3 killed, 19 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day

The plant specializes in the full cycle of repair and modernization of military transport aircraft and their components. It has its own runway, allowing it to receive heavy aircraft directly on-site.

Previously Zelensky's approval rating fell from 61% in January to 53% in February.

"(President Volodymyr Zelensky) has just arrived at the Sener Aerospace & Defense company. Here, he will inspect equipment samples and the production process," a presidential spokesperson said.

Ukrainian authorities say that his excavations in occupied Crimea caused Ukraine damages exceeding 200 million UAH ($4.5 million).

Aviastar produces Il-76 MD-90A heavy military transport aircraft and Il-78M-90A refueling aircraft.

"I am not aware of any specific agreed-upon dates or trips. I am also not aware of the details of this trip that have appeared in the media," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said.

A core part of Russia's unmanned system program to bolster its drone warfare against Ukraine, Rubikon specializes in both hunting down Ukrainian drone pilots and shooting their drones in the sky.

The findings place Hungary alongside countries widely viewed in Ukraine as aligned with Russia's war effort, including Iran (52%), North Korea (57%), and Belarus (72%).

Posing as Ukrainian law enforcement officers or members of nationalist groups, Russian operatives called ethnic Hungarians in Zakarpattia, demanding they leave the country and threatening violence, the SBU said.

Russian forces launched 147 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which over 70 were Shahed-type, the Air Force said on March 18.

No damage or casualties were reported, Tasnim News Agency wrote, citing the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.