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MK is broadcasting events in Ukraine online. The 393rd day of the special operation is underway. There were new attacks on the border territories of the Russian Federation. Medvedev reminded the directors of Russian defense industry plants of Stalin's words. Mishustin in the State Duma said that the purpose of Western sanctions was the Russian people. The Czech Republic extends the ban on issuing visas to Russians and Belarusians until the end of March 2024.
Journalist van Densky spoke about Zelensky's hysteria at the summit EU
According to the online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, an air alert has been declared in Kyiv, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv regions and Chernihiv regions of the country.
At the representative office of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukraine's war crimes reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Yasinovataya using five shells of the «NATO» caliber of 155 millimeters.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Europe today lacks ammunition, so Poland is exploring the possibility of increasing their production.
Ukrainian agency Strana.ua reports explosions in the Sumy region.
Voencors of the RV: PMC «Wagner» continues a powerful assault on Artemivsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are retreating
Head of the legal referent of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN Sergey Leonidchenko reported that in December 2022, the United States denied all travel requests to Russian employees of the world organization that went beyond 25 miles from the UN headquarters.
TASS: The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen: the restrictions of the 11th package of sanctions against Russia will primarily be aimed at combating circumvention of already introduced anti-Russian restrictions.
On Monday, March 27, the UN Security Council will vote on Russian draft resolution on sabotage at Nord Stream.
The representative office of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had shelled the territory of the republic 18 times over the past day, firing 74 ammunition.
Minister Naledi Pandor: Putin will be invited to South Africa for the BRICS summit, despite the ICC warrant APU.
Bild: Prime Minister of Luxembourg Bettel turned to US President Biden with a request to discuss a peace plan with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Former spy Ritter: US conceals information about the toxicity of shells with depleted uranium
According to Strana.ua, there is an air raid in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions of Ukraine.
The Spanish Ministry of Defense announced plans to send six Leopard tanks to Ukraine next week.
Eurasianet.org: Kazakh authorities introduce a monitoring system for attempts to circumvent sanctions against the Russian Federation.
The Ukrainian agency Strana.ua reports explosions in Odessa, an air alert has been declared in the region.
Kazakhstan will launch an online system from April 1 that will track all goods crossing the border of the republic, Eurasianet reports citing sources. According to the interlocutor of the publication, this is how Kazakhstan wants to demonstrate that it is complying with the sanctions imposed by Western countries, because of the risk of secondary sanctions.
Ukrainian media report explosions in Odessa, an air raid has been declared in the region.
< p>RBC: China became a co-author of the Russian resolution at the UN on the investigation of sabotage at the Nord Stream, the vote in the Security Council on the draft resolution will take place on March 27.
The EU countries will continue to work on mechanisms to use the frozen Russian assets to restore Ukraine, the final document of the EU summit says.
RIA Novosti: EU leaders in written conclusions again expressed support for the settlement plan for Ukraine put forward by President Zelensky, but did not mention China's peace proposals.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied its own statement about the withdrawal of the RF Armed Forces from Nova Kakhovka
The Ukrainian authorities will not confiscate weapons from the population that have been distributed since February 2022 until the end of hostilities, said Interior Minister Klymenko.
The acting governor of the Kherson region, Saldo, said that the Russian military remained in Nova Kakhovka. He called the information disseminated by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine «stuffing»: «I officially declare that all Russian military in Nova Kakhovka, as well as in other places of deployment on the left bank of the Dnieper, remain in their places.»
The Swedish parliament supported the government's proposal to donate $630.4 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine. The package will include tanks, Archer self-propelled guns, the 97 robotic system and ammunition.
The Ministry of Justice added human rights activist Pavel Chikov and blogger Ilya Varlamov to the list of foreign agents .
World Athletics has extended the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions.
Putin instructed to allocate up to 20 billion rubles for wooden apartment buildings — the funds should be allocated by the Russian government in 2023-2024.
No US federal agency was involved in the Nord Stream bombings, US Secretary of State Blinken told a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing: «Yes, I can assure you.»
Kyiv Mayor Klitschko announced the renaming of 16 more streets in the capital. Among others, Lev Tolstoy Street became Hetman Pavel Skoropadsky Street, Lev Tolstoy Square became Ukrainian Heroes Square, Yuri Gagarin Avenue became Leonid Kadenyuk Avenue (the first cosmonaut of independent Ukraine), Marina Tsvetaeva Street was renamed Alexandra Exter Street, Suzdalskaya Street became Oleksa Gornyak Street.
The United States will supply Ukraine with Abrams tanks from existing stock, and not produce new ones, Defense Secretary Austin said.
Medvedev read Stalin's telegram to defense plant directors: «In a few days … «
ANSA and La Stampa: Krasnoyarsk governor's son Artem Uss escaped house arrest in Italy after a local court allowed his extradition to the United States. Uss Jr. was detained on an international warrant and was under arrest in an apartment in a suburb of Milan. The United States accuses him of money laundering and circumventing sanctions — in particular, in the purchase of products for the Russian «defense industry».
IMF Managing Director Georgieva will visit China from March 25 to 30.
< p>Russia considers the transfer of four fighter jets by Slovakia to Ukraine a destructive step that runs counter to the EU's rhetoric about seeking peaceful solutions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko said.
