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11:01 PM

EU approves fourth package of sanctions.

The sanctions will target a new list of oligarchs and companies, credit rating agencies, ban iron and steel imports, investments in the energy sector, and luxury goods.

10:41 PM

Around 600 houses destroyed by shelling in Kharkiv.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov added that 50 schools and several medical institutions were also hit.

10:28 PM

The Hague sets date for ruling on Russia's war.

Ukraine is requesting that Russia be ordered to end its war and withdraw troops from the country. The UN International Court of Justice in the Hague will issue a ruling on March 16.

10:10 PM

Heavy fighting in Donbas continues, Ukraine reports Russian casualties.

According to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, 100 Russian soldiers were killed and six vehicles were destroyed. The Russian forces tried to break through Ukrainian defenses in Donetsk Oblast to no avail, the army reports.

10:03 PM

Russian state TV interrupted by 'No War' protest.

During the “Vremya” news program on Russia’s main TV channel, Maria Ovsyannikova, a Channel One employee, rushed in front of the camera with a poster saying “stop the war, don’t believe the propaganda.” In a pre-recorded video, Ovsyannikova explained that she has a Ukrainian father and was disgusted by the war.

9:26 PM

Ukraine received over 50,000 tons of foreign humanitarian aid.

Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said that the aid had arrived from across the world.

9:18 PM

Russians deny humanitarian convoy entry to Mariupol.

A convoy loaded with food, water, clothes, and evacuation buses didn't reach the city, according to Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. The convoy is unable to reach the city for three days, he added.

8:34 PM

Shmygal: 'We demand to exclude Russia from Council of Europe.'

Prime Minister Denys Shmygal, at an extraordinary meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, called for Russia's immediate exclusion from the council for "genocide" and "terrorism."

8:12 PM

Russia announces new strikes against Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced new strikes against Ukrainian military facilities and what Russia called "places of stay for foreign mercenaries." Meanwhile, Russia continues to bomb residential areas, schools and hospitals.

8:02 PM

Financial Times: China poised to help Russia.

Financial Times quoted unnamed officials, writing that "the U.S. has told allies that China signaled its willingness to provide military assistance to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine."

7:44 PM

IMF: Ukraine's economy to shrink by 10% in best possible scenario.

In 2022, Ukraine's GDP will shrink by at least 10% if the war ends soon, according to an IMF report. Ukraine will need around $4.8 billion in external financing this year to stay afloat. If the war continues at the current pace, Ukraine can lose 25-35% of its GDP by the end of the year.

7:16 PM

Reuters: EU to tighten sanctions on Russia's Rosneft, Transneft, Gazprom Neft.

According to Reuters, sanctions will freeze EU funding in new Russian production and exploration projects in all fossil fuels. However, the sanctions do not include a ban on oil and gas imports.

6:51 PM

Reuters: Facebook bans calls for killing Putin, Lukashenko.

Nick Clegg, the president of Facebook's parent company Meta, has said in internal corporate correspondence that Facebook would ban calls for violence against Russians in general, Reuters reported. Russia had previously opened a criminal case against Facebook after it allowed calls for violence against Russian troops in Ukraine.

6:24 PM

160 cars with evacuees leave Mariupol, reach Berdiansk.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, about 600-700 people have been evacuated from the besieged city on March 14. Some 300,000 residents remain in Mariupol. "This is not enough," Vereshchuk said, adding that Russia has blocked Ukrainian trucks and buses from evacuating more people.

5:52 PM

Russian law seeking to get around Western aviation sanctions comes into effect.

The law allows planes leased from abroad to be registered in Russia. Previously Bermuda and Ireland, where most foreign-leased jets operating in Russia are registered, had suspended certificates of airworthiness for those planes.

5:18 PM

Pfizer to donate all proceeds from Russia for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

The U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer said on March 14 that it couldn't halt its supplies to Russia because it would jeopardize patients' lives.

5:12 PM

Zelensky to address US Congress on March 16.

President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the members of the U.S. Congress via a video call at 9 a.m. ET.

5:05 PM

Energoatom says Russian troops blew up explosives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy company said on March 14 that the explosives had been blown up near the Russian-controlled Ukrainian plant's main reactor and that further explosions are planned.

