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3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says
"There are no 'protected areas' for Russian military facilities," a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
NATO intercepts Iranian missile heading toward Turkey in first such incident
"We reserve the right to respond to any hostile attitude towards our country," Turkey's Defense Ministry said.
Ukraine's experience priceless as Iran war sees long-range strike drones go global
The Trump administration's move to launch a large-scale strike operation in Iran has seen state-on-state war return to the Middle East with a vengeance. Hours after the first U.S. and Israeli strikes began hitting the country on Feb. 28, Tehran — despite its leadership being decapitated on the first day of the fighting — retaliated with large scale missile and drone attacks across the region, with a focus on U.S. military bases and embassies. On top of its arsenal of ballistic missiles, Iran
'The attack was organized by Russia' — Suspected terrorist strike in Lviv kills 2, injures 24
A woman has been arrested in connection to a suspected terrorist attack that killed a police officer and injured 25 others in the Western city of Lviv in the early hours of Sunday morning, Ukrainian authorities said.
Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure
Russian drone hit two passenger trains in just one day.
Putin to host Hungary's FM to discuss Budapest-Kyiv rift over Druzhba pipeline
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed support for Slovakia and Hungary in the dispute over the Druzhba oil pipeline, accusing Ukraine of "blackmail."
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Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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As markets opened on March 2, Russian officials were quick to frame the escalating Middle East crisis as an economic opportunity for the Kremlin. Within hours of the first U.S. and Israeli strikes, Russian Envoy Kirill Dmitriev quickly posted on X about crude potentially hitting "$100+" per barrel. Brent crude futures on the London ICE exchange initially had risen 13.04%, peaking at $82.37 per barrel — the highest level in over a year. Prices later eased to $79.38. The spike followed Iran's M
