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The Kyiv Independent: Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on multiple Ukrainian cities overnight on March 24, killing at least four people and injuring 16 others, local officials reported. The latest attack comes just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of an imminent mass attack by Russian forces, citing Ukrainian intelligence reports.
Reuters: Moscow's shipment of modernized drones to Iran made Russian drone production sites legitimate military targets, a top Ukrainian diplomat said on Monday, urging Western powers to equip Ukraine with weapons capable of hitting those sites.
OCCRP: Leaked transaction data reveals how a major refinery in Ireland feeds into the aluminum supply chain of Russian weapons manufacturers arming Putin’s forces as they attack Ukraine.
Politico: Access to confidential EU documents by the Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany party is raising concerns that sensitive deliberations are being exposed to Moscow, three EU diplomats and four German lawmakers have said.
BBC: Two Russians are due to go on trial in Angola accused of stirring up anti-government protests, conducting a campaign of disinformation, and attempting to interfere in next year's presidential election.
ISW: The Kremlin continues to attempt to disguise and dismiss the economic impacts of its costly war in Ukraine while trying to take advantage of the current high energy prices.
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Politico: The European Commission wants Budapest to explain explosive allegations that the Hungarian foreign minister shared information from confidential talks with other EU member countries with Moscow.
Reuters: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered a probe on Monday into what he called a wiretapping of his foreign minister as his government sought to deal with the fallout from a media report about its links to Russia before an April election.
The Moscow Times: Russia sold about 15 metric tons of gold from its reserves in the first two months of the year, the largest such drawdown since 2002, World Gold Council data indicated, as authorities tap state assets amid mounting budget pressures.
Reuters: Lithuania's army said on Monday that a suspected drone had entered the country's airspace and crashed into an ice-covered lake some 20 km (12 miles) from the border of Belarus.
Reuters: Russia plans to open four ground control stations for long-range attack drones in Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, citing information from Ukraine's military intelligence service.
Ukrainska Pravda: Germany will fund the production of 15,000 Ukrainian-made Strila (Arrow) interceptor drones, which will be handed over to units of the National Guard of Ukraine.
Politico: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen hailed Hungary’s Viktor Orbán for blocking a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's Security Service on March 23 revealed the name of a Hungarian intelligence officer who allegedly oversaw an espionage operation in Zakarpattia Oblast dismantled last year.
Reuters: Ukraine's military intelligence has "irrefutable" evidence that Russia continues to provide intelligence to Iran, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday after meeting the head of military intelligence.
RBC-Ukraine: Between March 17 and 20, Russia intensified its offensive on several fronts, with fierce fighting unfolding. Tens of thousands of soldiers were sent into "meat assaults," but the attempt failed with catastrophic losses, reports Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Kyiv Post: Russia stole around 2 million tons of Ukrainian grain in 2025 and sold it on international markets, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday, March 23.
United24 Media: Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russian air defense systems, radar stations, and drone storage facilities in a series of overnight attacks on March 22–23, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
Reuters: Czech police and defence company LPP, which produces drones for Ukraine, are investigating a fire at a factory in the city of Pardubice for possible links to Russian interests, LPP said on Monday.
RBC-Ukraine: Russian troops attacked central Kyiv on March 16 with a Lancet-type drone, which has recently undergone significant modernization, according to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine.
United24 Media: At least eight Russian military aircraft and helicopters sustained damage over a three-week period due to aviation incidents and technical failures, according to an internal Russian aviation safety document.
The Kyiv Independent: Two law enforcement officers were injured in a Russian-orchestrated terrorist attack in the streets of Bucha early on March 23, Ukrainian authorities reported.
Reuters: Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga resumed oil loadings on Monday after a drone attack alert was lifted, while neighbouring Primorsk remained shut following aerial strikes.
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