Ukraine foiled major Russian offensive planned for late 2025, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine successfully foiled a major offensive operation planned by Russia for late last year.
15 March 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine successfully foiled a major offensive operation planned by Russia for late last year.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that the possibility of his country leaving the EU is a real threat and pledged to do everything possible to prevent it.
Russian occupation authorities have sentenced a 68-year-old woman from the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region to 11 years in prison, allegedly for transferring money to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
An 87-year-old woman was killed and a 42-year-old man injured as a result of Russian shelling in two districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday.
On Sunday morning, a drone struck the Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait, destroying an Italian MQ-9A Predator unmanned aerial vehicle.
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.
The Russian army carried out 20 attacks throughout the day on five districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region using drones, artillery, and aerial bombs, leaving four people wounded.
Kharkiv region On Sunday, March 15, Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region left one woman dead and three others wounded.
On Sunday, Canada and five Nordic countries announced an agreement to strengthen cooperation in defense manufacturing and other areas.
Russian forces have attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 49 times since the start of the day, with the heaviest fighting reported in the Huliaipole, Kostiantynivka, and Pokrovsk sectors.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) plan to continue their military campaign in Iran for at least three more weeks.
Slovakia unblocked European Union sanctions against Russia just before the deadline after dropping its demand to remove two oligarchs from the sanctions list.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Russia and China are providing Iran with various forms of assistance, including military support.
Ukraine has initiated a ban on entry to the European Union and the imposition of sanctions against nearly 130 Russian commanders who committed crimes against Ukrainians.
A Russian drone exploded near a checkpoint in the Chernihiv region on Sunday, killing one soldier and injuring several others.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine is ready to work with any leader of Hungary who is not an ally of Vladimir Putin.
Valerii Vavryniuk, acting head of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, visited combat units defending the state border with Russia in the Sumy region and reviewed the needs of border guard detachments.
Valerii Vavryniuk, acting head of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, visited combat units defending the state border with Russia in the Sumy region and reviewed the needs of border guard detachments.
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.
The death toll from a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia has risen to two after a 17-year-old boy who was wounded in the attack died in hospital.
The death toll from a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia has risen to two after a 17-year-old boy who was wounded in the attack died in hospital.
Ukrainian forces struck Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region on the night of March 14-15.
The death toll from a Russian airstrike on Zaporizhzhia has risen to two after a 17-year-old boy who was wounded in the attack died in hospital.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decrees enacting decisions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on Russian and Iranian companies and individuals servicing Russia's military-industrial complex, as well as Russian Paralympians who took part in the war against Ukraine.
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.
Ukrainian forces have struck a launcher of the Russian S-400 Triumph surface-to-air missile system and two radar systems in temporarily occupied Crimea.
In just the past week, Russian forces struck Ukrainian territory with 1,770 attack drones, over 1,530 KABs, and 86 missiles.
In just the past week, Russian forces struck Ukrainian territory with 1,770 attack drones, over 1,530 KABs, and 86 missiles.
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.