Russian troops kill 53 civilians in Chernihiv in one day

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.

"(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.

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.

The number includes 1,710 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, nearly twice the amount as reported over the same period the day before.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 18 urged U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer to meet and find common ground, amid growing strains in their relationship.

An overnight drone attack in Krasnodar killed one person after a drone struck an apartment in a multi-story residential building, Mayor Evgeny Filipov said on March 18.

The Islamic Republic's top security chief, Ali Larijani, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, Iranian state media confirmed March 17.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a drone deal with the United Kingdom on March 17 after a day of high-level meetings with British leaders in London.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said deployment followed requests from Ukraine's partners, including Washington.

Secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu said the development of Ukrainian drones has advanced to the point that "no Russian region can feel safe," with the Ural region already "in the immediate danger zone."