Head of RT Margarita Simonyan in 2022: “Yes, I very much want us to be like China.”
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Two children dead and a girl injured in domestic explosion in Mykolaiv
Two children died in a suspected household gas explosion at a home in Mykolaiv Oblast. Another boy was taken away by an ambulance. The children’s mother suffered burns and is in the hospital, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments March 16, 2026
Russia – Ukraine War Updates: Key Developments as of March 16, 2026 https://
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Ukraine: Battle for Hryshyne after Pokrovsk (7th Corps)
Russia has taken Pokrovsk. Now it wants Hryshyne, 3.5 km to the northwest. And it is using Pokrovsk's ruins to stage the next assault. Ukraine's 7th Corps is fighting on two fronts at once: clearing Russian groups from Hryshyne's destroyed buildings room by room, while drones strike the
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Unusual Russian attacks after midnight; victims in Zaporizhzhia
Russia usually attacks Ukraine at night. On 16 March it kept going past 9 a.m. — the Air Force used the word "atypical." Zaporizhzhia absorbed the overnight wave: a woman killed, three wounded, 16 buildings damaged. Sumy commuter trains stopped running again.
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Ukrainian drone destroys Russian Tor-M2 near Balakliivka
❗️Operators of the 🇺🇦413th Unmanned Systems Regiment “Raid” destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian Tor-M2 air defense system near Balakiyivka, Zaporizhzhia region, using an FP-2 drone. pic.twitter.com/TAzAAVa0KG
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 16 mars 2026Operators from Ukraine’s 413th Unmanned Systems Regiment 'Raid' destroyed a Russian Tor-M2 air defense system near Balakliivka, Zaporizhzhia region, using an FP-2 drone.
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Child and woman rescued after missile strike
A child and a woman were rescued from under the rubble after a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia this morning. One civilian was killed.
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Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Lists 79 Russian Firms Supplying Su-34 Aircraft Components
Specifically, the military intelligence published data on the manufacturers of key components for the Su-34 aircraft on the War&Sanctions portal. The Su-34 is the primary carrier of guided aerial bombs. The list consists of 79 Russian enterprises.
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Western Sanctions Lag on Key Russian Military Component Manufacturers
Western countries have yet to impose sanctions on a significant portion of Russian military enterprises. This includes almost a third of manufacturers of key systems and components for the Su-34 fighter-bomber, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence.
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Explosions reported in Sumy now
Explosions have been reported in Sumy now