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AFP: Russia on Tuesday reported drone attacks on factories in Tatarstan, more than 1,100 kilometres (690 miles) from Ukraine, and said people were wounded in the strikes.
RFE/RL: Western officials will gather in The Hague on April 2 to discuss efforts to prosecute alleged Russian war crimes committed by its forces during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
ISW: The Kremlin likely intends to capitalize on domestic fear and anger about the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack and hopes that perceptions of Ukrainian and Western involvement in the attack and wider alleged “terrorist” attacks in Russia will increase Russian domestic support for the war in Ukraine.
Reuters: Belarus started military exercises on Tuesday in regions bordering Ukraine and European Union members Lithuania and Poland, the Belarusian defence ministry said.
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POLITICO: US Congress is gearing up to give President Joe Biden a powerful new financial tool to strengthen Ukraine, in a move that could redefine modern economic diplomacy.
Reuters: A spokesperson for Ukraine's Air Force, Illya Yevlash, told national television that Ukrainian forces had downed a Russian "Forpost" drone which he described as one of the most sophisticated and costly in Moscow's arsenal.
Ukrainska Pravda: Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said that in 2024 Ukraine managed to increase the production of long-range UAVs tenfold compared to last year.
Meduza: Grenade launchers, drill training, combined arms combat, and Kalashnikovs — all mandatory parts of Russia’s new school curriculum. The independent outlet Holod explains the drastic changes coming to Russian schools this fall.
The Kyiv Independent: The murder of Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine, is similar to previous attacks in Europe linked to Moscow, but no evidence of direct Kremlin involvement has emerged so far, the New York Times reported.
Reuters: Rosneft and Indian Oil Corp have yet to renew an oil supply deal that expired in March as they have been unable to agree on price and volumes, forcing India's top refiner to turn to spot markets.
AFP: Russia's conflicts with Islamist forces over half a century are key to understanding the likely motives behind an Islamic State massacre last month at a Moscow concert hall, analysts say.
Defense News: Russia’ Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced two tenders for submarine parts in a move that appears to be driven by the country’s difficulties in obtaining foreign technology.
RFE/RL: A Russian court extended the pre-trial detention of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5.
AFP: A car bomb in Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region killed a Moscow-appointed government official on Monday.
Euromaidan Press: Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance has secured a $118 million grant from Japan for World Bank projects HEAL and HOPE, aimed at supporting healthcare and housing recovery efforts in Ukraine.
Reuters: Russia has used five of its new hypersonic Zircon missiles to attack Kyiv since the start of the year, the city's military administration said on Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: Estonia's ruling Reform Party introduced legislation to strip the voting rights of non-citizens, the vast majority of whom are ethnic Russians, ERR reports. The proposal would only impact local elections.
Reuters: Iran tipped off Russia about the possibility of a major "terrorist operation" on its soil ahead of the concert hall massacre near Moscow last month.
WSJ: For Putin’s war machine, Tether has become indispensable. Here’s how Russian middlemen used it to avoid U.S. sanctions and procure parts for drones and other high-tech equipment (archive).
Bloomberg: Russia plans to reduce daily diesel exports from key western ports in April to the lowest in five months, after Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries and seasonal maintenance sharply lowered crude processing rates (archive).
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