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On the night of 21 February, the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck military facilities and equipment belonging to Russian troops in the temporarily occupied territories. Ships, aircraft and a multiple launch rocket system were hit.
US President Donald Trump will visit China from 31 March to 2 April. The trip was announced on the day the US Supreme Court overturned a significant portion of the tariffs he imposed as part of the global trade war.
Civilian casualties in Ukraine due to explosive violence increased significantly in 2025. Researchers attribute this to an increase in attacks on cities and infrastructure.
Sanctions pressure and the high key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation have led to the unprofitability of some fields and complicated debt refinancing. Against this backdrop, Russian state bank VTB has initiated bankruptcy proceedings against the First Oil oil group.
US President Donald Trump said that Barack Obama allegedly disclosed classified information when he spoke about the existence of aliens, and instructed federal agencies to begin the process of releasing materials about UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
Brussels wants to revive the economies of the eastern territories of the European Union, which have suffered from the war due to a decline in investment, tourism and freight traffic, by involving financial institutions and redistributing existing regional development funds.
In several cities across the country, commemorative events for the victims of the protests escalated into new clashes with security forces, while in Tehran, the authorities held an official ceremony and threatened supporters of the protests with prosecution.
The United Nations Development Programme has allocated an additional $230 million for 2026 to purchase and install critical energy equipment in Ukraine.
Iran and the United States agreed on the main guiding principles for further work on the nuclear deal during talks in Geneva, but the final document is still a long way off, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
In the Volyn region, law enforcement officers exposed two servicemen from the district territorial centre for recruitment and social support who are suspected of extorting unlawful benefits for influencing mobilisation procedures. The total amount they allegedly requested for their services was $4,000.
Russia is stepping up its recruitment of foreigners for the war against Ukraine, as its losses exceed the rate of army replenishment. According to estimates by Western officials, the total losses of the Russian Federation during the full-scale war have already exceeded 1.2 million people killed and wounded.
A new explosives factory in Glasgow, which was supposed to increase artillery shell production in the UK by 16 times and support supplies to Ukraine, remains closed more than six months after its planned launch.