4:29 PM

Ukraine-Russia talks are on pause until tomorrow, March 15.

Mykhailo Podoliak, advisor to the Ukrainian presidential administration, said that the delegations had to take a break for clarifying terms. The fourth round of talks started in the morning on March 14 via a video call.

4:15 PM

British minister offers his home to provide refuge to fleeing Ukrainians.

U.K. Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps wrote on Twitter on March 14 that Ukrainian refugees can stay at his home until it is safe for them to return.

4:03 PM

Ukraine's Defense Ministry: Russia has recruited more than 1,000 Syrian mercenaries to fight in Ukraine.

The ministry said that about 400 of them have arrived in Russia.

3:42 PM

Ukraine soccer star Andriy Yarmolenko tears up after scoring in English Premier League.

Once his team West Ham's claimed a win 2-1 over Aston Villa, the forward told Sky Sports that it was "impossible" to even train with the team while Russia invaded his country. "I was just thinking about my family and my people," he said.

3:22 PM

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov: Russia may seize large Ukrainian cities.

As of March 14, Russian troops have seized only one Ukrainian regional capital - Kherson - but they are also trying to enter Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Mariupol.

3:14 PM

Squatters occupy London mansion owned by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.

The squatters protested against Russia's aggression in Ukraine on March 14 and are seeking to open up the house for Ukrainian refugees, the Guardian reported.

3:08 PM

Zelensky pledges to cut red tape, taxes for small, mid-sized businesses.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address on March 14 that Ukraine should start reviving its economy amid the war in the areas where this is safe. "Economic suppression of Ukraine is one of the tasks of the war against us today. And we have to fight back against that as well," he said.

2:59 PM

Russian occupiers damage Chornobyl nuclear plant power line again.

National grid operator Ukrenergo said that a high-voltage power line was damaged again, a day after electricity supplies were restored to the facility. The critical cooling system at the plant needs power to operate normally.

2:28 PM

Most Ukrainian refugees flee to Poland, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania.

Over 1.6 million Ukrainians crossed the Polish border as of March 11, according to the UN refugee agency. More than 195,000 fled to Slovakia, 173,000 left for Romania, and over 24,000 Ukrainians have entered Hungary. Outside of the EU zone, over 328,000 refugees have arrived in Moldova, the country's Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said.

2:18 PM

Media community, activists call on Russia to release missing Ukrainian journalist.

Oleg Baturin, a journalist from the Kherson newspaper Novyi Den and an investigative author of the Center for Journalistic Investigations, was last seen in Kherson Oblast's Kakhovka on March 12. According to his wife, Russian forces were spotted close to the place where he was supposed to have a meeting on that day.

1:46 PM

Russian state media claims land corridor established between Crimea and Donbas.

RIA Novosti cited pro-Kremlin leadership in the annexed peninsula as saying that the corridor provides a strategic route connecting Crimea and besieged Mariupol.

1:44 PM

Australia, Netherlands to sue Russia for downing of MH17.

The two countries have started legal action against Russia at the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization, according to the Australian government statement. The MH17 flight was shot down in July 2014 by a missile fired by Kremlin-controlled military in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

1:39 PM

Russian invaders intensify shelling in Kharkiv Oblast overnight, deaths and injuries reported.

The Russian military have been destroying residential areas, hospitals and infrastructure non-stop, Kharkiv Oblast Police said. The exact number of casualties is unknown.

1:36 PM

Parts of Russian missile shot down in Kyiv hit residential building, trolley bus on Kyrylivska Street.

One person reportedly has been killed.

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8:17 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,028,610 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

The number includes 1,070 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

7:56 AM

EU to impose 'toughest' sanctions on Russia in coordination with US senators, French foreign minister says.

"This (war) cannot continue; it must stop. To achieve this, in coordination with American senators, Europe is preparing to introduce, based on French proposals, the toughest sanctions we have imposed in the last three years," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said.

6:25 AM

Kellogg, Umerov set to meet, discuss resumption of US military aid to Ukraine, Politico reports.

Following the talks between U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Rome, Politico reported that more meetings are set to take place in Kyiv over the next two weeks.

