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Russia’s war against Ukraine

A woman walks past a building destroyed in a Russian guided aerial bomb attack on March 10, 2026 in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Ukraine retakes most Russian-held areas in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after weeks of counterattacks. Ukraine has nearly liberated the remaining Russian-occupied parts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after several weeks of counterattacks in the part of the front line where Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts meet.

Ukraine to get 35 Patriot interceptors in coming weeks, German media reports. Ukraine is expected to receive 35 PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missiles in the coming weeks as Kyiv faces a shortage of air defense ammunition amid continued Russian missile attacks.

Ukraine strikes missile control systems plant in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, Zelensky says. Zelensky said Ukrainian forces struck a plant in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast that manufactures control systems for Russian missiles. The facility, identified as Kremniy El, is one of Russia’s largest microelectronics producers.

Ukraine hits military targets in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast, video shows. Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) released video footage on March 10 showing strikes on military facilities in Russian-occupied Donetsk oblast.

Ukraine sends experts to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iranian drone strikes. Kyiv hopes to acquire PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptors for Patriot air defenses in exchange, Zelensky told journalists.

Russia makes obtaining Russian citizenship in occupied territories indefinite, signaling consolidation. The March 4 decree removes the deadline for residents of occupied Ukrainian territories to obtain Russian citizenship through a simplified process established by a 2022 Russian law, effectively making the policy permanent.

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Human cost of war

At least 33 people injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past day. Russia launched 137 drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported.

Russia committed crimes against humanity through deportation of Ukrainian children, UN inquiry finds. The forced deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children by Russia throughout its full-scale war in Ukraine amounts to crimes against humanity, a United Nations (UN) investigation published on March 10 found.

Moscow’s own assessments reveal staggering losses in Ukraine, intelligence suggests. The Kremlin’s own classified assessments estimate that 1,315,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded on the battlefield since the start of Russia’s full-scale of Ukraine in February 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 10, citing Ukrainian intelligence reports.

International response

US considering lifting Russian oil sanctions to reduce global energy prices. “Ukrainians will pay for that choice in blood,” Alexander Kirk, a sanctions campaigner at the NGO Urgewald, told the Kyiv Independent.

Hungary’s parliament passes resolution against Ukraine’s EU bid. Lawmakers urged Hungary’s government to “avoid sending money or weapons to Ukraine” and instead support “international peace efforts,” Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said.

Kyiv says ‘mask has slipped’ after Hungarian minister admits link between seized Ukrainian cash, Druzhba. Janos Lazar, Hungary’s construction and transport minister, has openly acknowledged a connection between the seizure of over $80 million worth of Ukrainian cash and gold last week and the suspension of oil shipments via Ukraine.

Russia denies sharing intelligence with Iran on U.S. military assets, Witkoff says. Russia has denied allegations that it has shared intelligence with Iran on U.S. military assets in the Middle East, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said March 10.

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Elusive Ukrainian tycoon Maksym Krippa adds project to growing Kyiv portfolio. Maksym Krippa, who has splashed out on several landmark properties in central Kyiv during wartime, secured 100% ownership of Ukrainian development firm Graal LLC on March 7 via his investment fund ARS Capital, according to state registry records.

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