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‘He took five bullets and returned to work on plankton’: the double lives of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists (www.theguardian.com)
When the team at Vernadsky base are not back defending their homeland, they are on the frontline of the climate crisis
Syrskyi: 500,000 mobilization figure ‘significantly reduced’ (kyivindependent.com)
The number of people who need to be mobilized has been “significantly reduced” from the initially proposed 500,000, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief said on March 29.
US warns American companies to stop shipping products that may end up in Russian weapons (kyivindependent.com)
Despite wide-reaching import bans and sanctions, the U.S. and its allies have struggled to prevent Western components from ending up in Russian weapons used to attack Ukraine.
Romania says it found possible drone fragments on its territory following Russian attack on Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
It was not the first time that wreckage of drones, likely from Russia, has been found on Romanian territory.
Ukraine retrieves bodies of 121 fallen soldiers (kyivindependent.com)
“After identification, the bodies of our defenders will be handed over to their families for a dignified burial,” the Coordination Headquarters wrote in a post on Telegram.
Ukraine receives $1.5 billion in loans from World Bank (kyivindependent.com)
The loan, backed by guarantees from Japan and the U.K., was provided through the World Bank Trust Fund (Advance Ukraine).
Defense committee considers all parliamentary amendments to mobilization bill (kyivindependent.com)
The parliament's National Security and Defense Committee reviewed all the 4,269 amendments of a mobilization bill, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on March 29.
Zelensky: Russia targets Kaniv, Dniester hydroelectric power plants overnight (kyivindependent.com)
Russian troops targeted the Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant in Cherkasy Oblast and the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant in Chernivtsi Oblast during an attack on March 29, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Swedish defense minister: 'Deliberations ongoing' for transfer of Gripen fighters to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
"The deliberations are ongoing, and they take place within the fighter jet coalition," Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson said in an interview with the Kyiv Independent in Stockholm on March 28.
Russia uses UN veto to block renewal of North Korea sanctions monitors (kyivindependent.com)
Russia on March 28 vetoed the annual renewal of the panel of experts monitoring U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv says new Russian offensive could come in May or June (kyivindependent.com)
Key developments on March 28: * Zelensky: New Russian offensive may come in May or June * Kyiv dismisses reports about Russia's preparations for Kharkiv offensive * Almost 1,800 Ukrainian children made orphans by Russia's war * Security measures to be increased in Kyiv following missile strikes, threats of Russian saboteurs *...
Reuters: UK company developing EW-proof drones for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The British company Evolve Dynamics is focusing on developing drones for the Ukrainian military that are able to withstand electronic warfare, Reuters reported on March 28.
Bloomberg: US and UK tracking $20 billion in crypto transfers to Russia (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. and U.K. are investigating several cryptocurrency transactions valued at more than $20 billion that passed through a Russian-based virtual exchange, Bloomberg reported on March 28.
Ukraine war briefing: Russian fighter jet crashes off Crimea (www.theguardian.com)
US pushes exporters to cut off clients who might sell weapons parts on to Russia; Zelenskiy insists Putin a threat to Nato countries. What we know on day 765
NATO-Ukraine Council convenes due to Russia's attacks on energy infrastructure (kyivindependent.com)
The NATO-Ukraine Council held an extraordinary meeting on March 28 at Kyiv's request in response to Russia's missile attacks on critical infrastructure, Ukraine's Mission to NATO said.
Germany delivers tank ammunition, shells, drones, armored vehicles to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Berlin announced on March 28 military delivery to Ukraine, which contains armored vehicles, ammunition, and drones, among others, the Federal Government's press office reported.
Reuters: Losses of foreign firms who exited Russia surpass $107 billion (kyivindependent.com)
The exit measures implemented by the Russian government, combined with writedowns, lost revenue, and other factors, account for the staggering figure, Reuters found.
Ukraine, Poland ready to conclude agreement on joint border control (kyivindependent.com)
In the document published following the talks, the parties "confirmed their readiness to conclude an Agreement on providing control at joint border checkpoints and cooperation of control bodies" and, once approved by the European Commission, "to launch logistical data exchange at selected road border crossing points."
Opinion: Defeatists will be on the wrong side of history (kyivindependent.com)
Over two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the mood among Ukraine’s supporters is dropping. There are several reasons for this, including Ukraine’s unsuccessful counteroffensive last year, the replacement of the popular Valerii Zaluzhnyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, tension among...
General: Germany to hand over 10,000 artillery shells to Ukraine in coming days (kyivindependent.com)
Germany will hand over 10,000 artillery rounds from its own military stocks to Ukraine in the next coming days, German General Christian Freuding said in an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) published on March 27.
Reuters: Russia turns to Belarusian gasoline amid decreasing domestic supplies (kyivindependent.com)
Russia is increasing imports of gasoline from Belarus to avert possible shortages connected to recent Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, Reuters reported on March 27, citing four undisclosed trade and industry sources.
Bloomberg: US in talks with Turkey for more explosives to boost shell production (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. is negotiating to increase purchases of explosives from Turkey to boost the production of artillery shells amid allies' efforts to provide Ukraine with ammunition, Bloomberg reported on March 27, citing unnamed officials familiar with the matter.
Russian attacks on Dnipro hydroelectric plant caused $3.5 million in environmental damage (kyivindependent.com)
Russia's attack on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant on March 22 caused at least $3.5 million in environmental damage, although that figure is expected to rise, Ukraine's Environment and Natural Resources Minister Ruslan Strilets said on March 27.
Ukrainian POWs faced conditional release from Hungary (kyivindependent.com)
Two Ukrainian prisoners of war, part of a group of 11 handed over to Hungary by Russia in June 2023, said in an interview to Deutsche Welle, that Hungarian representatives imposed conditions preventing their return to Ukraine until the war's end.
Some NATO countries ‘don’t understand urgency of stopping Russia,’ says Swedish FM (kyivindependent.com)
NATO is not doing enough for Ukraine and some countries in the alliance don’t “understand that the conflict is here and that we need to deal with it,” Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom told Euractiv on March 27.