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Ukraine’s state defense conglomerate UkrOboronProm transformed into stock company
The long-running drama over the reform of UkrOboronProm, Ukraine’s problematic state-owned defense production giant, is seeing a new round amid Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of the country. On March 21, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers issued a decree initiating the conglomerate’s transformation into a stock company titled

Ukraine's sports minister: As Russia kills our athletes, it's not the time to allow Russians back to international sports
Editor's Note: This interview was recorded before the International Olympics Committee's announcement on allowing some Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in Olympic qualification tournaments. Following the executive board meeting on March 28, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) recommended allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in international

Ukraine war latest: Official says Avdiivka 'being wiped off the face of the earth'
Key developments on March 28: * Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast "is being wiped off the face of the earth," official says * Ukrainian military repels 24 Russian attacks in the east * Zelensky travels to Okhtyrka in Sumy Oblast, marking the one-year anniversary of its liberation * Portugal delivers Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Up

Ukraine war latest: Zelensky meets UN nuclear chief; battles ongoing for 3 cities in Donetsk Oblast
Key developments on March 27: * Russian missile strike on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures 32 * Zelensky meets with UN nuclear watchdog chief in Zaporizhzhia * Fierce battles ongoing for three cities in Donetsk Oblast * Ukraine considering every option in Bakhmut, will 'act adequately,' military commander says * Der Spiegel:

'It's a cult-like mentality': Historian Ian Garner on the militarization of Russian society
In the second year of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Moscow has shown its intent to fight and win the war without regard for the lives of its servicemen, or the damage caused to Russia’s economy and social fabric. The Kremlin’s choice to announce “partial” mobilization in

Ukraine war latest: EU, NATO condemn Putin's nuclear threats, Kyiv calls for UN Security Council meeting
Key developments on March 26: * EU, NATO denounce Putin's threat to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus * Ukraine calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting * US sees no signs Russia moved nuclear weapons to Belarus * Military: Vuhledar ‘completely razed to the ground,' battle for Bakhmut continues On March 26,

How Kherson residents resisted Russian occupation (VIDEO)
Russian forces entered Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, at the very beginning of the full-scale invasion. For two months, Kherson residents were openly protesting against the occupation. Later, as Russia tightened its grip, some Khersonians continued their protest in more subtle ways – despite the risks of being kidnapped or

Ukraine war latest: Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mariinka under heavy fire
Key developments on March 24: * Ukraine retrieves bodies of 83 soldiers killed in combat * At least 10 civilians killed, 20 wounded due to Russian attacks on Ukraine on March 24 * Ukraine repelled 38 Russian attacks over the past day, says General Staff. Colonel Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine receives fighter jets from Slovakia, says Bakhmut counterattack possible
Key developments on March 23: * Slovakia transfers first MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine * Zelensky visits Kherson Oblast, pledges to restore region * Russia loses momentum in Bakhmut, Ukraine's counterstrike coming soon, military says * Sweden approves $600 million in military aid to Ukraine Slovakia delivered four of the 13 promised MiG-29 jets

Surviving Avdiivka: Russia intensifies assault on city deemed a ‘second Bakhmut’
AVDIIVKA, Donetsk Oblast – Avdiivka is an eerie city to drive into in March 2023. One year into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, but nine years into the Donbas war, the compact city just 10 kilometers from the center of occupied Donetsk is barely holding on. There is little choice

World-renowned writers, philosophers raise funds for academics in Ukraine
Intellectuals from across the globe took part in a three-day online conference to raise funds for the Center for Civic Engagement, a newly established project at the Kyiv Mohyla Academy. “‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is true only if all the people with the swords die and the

Ukraine war latest: Russian missile strike on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia kills 1, injures 34
Key developments on March 22: * Russian missiles hit two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia * Zelensky visits soldiers on front line near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast * Next few weeks of the war are 'critical,' says White House. Russian missile attack on two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, a city in southeastern Ukraine,

War from above: A day with drone unit defending Ukraine's south
Editor's Note: The Ukrainian soldiers featured in this article don't share their family names for security reasons. ZAPORIZHZHIA OBLAST – A couple of running gray silhouettes appear on the phone screen of drone unit commander Ashot, call sign "Doc." "They saw the drone, see?" he pointed at them. A few seconds

Russian missiles hit two residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia
Two Russian missiles hit a residential building in Zaporizhzhia on March 22, the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration reported. According to Acting Mayor Anatolii Kurtiev, one person has died and 25 people are receiving treatment for injuries in the hospital.

Ukraine war latest: Japanese PM visits Kyiv; US to speed up Patriot, Abrams delivery
Key developments on March 21: * Japanese PM Kishida visits Bucha, meets Zelensky in Kyiv * U.S. to speed up delivery of Patriot air defense systems and Abrams tanks * Putin holds talks with Xi at a summit in Moscow, says China-Russia relations at all-time high * Ukraine claims Russia's offensive potential declining

Ukraine war latest: Xi's Moscow visit 'diplomatic cover' for Russian war crimes, says Blinken
Key developments on March 20: * Xi visits Moscow for the first time since 2019, meets Putin * Blinken: Xi's visit 'diplomatic cover' for Russia's war crimes * Ukraine's military: Avdiivka may soon become 'second Bakhmut' * EU to send 1 million artillery rounds for Ukraine over next 12 months * US approves additional military
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Ukraine war latest: Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mariinka under heavy fire
