Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Slovakia may take further measures against Ukraine after a halt in Russian oil supplies, which he said has triggered a “state of emergency” in the country’s oil sector.

The unnamed project, lacking a defined team or political platform, seeks to offer an alternative to the Kremlin at a time when Russia's opposition operates largely from abroad and remains fractured, with its ability to influence domestic politics remaining low.

Key developments on March 19: * Ukraine’s negotiating team heads to US for planned meeting this weekend, Zelensky announces * Major Russian air defense factory in occupied Crimea reportedly hit in Ukrainian strike * Russian losses surge, Ukrainian commander claims hundreds of soldiers 'picked off' by drones * Ukraine edges closer to budget oblivion as Orban refuses to budge on 90-billion loan President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 19 that a Ukrainian negotiating team is heading to the

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 19 that a Ukrainian negotiating team is heading to the United States for a meeting scheduled for Saturday, as efforts continue to revive stalled peace talks.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban continued to oppose a 90-billion-euro loan to Ukraine at a gathering of European leaders in Brussels today, according to two EU diplomats familiar with today's discussions.

Marchenko was charged in 2023 with receiving an $11,300 bribe for allegedly influencing regional officials to allow men eligible for military service to go abroad. She was expelled from Zelensky's Servant of the People party.

In early February, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) released a report that barely made headlines. Yet for those paying close attention to Belarus and the region, the document carried a revealing signal about the Kremlin's concerns. The report claimed that Western governments were attempting to weaken the alliance between Minsk and Moscow — and ultimately stage political change in Belarus. According to the SVR, the West was allegedly trying to build a new Belarusian opposition movem

Hungary is heading into what could be its most consequential election in decades — and Ukraine has become a central issue in the campaign. The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek reports from Budapest, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban, after 16 years in power, is facing his strongest challenge yet from opposition leader Peter Magyar.

Ukraine's central bank kept its key rate unchanged at 15% on March 19, as an unexpected bump in inflation and war in the Middle East cause the bank to err on the side of caution.

Two days after the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by U.S.-Israeli strikes earlier this month, the Iranian embassy in Kyiv was in mourning. Candles flickered on the floor beneath his portrait. Heavy curtains muted the daylight. Staff dressed in black directed visitors into a small side room, where a condolence book lay open. But, outside, there was no queue. Each page of the book was turned before a new visitor approached. No one could see what had been written b

Indian authorities detained six Ukrainians and one U.S. citizen on March 13 at airports in Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata.

"Sudden weather changes on March 17–18, including fog, were used by the enemy to resume assault actions," one commander said.

A prominent pro-Kremlin blogger known for his aggressive attacks on Russia’s opposition abruptly turned against President Vladimir Putin publishing a series of scathing critiques. A day later, he was allegedly admitted into a psychiatric hospital in St. Petersburg. The blogger, Ilya Remeslo, had built his public profile by targeting the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his allies, often filing complaints and supporting legal cases against them. His sudden reversal — and the speed wit

Ukrainian soldiers carrying an injured comrade, often moving slowly, become prime targets for Russian forces as they represent an opportunity to inflict multiple casualties at once.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed they had struck Russian military targets on the peninsula.

Russian forces launched 133 drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said on March 1

Editor's Note: This story is part of the "Hidden Canon" – a special series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature and aiming to bring it to a wider international audience. The series is supported by the Ukrainian Institute. Like many intellectuals shaped by the turmoil of the early 20th century, Ukrainian author and statesman Volodymyr Vynnychenko was an idealist. He dreamed not just of political reform in Ukraine, but of a radical new path for humanity — one liberated from the compromises an

The number includes 1,520 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day, nearly twice the amount as reported over the same period the day before.

Cuba is set to receive its first energy shipments in months as vessels carrying Russian oil and gas are expected to arrive at its port early next week, the Financial Times (FT) reported on March 18.

"No, I don't take Vladimir Putin at his word," CIA Director John Ratcliffe said at a congressional hearing on March 18.

Key developments on March 18: * Major Russian aircraft manufacturing plant hit in Ukrainian strike, General Staff says * Ukraine hits Russian aircraft repair plant in Novgorod Oblast, military reports * Command post of elite Russian Rubikon drone unit hit in occupied Donetsk, Ukraine says * Russian drones hit SBU office in western Ukraine's Lviv Oblast Ukraine's General Staff said that its troops had struck an aircraft manufacturing plant in Russia's Ulyanovsk Oblast, located about 800 kil

Drones hit the regional headquarters of Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) in Lviv Oblast, causing damage to the building, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said.

The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade on March 18 published photos of Penn visiting the brigade's combat unit in Donetsk Oblast. Pictured with the actor is Andriy Yermak, Zelensky's former chief of staff.

When Ukrainian citizens are captured and disappeared into Russian prisons, their families and government often have no way to reach them, let alone help. Yet, behind the scenes, a network of pro-democracy Russians — some in exile, others still inside the country — work alongside Ukrainian officials to make sure no one is forgotten. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022, the Free Russia Foundation’s “Poshuk.Polon” (“Search.Captivity”) project has worked to track down, document, and a

The plant specializes in the full cycle of repair and modernization of military transport aircraft and their components. It has its own runway, allowing it to receive heavy aircraft directly on-site.

Previously Zelensky's approval rating fell from 61% in January to 53% in February.

"(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.

Ukrainian authorities say that his excavations in occupied Crimea caused Ukraine damages exceeding 200 million UAH ($4.5 million).

Ukraine has survived its toughest winter yet during the full-scale war, but now it must face the spring. Across the front line, as the weather warms, the ground hardens, and spring foliage returns to the tree lines and forests of Ukraine's east, conditions for mounting assault operations improve in turn. In the spring campaign of 2026 — the fifth of the full-scale war — there are no more illusions, not in Ukraine nor in the international arena, that U.S.-mediated "peace negotiations" with Russ

Aviastar produces Il-76 MD-90A heavy military transport aircraft and Il-78M-90A refueling aircraft.

"I am not aware of any specific agreed-upon dates or trips. I am also not aware of the details of this trip that have appeared in the media," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said.

A core part of Russia's unmanned system program to bolster its drone warfare against Ukraine, Rubikon specializes in both hunting down Ukrainian drone pilots and shooting their drones in the sky.