BBC: A Swedish court has ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship suspected of sailing under a false flag as part of Moscow's shadow fleet.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine plans to introduce anti-drone protective netting along about 600 kilometers (373 miles) of front-line roads critical for military logistics and medical evacuation, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said on March 15.

United24 Media: Russia’s presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov reportedly responded with an expletive when French officials raised the possibility of European participation in negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.

DW: Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi departed for Moscow on Sunday to press Russian authorities to end the recruitment of Kenyan citizens into the Russian military for the war in Ukraine.

Politico: Russia and China are aiding Iran in a number of ways, including by providing "military cooperation," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

The Hill: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russia provided Iran Shahed drones that were later used on U.S. bases.

BBC: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused European allies of seeking to "blackmail" Kyiv into reopening a pipeline transporting Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia. He said restoring the flow of Russian crude oil through Ukraine into the European Union would be like lifting economic sanctions on Moscow.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine struck Russian radar systems and an S-400 air defense launcher in occupied Crimea overnight on March 15, Ukraine’s General Staff reported.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on March 15, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

Ynet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked to hold a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Israeli and Ukrainian officials, as Israel looks to deepen cooperation with Ukraine on countering Iranian-made drones.

The Kyiv Independent: Russia struck a residential area in Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs on March 14, killing one man and injuring 19 others, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.

Politico: EU countries on Saturday struck a deal to ensure the bloc's entire framework of sanctions against Russian businesses and oligarchs don’t expire over the weekend, which would have led to restrictions on thousands of companies and individuals being abruptly relaxed.

RBC-Ukraine: A large-scale disinformation campaign has been launched in Europe aimed at discrediting Ukraine through false accusations of "energy terrorism," according to the Center for Countering Disinformation.

Kyodo News: The Japanese government is considering introducing Ukraine-made attack drones to bolster its defense capabilities, banking on the Eastern European country's combat experience against Russian military aggression.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military intelligence agency said on March 14 that it had "successfully" struck two Russian vessels transporting weapons and military equipment through the Kerch Strait. The agency described both ships as a "key part" of Russia's Kerch ferry service, used to supply ammunition and equipment to Russian forces fighting against Ukraine.

United24 Media: Iran has threatened to attack Ukraine directly, citing Kyiv’s alleged provision of drone-interceptor technology to Israel, according to a senior Iranian lawmaker.

The Insider: Despite U.S. sanctions, Russia’s largest investment project in the Arctic, the Baimskoye deposit in Chukotka, turns out to be linked to Kazakh billionaires, according to a report by the independent outlet Arctida.

Reuters: Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday, killing six people and inflicting damage across several regions of the ‌country, Ukrainian officials said.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Krasnodar Krai overnight on March 14, hitting the Afipsky Oil Refinery and sparking a large fire, Ukraine's General Staff reported.

Axios: In a phone call with Trump this week, Putin proposed moving Iran's enriched uranium to Russia as part of a deal to end the war. Trump turned him down, sources tell Axios.

The Moscow Times: Income inequality in Russia has reached its highest level in more than a decade, according to an analysis by the independent research group Yesli Byt Tochnim.

United24 Media: Russia’s battlefield losses have exceeded the number of new troops entering its military ranks for three consecutive months, according to Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi on March 13.

The Kyiv Independent: Democratic senators have requested hearings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over the Trump administration's moves to ease sanctions on Russian oil, according to a document shared with the Kyiv Independent on March 13.

The Insider: Center 795, which emerged after the start of Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine and comprises elite units from the GRU and FSB, was established as a top-secret and fully autonomous entity designed to carry out the most critical operations, ranging from military missions in Ukraine to political assassinations and abductions abroad. The Insider has managed to identify all of the center’s key leaders and sponsors, determine its location, and pinpoint its main areas of activity.

Hromadske: Ukrainian security officials thwarted a Russian-ordered assassination plot against Andriy Biletsky, commander of the Third Army Corps, by detaining a drone operator who planned a missile or bomb strike during Biletsky's frontline visit, the Security Service of Ukraine reported.

Reuters: Ukrainian ‌state energy firm Naftogaz has won a lawsuit against Russia's Gazprom over the payment of a $1.4 billion debt for gas transportation, it said on Friday.

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