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In Zambia, some political parties are demanding sexual favours from women who wish to stand as candidates in the upcoming elections. The elections are scheduled for August.
Iran is generating significant revenue from oil exports amid rising prices and a limited US response to these supplies. Washington has stated its willingness to allow these sales in order to avoid a market shortage.
За лютий 2026 року імпорт бензину в Україну збільшився до 190 000 т (+18%). Порівняно з аналогічним періодом 2025 року цей показник демонструє зростання у 2,4 раза.
In 2025, the EVA retail chain increased its turnover by 18% to 31.8 billion hryvnias, with net profit standing at 1.1 billion hryvnias.
The weather in Ukraine on 18 March will depend on the clash between a high-pressure system on one side and moist air on the other. Temperatures are also expected to vary considerably.
US President Donald Trump has stated that had he not decided to attack Iran, within a month Iran would have developed nuclear weapons and struck Israel and other countries in the Middle East.
Serhiy (“Flash”) Beskresnov, an adviser to the Minister of Defence, shared details on social media of the Russian attack on Kyiv on the morning of 16 March. At that time, fragments of a Russian “Lancet” electric drone were found on Independence Square; the occupiers use this drone on the front line, and it does not have sufficient range to reach the capital.
Chinese state-owned oil companies, seeking to prevent supply shortages caused by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, have resumed imports of Russian crude oil after a four-month hiatus, taking advantage of the lifting of US sanctions.
Russia is scaling back its missile production and redirecting funds towards increasing drone production. Currently, the enemy deploys up to 500 drones in a single attack against Ukraine. Moscow aims to reach 600–800 UAVs per day.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated an additional 3 billion hryvnias from the state budget’s reserve fund for urgent repairs to high-traffic national roads.
An oil tanker belonging to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, which was recently struck by a drone, is drifting in the Mediterranean Sea. Italy says the vessel is carrying 992 tonnes of fuel and 66,000 tonnes of natural gas.
The International Monetary Fund is concerned about whether Ukraine will be able to continue receiving aid from the $8.1 billion package, as the Verkhovna Rada has not approved all the necessary requirements.