4:15 AM

'They have to be able to defend themselves' — Trump says US will send additional weapons shipments to Ukraine, criticizes Putin.

"They're getting hit very hard. We're gonna have to send more weapons, your defensive weapons primarily," U.S. President Donald Trump said.

2:53 AM

Russia jails former top general for 17 years in massive military graft case.

Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, a former head of the Russian military's communications unit, served as deputy chief of the army's General Staff from 2013 until his removal in 2020.

12:47 AM

Russia fails to meet OPEC+ oil production target in June, Bloomberg reports.

Historically, Russia, which co-leads the OPEC+ alliance with Saudi Arabia, has faced criticism for poor compliance with production quotas.

6:44 PM

(Updated: July 8, 2025 12:20 am)

Russia strikes conscription offices in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, injuring dozens, Ukraine says.

Two districts of Kharkiv came under attack that same day, in which one woman was killed and over 80 people, including eight children, were reported injured or suffered shock in Kharkiv, according to the local prosecutor's office.

10:32 PM

UK sanctions Russian officials and lab over chemical weapons use in Ukraine.

According to the updated sanctions list published on the U.K. government's official website, the new measures target Russia's Scientific Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, as well as Lieutenant General Alexei Rtishchev, head of Russia's Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops, and his deputy, Andrei Marchenko.

10:27 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russian airports cancel nearly 300 flights amid drone attacks on Russia

8:59 PM

EBRD to unlock $1 billion in credit for Ukraine's key sectors, considers mineral projects.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will enable Ukrainian banks to provide up to 900 million euros ($1.05 billion) in new loans by sharing credit risks.

8:23 PM

Russian weapons contain growing number of Chinese components, Zelensky's adviser says.

Russia’s growing ability to sustain weapons production despite Western sanctions is being driven by a flow of Chinese components and materials, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions, told journalists on July 7.

7:45 PM

Minerals

Exclusive: Ukraine pitches deepwater gas, oil refinery projects to US under landmark minerals deal

7:43 PM

Opinion

War has changed: Ukraine’s tech pioneers are leading the fight West can’t afford to ignore

6:00 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 7:29 pm)

Russian-Chinese relations

Russia striking NATO while China invades Taiwan 'plausible' scenario, experts say

6:54 PM

Interview

‘Neither side wasted time' — Ukraine's economy minister on minerals deal negotiations with Trump’s ‘business-oriented’ administration

5:49 PM

5 suspects charged over deadly explosion in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast.

According to prosecutors, one of the company directors had established illegal production of explosive materials and involved unqualified personnel without the necessary training or certification.

12:17 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 5:42 pm)

Ukraine confirms drone strike on Russian chemical plant near Moscow.

The Krasnozavodsk Chemical Plant is one of the city's biggest employers and an important part of Russia's defense-industrial complex.

5:23 PM

Russian airlines face $254 million losses from just 2 days of Ukrainian drone strikes, Kremlin media reports.

Since the start of mass disruptions on July 5, a total of 485 flights were canceled, 88 were diverted to alternate airports, and another 1,900 were delayed across major hubs, according to Russia's aviation agency Rosaviatsiya.

5:12 PM

EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine economy minister breaks down US minerals deal.

The Kyiv Independent's business editor Liliane Bivings sits down with Ukraine's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko to discuss the U.S.-Ukraine "minerals deal" and address the myths surrounding it.

4:10 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 4:45 pm)

Russian transport minister fired by Putin reportedly shoots himself dead.

According to Russian media, ex-Transport Minister Roman Starovoit's body was found near Moscow. Preliminary findings suggest that the suicide may be linked to a possible criminal case.

3:01 PM

Ukrainian drone strike hits major oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, HUR source claims.

Located roughly 500 kilometers (311 miles) from Ukrainian-controlled territory, the refinery is among the largest in southern Russia, producing over 6 million tons of fuel annually.

2:38 PM

HUR publishes Russian military order, claims proof of Moscow increasing military footprint in Armenia.

HUR first made the claim on July 5, saying Russia was increasing its forces at the Gyumri base to exert greater influence in the South Caucasus and "destabilize the global security situation."

2:19 PM

(Updated: July 7, 2025 1:43 pm)

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