Moscow has suggested it will attack European countries that allow Ukraine to use their airspace to send drones to attack Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow would respond if other nations allow Ukraine to use their airspace to launch drone attacks on Russian Baltic ports.
Kyiv has stepped up attacks on Russia's oil export infrastructure over the past month, launching its heaviest drone strikes of the more than four-year war against the Baltic ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk.
Peskov said work was under way to secure all critical infrastructure, but facilities could not be 100% protected.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was ready to reciprocate if Russia stopped attacking the Ukrainian energy system and that Kyiv was open to an Easter ceasefire.
Sources said the US relayed the message to Kyiv after initial “signals” came from Moscow, which is looking to protect its oil and gas infrastructure while the Middle East conflict renders energy expensive.
Zelensky said he “shared our experience with the Black Sea corridor and how it operates” with officials during his visit to the Middle East.
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Key Points
- Ukraine allies asked to reduce strikes on Russian oil, says Zelensky
- Estonia detects air threat overnight, defence forces say
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- Putin faces mutiny from Kremlin's biggest Ukraine war supporters
- Russia's Ust-Luga port damaged by Ukrainian drones as fire breaks out
- To unblock Strait of Hormuz, Zelensky offers Ukraine’s war advice
Zelensky: Prolonged war in Middle east could hamper Ukraine's artillery
14:30 , Bryony GoochPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed concern that a prolonged war in Iran would hamper Ukraine’s weapons supply.
He told Axios: "I am not just concerned, I am sure we will have such challenges. Absolutely."
He conducted the interview having traveled to the Middle East, where he discussed possible Ukrainian security assistance with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan.
"Our advice, when they asked us, was to stop the war as soon as possible and sit for negotiations - even if they can't sit together with Iran - and find a diplomatic way to end the war. But it is up to the sides,” he said.
Russia is unlikely to run out of soldiers anytime soon – here’s why
14:00 , Bryony Gooch Russia is unlikely to run out of soldiers anytime soon – here’s why
Zelensky: Russia 'wants long war' in the Middle East
13:30 , Bryony GoochPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia will want a “long war” in the Middle East, as Vladimir Putin would only benefit from it.
"I am sure Russia wants long war,” he told Axios. “They have benefits: The US is focusing on the Middle East and may decrease military help to Ukraine. Sanctions are partially lifted. I see only benefits for Russia from the war with Iran continuing.”
In pictures: Artillerymen unload a military vehicle with shells for a howitzer in Pokrovsk
13:00 , Bryony Gooch Watch: Ukraine and Bulgaria working on gas corridor, says Zelensky
12:30 , Bryony GoochRussia targets VPNs used by millions in latest internet crackdown
12:00 , Bryony Gooch Russia targets VPNs used by millions in latest internet crackdown
Estonia detects air threat overnight, defence forces say
11:30 , Bryony GoochEstonia's defence forces detected "potentially dangerous air activity" inside and outside the Baltic country's airspace overnight, the military said early on Tuesday.
"A preventive threat notification was sent out," and the threats had since passed, it added in a statement.
In pictures: World leaders mark the anniversary of the Bucha massacre in Kyiv
11:00 , Bryony Gooch Russian forces claim capture of village in Ukraine's Sumy region
10:31 , Arpan RaiRussian troops have taken control of the village of Mala Korchakivka in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, the Defence Ministry said.
The Independent could not confirm the details of the report.
EU top diplomats arrive in Ukraine to mark Bucha massacre
10:29 , Bryony GoochThe European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas and several EU foreign ministers arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Bucha massacre and to voice their support for Ukraine, amid tensions within the bloc over blocked EU aid.
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha greeted Kallas and other senior EU officials at Kyiv's central railway station early on Tuesday, saying that such a strong European presence demonstrated that justice for Russian atrocities was inevitable.
"Today, we commemorate the grim anniversary of the Bucha massacre," Sybiha said on the Telegram messaging app. "Comprehensive accountability for Russian crimes is vital to restore justice in Europe. And today, we will advance accountability efforts."
Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary this week of the liberation of Bucha, around 25 km from the Ukrainian capital, which brought to light the atrocities carried out in the town, where Russian troops killed more than 400 people. Moscow denied its troops committed the atrocities and accused Ukraine of staging the incident.
To unblock Strait of Hormuz, Zelensky offers Ukraine’s war advice
09:45 , Arpan RaiUkraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has offered advice to end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, drawn from the country’s battle-hardened experience against Russia’s offensive in the Black Sea.
