Russian An-26 transport aircraft crashes over occupied Crimea, killing 29
A Russian An-26 transport aircraft crashed in occupied Crimea late on March 31, Russian Telegram media channels reported, killing 29 military personnel on board.
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Senior News EditorDmytro Basmat is a senior news editor for The Kyiv Independent. He previously worked in Canadian politics as a communications lead and spokesperson for a national political party, and as a communications assistant for a Canadian Member of Parliament. Basmat has a Master's degree in Political Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Governance from Toronto Metropolitan University.
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EU to transfer $92 million in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
The European Union will provide an additional 80 million euros ($92 million) in profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas announced on March 31.
Ukrainian drones reportedly strike chemical plant in Russia's Samara Oblast
Photos and videos posted on social media purportedly show smoke rising from the area of the KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti.
Pro-Ukrainian partisans disable electronic warfare equipment in Russia's Novgorod Oblast, group claims
The acts of sabotage limited anti-drone interference, "allowing Ukrainian drones to pass... and strike an aircraft repair plant in Staraya Russa," on March 17, the group claimed.
Over 206,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation
Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 206,202 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.
'Explosion in production area' — Ukraine confirms Flamingo missiles hit explosives plant in Russia's Samara Oblast
The Flamingo missile, built by controversial defense manufacturer Fire Point, has only been used by Kyiv on a handful of occasions since being first unveiled last summer, with its reported use increasing since November 2025.
Russia strikes maternity hospital, educational institutions in Odesa, killing 2, injuring 14
Russian forces launched a drone attack on the city of Odesa overnight on March 28, injuring at least 10 people, including a child, in strikes on civilian infrastructure.
For 3rd night straight, explosions rock Russian oil terminals in Leningrad Oblast
Ukrainian drones reportedly struck oil terminals in the port cities of Ust-Luga and Primorsk in Russia's Leningrad Oblast overnight on March 27, Russian Telegram media channels reported.
'Putin's messages inspire us in this war' — Iranian president hails Russian 'support' amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran
"Messages from President Putin and the support of the Russian people inspire us in this war," Pezeshkian wrote in a post on X in Russian.
US allocates $25 million to track, return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
The United States has allocated $25 million towards identifying, returning, and rehabilitating Ukrainian children forcibly abducted by Russia, the State Department announced on March 26.
Russia large-scale missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities, strikes on apartment buildings kill 4, injure 24
Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on multiple Ukrainian cities overnight on March 24, local officials reported.
1 killed, 4 injured, including child, in Russian drone attack on Donetsk Oblast
According to prosecutors, a Russian Lancet drone struck a residential area of the village of Maidan, killing a 63-year-old resident, while simultaneously damaging 35 nearby homes and vehicles.
Fire, damage reported in Kyiv Oblast following Russian drone attack
Russian forces launched a drone attack on Kyiv Oblast overnight on March 22, damaging multiple homes and commercial buildings in the city of Brovary, local officials reported.
Ukrainian delegation meets Witkoff, Kushner in Miami, plan to continue talks on March 22
The latest round of negotiations comes over a month since their last face to face meeting in Geneva on Feb. 17–18, when trilateral talks between Kyiv, Moscow, and Washington were held. A follow-up meeting scheduled for March 5 in Abu Dhabi was postponed after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Major Russian air defense factory in occupied Crimea reportedly hit in Ukrainian strike
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed they had struck Russian military targets on the peninsula.
