while industrial consumers will face power capacity restrictions.
Several commuter trains in the Sumy region will be suspended for a few days to allow for repair work following Russian attacks on infrastructure.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Russia and China are providing Iran with various forms of assistance, including military support.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said intelligence data indicate that Russia is reducing missile production while significantly increasing orders for drones, planning to produce up to seven million first person view (FPV) drones this year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that any easing of sanctions on Russian oil would only benefit Russia, warning that the money Moscow earns from energy exports will be used to fund the war and produce drones that could later be used against the United States and its allies.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia's budget deficit this year amounts to $100 billion, but the Russians may be able to cover it if sanctions, especially those related to oil sales, are weakened.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to initiate amendments to the mobilization law under which members of parliament who lose their mandate would have to join the army.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi visited certain areas of the Zaporizhzhia direction, where the enemy is concentrating a significant number of forces and resources for an offensive.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he has agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron to receive a new SAMP/T air defense system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.
Near the village of Chervona Khvylia in the Kharkiv region, two emergency medical workers were killed as a result of enemy shelling, and another was injured.
In Kherson, a Russian drone hit a minibus, injuring a civilian man.
Ukraine's military intelligence has released exclusive footage showing the destruction of a Russian Shahed-type attack drone over the Dnipro River near Kyiv during a massive Russian air assault on March 14.
The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine says it has recorded the start of a large-scale campaign aimed at discrediting Ukraine, falsely claiming that Kyiv is seeking to block energy supplies to the European Union.