“We raised this issue, because it is a painful and urgent one – as we can all see, for the entire world. There is an energy crisis. They know they can rely on our expertise in this area, and we discussed it in detail,” Zelensky said, speaking to Politico in a conversation on WhatsApp group chat.
Zelensky said he “shared our experience with the Black Sea corridor and how it operates”.
“They understand that our Armed Forces have been highly effective in unblocking the Black Sea corridor,” Zelensky said.
Ukraine is joining the list of more than 20 nations offering to help the US end the blockade in the critical waters, causing an oil price rise globally. However, Kyiv is not interested in being involved in a war with Iran and has suggested an alternative.
Citing the Black Sea confrontation in 2023 when Ukraine was facing a grain exports blockade from Russian warships leading to a global food crisis, it resorted to naval warfare and sank much of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with naval drones and missiles. The remnants of the Russian Black Sea fleet were chased from its waters.
Andrii Klymenko, head of the monitoring group on the situation in the Black Sea region with the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, pointed to Ukraine’s major success in the critical waters.
“Ukraine managed to create a complex system of cargo ship protection from all kinds of threats on the sea route from the territorial waters of Romania to the Odesa region,” Klymenko told Politico. “I call it a tunnel.”
Zelensky says Ukraine and Bulgaria working on gas corridor
09:25 , Arpan RaiUkraine and Bulgaria are preparing a gas corridor capable of handling volumes up to 10 billion cubic meters annually, president Volodymyr Zelensky announced yesterday, as Kyiv plans how to get through next winter amid potential Russian strikes on its energy system.
Speaking to reporters in Kyiv alongside Bulgarian prime minister Andrey Gyurov, he added the new route should be ready by the end of the year.
Russian attacks kill two and injure dozens
08:55 , Arpan RaiRussian attacks on central and northern Ukrainian regions yesterday killed two people and injured more than 20, regional officials said.
Near the central city of Poltava, falling debris from drones killed one person, injured three and damaged a high-rise apartment building, regional governor Vitaliy Diakivnych said on Telegram.
Drone attacks and artillery strikes killed one person in the adjacent Dnipropetrovsk region near the town of Nikopol, Regional Governor Oleksandr Ganzha said on Telegram. Two people were injured in the town and 12 throughout the region.
Russian forces launched two strikes with glide bombs in the Sumy region near the Russian border, injuring 13 people, including a 6-year-old child, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said. Fifteen homes were damaged.
Senior Russian military officials have said their forces are committed to creating buffer zones in Sumy and in the neighbouring Kharkiv region in the northeast.
Ukraine's drone masters eye Iran war to kickstart export ambitions
08:25 , Arpan RaiUkraine's war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. The conflict in the Middle East could be its make-or-break moment to take the technology global.
In an effort to export Ukrainian systems and know-how, president Volodymyr Zelensky has criss-crossed the Gulf region this weekend to hash out deals with countries that have been targeted by waves of Iranian drone attacks this month.
"Ukraine is sharing expertise that is not available in the Middle East," Zelensky told Reuters in an interview last week.
"Expertise is not a drone, but a skill, a strategy, a system where a drone is one part of the defence,” he said.
Indeed, Ukraine has signed framework cooperation deals with Saudi Arabia and Qatar in recent days, and has said one is in the works with the United Arab Emirates.
Zelensky has stressed that arms sales must be decided at the government level, warning businesses against engaging with clients directly.
Ukraine's drone sector is chomping at the bit.
"Everybody is sitting and waiting," said Oleg Rogynskyy, CEO of UForce, a UK-headquartered Ukrainian military tech company which says its Magura sea drone has been the subject of intense commercial interest from the Middle East.
EU top diplomats arrive in Ukraine to mark Bucha massacre
07:55 , Arpan RaiThe European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas and several EU foreign ministers arrived in Kyiv this morning to mark the fourth anniversary of the Bucha massacre and to voice their support for Ukraine, amid tensions within the bloc over blocked EU aid.
Ukraine marks the fourth anniversary this week of the liberation of Bucha, around 25km from the Ukrainian capital, which brought to light the atrocities carried out in the town, where Russian troops killed more than 400 people.
Moscow denied its troops committed the atrocities but international human rights groups found glaring evidence of Russia’s involvement in the crimes recorded in the Ukrainian region.
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha greeted Kallas and other senior EU officials at Kyiv's central railway station in the early hours, saying that such a strong European presence demonstrated that justice for Russian atrocities was inevitable.
"Today, we commemorate the grim anniversary of the Bucha massacre," Sybiha said.
"Comprehensive accountability for Russian crimes is vital to restore justice in Europe. And today, we will advance accountability efforts,” he said.