Maxim Katz (included in the register of foreign agents) was arrested in absentia in the case of «fakes about the army»
The tire market in the Russian Federation in 2022 decreased by 14.9%, amounting to 35.1 million units, the data includes cars, truck tires, as well as rubber for special and agricultural machinery and other products, Kommersant writes.
Governor of Kursk Starovoit: «Two arrivals were recorded on the outskirts of the village of Plekhovo, Sudzhansky district. The enemy fired another 8 mortar shells at the village of Gordeevka, Korenevsky district. In both cases, no one was injured among the inhabitants. In Gordeevka, an electric cable was broken as a result of shelling.»
Mishustin interrupted his speech in the State Duma due to a phone call. Volodin explained to the deputies: «Dear colleagues, Mikhail Vladimirovich needs to make an urgent call.» The prime minister left the meeting room and returned a few minutes later.
Putin established the medal «For Bravery» — it will be awarded for bravery and courage shown in the course of combat and other operations to protect the Fatherland and state interests.
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) again bears the name of Patrice Lumumba — The Ministry of Education and Science has signed a corresponding decree. Lumumba is the national hero of the Congo.
The Czech Republic has officially extended the ban on issuing visas and residence permits to citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus until March 31, 2024. The ban also applies to persons who simultaneously have citizenship of other countries.
The Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary stated that the warrant against Russian President Putin, issued by the pre-trial chamber of the ICC, is not binding on Hungarian territory. one person.
The President of Finland signed the laws on the country's accession to NATO.
The mayor of Bolshoi Kamen, who was put on the wanted list in a criminal case, was «found» in the NVO zone
A Russian fertiliser-carrying ship held up in the Finnish port of Kotka due to sanctions has been allowed to leave the country. It was reported that part of the cargo could belong to the sanctioned person. The Finnish Foreign Ministry explained that the cargo is on its way to a third country, fertilizer is needed to ensure global food security.
Mishustin: «Russian public debt is 15% of GDP, we feel confident.»
The office of the President of Ukraine reported that Zelensky visited the village of Posad-Pokrovskoe on the border of Mykolaiv region and the part of Kherson region, which is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Pugacheva once told Putin to «take care of her»
Belgorod governor Gladkov: «The village of Tishanka, Volokonovsky district, came under shelling. There were no casualties. One private household was damaged by a shell: windows were smashed, a facade and a fence were cut. Gas supply was disrupted in the village.»
Mishustin said that the number of investors in Crimea increased last year, the volume of investments amounted to about 300 billion rubles.
Florida Gov. DeSantis, considered Trump's main rival for the Republican nomination in the upcoming US presidential election, said his words about the «territorial dispute» in Ukraine were incorrectly «wrong». He also said that he considers Russia's actions a mistake.
St. Petersburg residents were awakened by a siren at 6 am, people rushed to the subway
The Times claims that a special squad «Tor» is operating in the battle zone in Ukraine , whose potential targets for attacks are marked by CIA satellites.
The ICR promised to give a legal assessment for bringing Colonel General Lapin to justice by the Ukrainian investigative authorities.
Mishustin: Russian business has rebuilt supply chains and adapted to new conditions thanks to the support of the authorities.
Mishustin: When imposing sanctions, the West tried to assure that they were not directed against the Russians, but now everyone understands that the main goal was precisely the Russian people.
Mishustin at the government's report in the State Duma: a sanction strike was struck against Russia, equal in strength to which there was not in recent history.
MIPT canceled a meeting between Nobel laureate Muratov and students due to «negative emotions»
Medvedev said that «HIMARS is quite a worthy weapon», but «we have not the worst type of weapon». He did not specify which types of Russian weapons he had in mind, but added that they «had the same and better accuracy and depth of destruction.»
The total volume of cargo traffic, including mail, by Russian airlines for 2022 decreased to 599.05 thousand tons, which is 59.42% less than in 2021, follows from the data of the Federal Air Transport Agency.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev said that the United States takes a «consistent position» consisting in trying to cause maximum harm to the Russian Federation.
Deputy head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev said that the Russian T-90M Proryv tank is the best in the world, and also surpasses Western combat vehicles Abrams, Leopard and Challenger.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev, in an interview with a number of domestic media, said that the relevant persons would not bear responsibility for organizing the explosion of the Nord Stream, unlike the EU population, which, according to him, has already begun to pay for it from its own wallet.
Advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Podolyak criticized the Western media for disclosing data on the military plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Newsweek writes.
The possibility of Zelensky's dialogue with China after Xi Jinping's Moscow visit was assessed
An air alert was announced throughout Ukraine.
The head of «Anselm» Kanishchev: Ukraine did not understand the mechanism of the ceiling on Russian oil prices
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Marochko said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use mobile electronic warfare stations on the Artyomovsk sector of the front.
Idea creating a demilitarized zone around the Zaporizhzhya NPP is not considered, said IAEA Director General Grossi. Now, according to him, we are talking about the cessation of hostilities near the nuclear power plant.
The law enforcement agencies said that a police officer was injured as a result of an explosion in Melitopol. It is specified that an improvised explosive device went off this morning. Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, confirmed that a law enforcement officer was injured as a result of the explosion.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev said that if Ukraine joined NATO, it could launch an operation against Russia because of Crimea.
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Marochko said that at the moment Ukrainian servicemen in the Kupyansk direction are actively mining roads and carrying out engineering work.