According to Swedish television broadcaster SVT, a 28-year-old volunteer from Sweden was killed after being hit in the chest by a grenade. The man had previously served in the Swedish Air Force as a lieutenant and arrived in Ukraine as part of the International Legion.
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Monday, March 9
The spring in Ukraine has arrived, but thick layers of ice left over from the brutally cold winter will delay the start of the sowing season by two to four weeks, burdening struggling farmers with extra work amid wartime challenges.
According to Syrskyi, one main attack grouping of Air Assault Forces alone regained control of 285.6 square kilometers.
The Air Force said the exact circumstances of his death were being established.
Their arrest involved an armored personnel carrier, and Hungary's Anti-Terrorist Center operatives carrying out the operation were armed with machine guns.
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"We reacted immediately," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Ankara previously warned that it reserves the right to respond to any hostile actions against the country.
161 of the drones were shot down or jammed, while the other 36 and two ballistic missiles struck their targets.
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"I am confident that you will honorably continue your father's work," Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Russia's oil remains sanctioned," U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
The number includes 750 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Brent futures, the global benchmark for oil prices, increased 16% on March 8, near to $108 a barrel. Prices last reached this level in 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces have liberated up to 435 kilometers of Russian-occupied territory in the country's south, thwarting Moscow's efforts to mount a southern offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on March 8.
Monday, March 9
"The main message will be that Slovakia is ready to take over the baton from Hungary if necessary," Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on March 8.