Estonia detects air threat overnight, defence forces say
07:45 , Arpan RaiEstonia's defence forces detected "potentially dangerous air activity" inside and outside the Baltic country's airspace overnight, the military said this morning.
"A preventive threat notification was sent out," and the threats had since passed, it added in a statement.
Watch: Ukraine and Bulgaria working on gas corridor, says Zelensky
07:25 , Arpan RaiRussia winning from Iran war, says Zelensky
06:58 , Arpan RaiA long war in Iran could be very good for Russia and very bad for Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said.
“I am sure Russia wants long war. They have benefits: the US is focusing on the Middle East and may decrease military help to Ukraine. Sanctions are partially lifted. I see only benefits for Russia from the war with Iran continuing," the Ukrainian president said in an interview with Axios yesterday.
Asked if he was worried about a prolonged war in Iran as it could hamper Ukraine’s weapons supplies, Zelensky said: "I am not just concerned, I am sure we will have such challenges. Absolutely."
He also said the US move to issue sanctions waivers on Russian oil would not help Ukraine as it would add more money to Russia’s war-waging economy.
Zelensky claimed that Russia had helped Iran with intelligence inputs.
“I think Russia is supporting Iran directly, 100 per cent. The same format of sharing satellite images like they did in the case of Ukraine,” he said.
Ukraine attacks Russia's Ust-Luga port with drones again, governor says
06:28 , Arpan RaiUkrainian drones have damaged Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga again, Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of Leningrad region, said this morning.
He also said three people, including two children, were treated for injuries, while several buildings were also damaged in the region in the drone attacks, which were continuing.
To unblock Strait of Hormuz, Zelensky offers Ukraine’s war advice
05:58 , Arpan RaiUkraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has offered advice to end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, drawn from the country’s battle-hardened experience against Russia’s offensive in the Black Sea.
“We raised this issue, because it is a painful and urgent one – as we can all see, for the entire world. There is an energy crisis. They know they can rely on our expertise in this area, and we discussed it in detail,” Zelensky said, speaking to Politico in a conversation on WhatsApp group chat.
Zelensky said he “shared our experience with the Black Sea corridor and how it operates”.
“They understand that our Armed Forces have been highly effective in unblocking the Black Sea corridor,” Zelensky said.
Ukraine is joining the list of more than 20 nations offering to help the US end the blockade in the critical waters, causing an oil price rise globally. However, Kyiv is not interested in being involved in a war with Iran and has suggested an alternative.
Citing the Black Sea confrontation in 2023 when Ukraine was facing a grain exports blockade from Russian warships leading to a global food crisis, it resorted to naval warfare and sank much of Russia’s Black Sea fleet with naval drones and missiles. The remnants of the Russian Black Sea fleet were chased from its waters.
Andrii Klymenko, head of the monitoring group on the situation in the Black Sea region with the Institute for Black Sea Strategic Studies, pointed to Ukraine’s major success in the critical waters.
“Ukraine managed to create a complex system of cargo ship protection from all kinds of threats on the sea route from the territorial waters of Romania to the Odesa region,” Klymenko told Politico. “I call it a tunnel.”
Zelensky says Ukraine being forgotten due to Iran war
05:28 , Arpan RaiFresh from a four-day visit to the Middle East, Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had reached agreement with some countries in the region to provide energy support to Ukraine.
Because of the Iran war, Ukraine's international partners were "primarily" sending their anti-ballistic missile systems to the Middle East at the moment, and Ukraine was sometimes being forgotten, he said.
Zelensky said at the weekend during his Middle East tour that he had reached a deal on diesel deliveries for a year to Ukraine, without providing further details. Diesel is vital for the functioning of the Ukrainian armed forces and the country's agricultural sector, the bedrock of the economy.
During his visit, Ukraine signed framework cooperation deals with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and has said another is in the works with the United Arab Emirates.
In his talks with Middle Eastern leaders, Zelensky raised the topic of air-defence missile supplies, he said, without indicating if any agreements were reached.
Russian attacks kill two and injure dozens
04:58 , Arpan RaiRussian attacks on central and northern Ukrainian regions yesterday killed two people and injured more than 20, regional officials said.
Near the central city of Poltava, falling debris from drones killed one person, injured three and damaged a high-rise apartment building, regional governor Vitaliy Diakivnych said on Telegram.
Drone attacks and artillery strikes killed one person in the adjacent Dnipropetrovsk region near the town of Nikopol, Regional Governor Oleksandr Ganzha said on Telegram. Two people were injured in the town and 12 throughout the region.
Russian forces launched two strikes with glide bombs in the Sumy region near the Russian border, injuring 13 people, including a 6-year-old child, regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said. Fifteen homes were damaged.
