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MK is broadcasting events in Ukraine online. The 388th day of the special operation is underway. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the grain deal has been extended for 60 days, and reports of an alleged extension of the contract for a longer period are «lies.» Zakharova noted that an integral part of the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict is the lifting of sanctions and lawsuits against Russia. Putin arrived in Crimea in honor of the 9th anniversary of the reunification of the peninsula with the Russian Federation.
Bild: on a vessel that may be involved in explosions at the «SP», they found hair and clothes
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchuk appealed to the Ombudsmen of the Russian Federation for lists of orphans in new regions.
A civilian was injured in the village of mine No. 10 in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops, the mayor of the city said Aleksey Kulemzin.
The Russian Armed Forces caught a Ukrainian gunner using a drone
The RF Ministry of Defense showed footage of combat work crews of artillery mounts 2A36 «Hyacinth-B» and 2C1 «Carnation» Airborne.
Poland and Slovakia will jointly transfer to Ukraine 33 MiG-29 fighter jets – Ministry of Defense of Poland.
The action played by the International Criminal Court around the arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin has nothing to do with justice — French MEP Thierry Mariani.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya called the conditions under which Russia can extend the grain deal.
Allegations of extending the grain deal for more than 60 days are false &mdash ; mission of the Russian Federation to the UN.
Newsweek: The US is not interested in the territorial integrity of Ukraine
Russia agreed to extend the «grain deal» for 60 days, said Maria Zakharova, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, to RIA Novosti.
A march is being held in Paris for France's withdrawal from NATO, as well as against arms supplies to Kiev. Several thousand protesters are participating in the demonstration, people are demanding the resignation of the government.
The UN confirmed the extension of the grain deal. The statement did not specify for how long it was extended. According to Turkish media, the deal was extended for 120 days.
Officers of law enforcement agencies detained more than 40 people during raids on two bars in Moscow, Underdog and La Virgen, due to suspicions that the establishments were involved in financing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Now all the detainees have been released from the police. This was reported to us by lawyer Konstantin Erokhin, who represents the interests of the detainees.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that
Russian forces in the Avdiivka direction destroyed two long-term firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Putin arrived in Crimea on the day of the 9th anniversary of the annexation of the peninsula to the Russian Federation.
Maria Zakharova said that an integral part of the settlement the Ukrainian conflict is the lifting of all sanctions and lawsuits from Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and against 299 individuals and 141 legal entities.
Briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the situation in the special operation zone as of March 18, 2022
Poland imports cheap vegetables from Russia, despite EU sanctions — newspaper Berliner Zeitung.
Due to the massive attacks of Russian loitering ammunition «Lancet»; in the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian troops significantly reduced the movement of military equipment. This is reported by RT.
The analyst named the main «trump cards» future spring offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
A militant from the Da Vinci Wolves unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was liquidated in Artemovsk Sergei Mironchikov.
Head of Volodymyr Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak, said that, together with Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian troops Valery Zaluzhny, he had a telephone conversation with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. military by Mark Milley.
The Russian armed forces struck at one of the main bases of foreign mercenaries based in Zaporozhye. This was announced by Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, in his Telegram channel.
Newswek: the banking crisis in the West will benefit the Russian Federation in the Ukrainian conflict
Fighter «Cat» spoke about the code of honor of snipers: give a second chance to a weakling
Vladimir Putin also signed a law on fines of up to 500 thousand rubles for discrediting volunteers participating in a special operation.
Putin signed. The article about fakes in relation to the Russian armed forces now also applies to volunteers, the maximum punishment for it is up to 15 years in prison. Nord Streams», but cannot share it.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the destruction of the MLRS RM-70 manufactured by Czechoslovakia with high-precision loitering ammunition.
In Crimea, the celebration of the anniversary of reunification with the Russian Federation began without an emergency, said the head of the region Aksyonov.
Ukrainian company "Starlink" sued SpaceX for its name. The defendant proved that his company was registered in 2011, while the American Starlink was created only in 2015.
The air raid alert was announced for the entire territory of Ukraine.
OMON forced the visitors of the bar in Moscow in handcuffs to sing "Lube"
Governor of Sevastopol Razvozhaev: “I see reports of loud noises. At one of the training grounds, firing practice is underway, including from grenade launchers. Everything is calm in the city.
Former Slovak Prime Minister Charnogursky said that the United States, in his opinion, is pushing Ukraine to provocations against Crimea, because they would like to use the peninsula to confront the Russian Federation and control the Black Sea from using their own military base.
The Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee were asked to bring comedian Ruslan Bely to justice for speaking out against the special operation.
US President Biden said that the decision of the ICC to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Putin and children's ombudsman Lvova-Belova «justified».
The IMF has amended its internal rules to be able to issue loans to countries facing «exceptionally high uncertainty». Previously, the rules of the fund did not allow granting loans to countries with a high level of uncertainty, which arose, for example, due to war or natural disasters.