Zelensky, Romania’s PM Bolojan discuss defense support, energy cooperation
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Romania Ilie Bolojan discussed defense support and cooperation in the energy sector during a meeting.
12 March 2026
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Romania Ilie Bolojan discussed defense support and cooperation in the energy sector during a meeting.
Russian Provocation Against NATO in the Coming Months ‘75–80% Likely’
The war has entered a new stage. By April 1 this year, Russia plans to increase the number of personnel in its unmanned systems forces to 101,000 troops.
The war has entered a new stage. By April 1 this year, Russia plans to increase the number of personnel in its unmanned systems forces to 101,000 troops.
Russian troops attacked the Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykivskyi districts of Dnipropetrovsk region more than 50 times with drones and artillery, injuring four people.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems destroyed two expensive Russian Merlin-VR reconnaissance drones in the Huliaipole area of Zaporizhzhia region.
Russian troops attacked one of the districts of Zaporizhzhia. Smoke is visible above the city, and there are problems with the power supply.
Ukraine and Romania have signed a document on the construction of interconnectors, one of which is planned to be built this year.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the first “Shahed” drones in Ukraine were launched by Iranian operators who were training Russian UAV operators.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian specialists are already working in the Middle East, sharing their experience in combating “Shaheds.” Partners are satisfied with this cooperation.
Russian troops struck a transformer substation in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv overnight, leaving some consumers without power.
In the coming months, Russia may carry out a provocation, likely with casualties, against one of the NATO countries in Eastern Europe to divert attention from the launch of a new offensive in Ukraine.
The European Commission has proposed sending a mission to Ukraine to assess the damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline following the Russian attack on January 27.
Russian strikes on railway stations in the Sumy and Mykolaiv regions have damaged locomotives and tracks.
Six rescuers were injured in the village of Zolochiv as a result of repeated Russian strikes, two of whom are in hospital.
The enemy struck Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region. One person was wounded.
Ukrainian Defense Forces hit an S-300V anti-aircraft missile system launcher, an S-300 radar station, and Russian ammunition depots.
Russian troops shelled a hospital in Kherson, injuring three people.
An investigation into fictitious employment of conscripts is underway in the Lviv region.
Two dozen Russians are surrounded in the city of Kupiansk, but they are unable to take active action, so there is no point in the Defense Forces attacking them and risking their lives.
Drones from the SSU's Special Operations Center "А" struck infrastructure at the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in the town of Tikhoretsk the Krasnodar region of Russia.
On Thursday, March 12, an oil depot caught fire in the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar region of Russia after a drone attack.
As of March 12, Russian attacks have left users in the Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv regions without power.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 77 of the 94 drones used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine since the evening of March 11.
Russians attacked the Kharkiv region with drones at night, injuring a woman, and rescuers were hit twice by repeated strikes while clearing up the aftermath of the attack.
Russian troops attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times with drones and artillery, leaving two people injured.
On March 11, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 128 combat clashes with Russia’s troops.
In the Kherson region, Russian aggression over the past 24 hours left one person dead and 23 injured, including one child.
The total combat losses of Russia’s armed forces from February 24, 2022, to March 12, 2026, in the war against Ukraine are estimated at approximately 1,276,760 personnel, including 780 killed in the past 24 hours.
Units of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) destroyed a Russian Buk‑M1 surface‑to‑air missile system in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region and struck several other military targets.