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Russia launched an extensive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, with a significant focus on the Kyiv region, resulting in at least one fatality and widespread power outages. The assault involved nearly 500 drones and missiles, prompting Poland to scramble fighter jets.
Ukraine is under massive air attack, with two people killed in Russian strikes around Kharkiv, while Ukraine also attacked targets in Belgorod and Leningrad, reportedly using "500 drones and 37 missiles."
Three individuals have been sentenced in absentia for allegedly organizing the antisemitic airport riot in Makhachkala, Russia, and are currently on an international wanted list.
Russia has warned its citizens not to travel to states that have extradition treaties with the US, stating that individuals risk lengthy prison sentences if extradited.
An opinion piece argues that for effective dialogue with Russia, US lawmakers should build ties with Russia’s democratic forces rather than legitimizing those who enable President Putin.
A passenger train derailment in Russia's Ulyanovsk region, approximately 900 km east of Moscow, has injured dozens of people. Seven coaches of the train, traveling from Chelyabinsk to Moscow, went off the rails near the village of Bryandino.
Operations at Abu Dhabi's main gas plant were halted after falling debris from a missile interception caused injuries to 12 people, including five Indians and seven Nepali nationals, amidst Iranian retaliatory strikes.
Russia has reportedly applied stricter trade controls on Armenian goods, a move often seen as punitive, following tense discussions between Pashinyan and Putin.
A weekly digest covers key developments and discourses in and around the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia, as well as concerning Tbilisi–Moscow relations from March 27 to April 2, 2026.
Lebanon reported Israeli strikes near Beirut's main airport road, as the UN Security Council held an urgent meeting after three peacekeepers were killed in the south, with Israel's Defence Minister vowing to occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon after the war.
The Israeli army has announced its intention to strike two bridges located in eastern Lebanon.
Ukraine's government has simplified legislative requirements for foreign volunteers, making it easier for them to stay in the country.
The Russian foreign ministry has banned Dutch journalist Geert Groot Koerkamp from working in Russia in retaliation for the expulsion of Russian journalists from the Netherlands, marking a tit-for-tat escalation.