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The Security Service of Ukraine has announced that it has neutralised a Russian military intelligence operative and combat unit that was planning a series of murders. During the operation, the hitman was killed and the other members of the group were arrested.
The US has identified 9 April as a possible date for the end of the war with Iran, but Tehran has publicly ruled out any negotiations. Meanwhile, fighting and missile strikes continue.
Law enforcement officers have uncovered an organised gang that had set up a large-scale supply and distribution network for the substance across Ukraine. During the operation, over 1,100 kilograms of the substance were seized and the ringleader was arrested.
According to The Washington Post, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó maintained regular contact with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during European Union meetings. Szijjártó himself has dismissed these reports as false.
Over the past 24 hours, Lithuanian border guards have prevented 18 people attempting to cross the border illegally from entering the country at the border with Belarus.
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers have arrested a former head of a municipal enterprise who is suspected of extorting money in exchange for employment and subsequent exemption from conscription. The sum of the bribe amounted to $17,500.
During the night of 20 March and over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have launched attacks on several regions of Ukraine. There have been fatalities and injuries, and damage has been caused to residential buildings, energy infrastructure, businesses and civilian vessels.
Operators of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Unit have struck a Russian R-330Zh ‘Zhitiel’ electronic warfare station. The strike took place in the Zaporizhzhia region.
An agreement has been reached within the European Union to grant Ukraine a loan of €90 billion. According to media reports, the issue of Hungary’s veto has been resolved.
Authorities in Afghanistan have reported that at least 400 people have been killed following an airstrike on a hospital in Kabul. Pakistan has rejected the allegations and claims that it targeted military facilities.
During NATO exercises off the coast of Portugal, a unit led by Ukraine demonstrated the effectiveness of naval drones. In the scenarios, the ‘hypothetical adversary’ was able to gain the upper hand over Alliance forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russia has helped to improve Iran’s Shahed drones. According to him, this technology was tested during attacks on Ukraine.
