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Law enforcement officials have notified eight individuals of their status as suspects in a case involving the organisation of a scheme to facilitate the desertion of military personnel. Among those involved in the case are a former military unit commander, a lawyer, and a military serviceman.
On the night of 6 March and during the previous day, the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions came under Russian attack. There are casualties, fatalities, damage to residential buildings, infrastructure, businesses and transport.
The large-scale armed aggression of Russia against Ukraine continues for the 1,472nd day on the front line. Over the past day, the Defence Forces recorded 136 combat clashes in various areas of the front line.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that the downing of a ballistic missile heading towards Turkey is not grounds for the immediate invocation of Article 5 on the Alliance's collective defence. The incident occurred amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
Iran has stated that it may strike an Israeli nuclear facility in Dimona if Israel and the United States attempt to bring about a change of power in the Islamic Republic. This was reported by the semi-official ISNA news agency, citing an Iranian military official.
Following investigative actions by NABU detectives at the Lutsk Volyn Customs post, two individuals involved in the case no longer work at the agency. One of them resigned, while the other went on maternity leave.
Over the past day, 118 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defence Forces and Russian troops were recorded on the front line. The largest number of attacks took place in the Pokrovsk direction.
An Iranian military ship sank in the Indian Ocean near the coast of Sri Lanka. Local authorities reported that crew members had been rescued and that a search and rescue operation was underway.
The Iranian military announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to attack ships attempting to pass through. At the same time, the US Central Command stated that the strait remains open.
A Russian tanker carrying liquefied natural gas, Arctic Metagaz, caught fire in the central Mediterranean Sea near Malta. There is currently no information about the fate of the crew.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Middle East announced the destruction of 11 Iranian vessels in the Gulf of Oman. Iran has not officially confirmed these losses.
Iran's missile strikes effectively shut down Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport. Daily passenger traffic of over 260,000 people was threatened, affecting revenues in aviation and related sectors of the economy.