Senior Russian military officials have said their forces are committed to creating buffer zones in Sumy and in the neighbouring Kharkiv region in the northeast.
Zelensky says Ukraine and Bulgaria working on gas corridor
04:28 , Arpan RaiUkraine and Bulgaria are preparing a gas corridor capable of handling volumes up to 10 billion cubic meters annually, president Volodymyr Zelensky announced yesterday, as Kyiv plans how to get through next winter amid potential Russian strikes on its energy system.
Speaking to reporters in Kyiv alongside Bulgarian prime minister Andrey Gyurov, he added the new route should be ready by the end of the year.
Ukraine allies asked to reduce strikes on Russian oil, says Zelensky
03:58 , Arpan RaiUkraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said some of the war-hit nation’s allies have sent Kyiv "signals" about the possibility of scaling back its long-range strikes on Russia's oil sector as global energy prices have surged.
Speaking to reporters in a WhatsApp chat, Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready to reciprocate if Russia stops attacking the Ukrainian energy system, and that Kyiv is open to an Easter ceasefire.
"Recently, following such a severe global energy crisis, we have indeed received signals from some of our partners about how to reduce our responses in the oil sector and the energy sector of the Russian Federation," Zelensky said in a WhatsApp briefing with journalists.
A source familiar with the situation said US officials had conveyed this message to their Ukrainian counterparts as part of their regular conversations, adding that the initial "signals" appeared to have come from Moscow.
Watch: Russia launch overnight drone attack on Ukraine, reportedly damaging hospital
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Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy
01:00 , Rebecca WhittakerVolodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine's allies have urged him to scale back attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure amid the ongoing global fuel crisis, The BBC reported.
"We have received messages from some of our partners asking about how our responses against Russia's oil sector - the energy sector - can be reduced," Zelensky said in the voice message.
"If Russia is ready not to strike Ukraine's energy, then we'll respond by not attacking theirs."
Watch: Zelensky reveals 'very fruitful' Middle East visit with security and energy deals 'agreed'
Tuesday 31 March 2026 00:00 , Rebecca WhittakerRFK Jr claims that Trump talking about deaths of Russians and Ukrainians in Putin’s war proves he’s an ‘empath’
Monday 30 March 2026 23:00 , Shaheena UddinRobert F. Kennedy Jr. said President Donald Trump’s willingness to acknowledge both Ukrainian and Russian casualties in the ongoing war makes him “an empath.”
During a Saturday interview at the Conservative Political Action Summit, the HHS secretary repeatedly praised Trump for highlighting the human cost of armed conflict, as thousands of U.S. troops were deployed to the Middle East amidst the escalating war in Iran.
“President Trump is exactly the opposite of everything that I believed him to be,” Kennedy said on stage in Texas. “And I basically drank the Kool-Aid that he was this bombastic narcissist who didn’t read books, was ill-informed.”
“You’ll see that every time he talks about the Ukraine war, he talks about the casualties on both sides,” the secretary added. “You will not hear any Democrat ever talk about that. And he talks about the Russian kids who are dying. He gets the reports every week, and they make a huge impression on him about the death rate.”
RFK Jr says Trump is an ‘empath’ since he talks about Ukraine war casualties
Putin faces mutiny from Kremlin's biggest Ukraine war supporters
Monday 30 March 2026 22:00 , Shaheena UddinRussian president Vladimir Putin is likely facing heat over the intensifying Ukrainian offensive on Russian oil and exports facilities.
Television personalities who have supported Moscow’s war effort have started criticising the toll that the offensive is now taking on Russian soldiers.
“We’ve been kicked in the ba*** again,” Russian state TV anchor Aleksandr Sladkov said, referring to the five-day offensive against Russia’s leading oil facility in Ust-Luga.
“The port in Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland is burning again.”
Yuriy Podolyaka, Russia’s biggest pro-war blogger, has accused the Russian military of ineptitude.
“I don’t think we’ll be able to turn the tide here in the next few months,” he said, praising the Ukrainians.“Our enemy is very, very serious and incidentally, very fast-learning, much faster than we are."
Ukranian arms company signs deal to produce drones in US
Monday 30 March 2026 21:00 , Shaheena UddinOne of Ukraine's largest drone making companies, General Cherry, has struck a deal to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the US, the company shared in a statement to Kyiv Independent on March 30.
FPV (first-person view) drones and interceptor maker General Cherry agreed with American military producer Wilcox Industries to build the latter's drones in the former's factories in New Hampshire.
"We are pleased to have the unique opportunity to build production together, which will manufacture the newest means of defense and striking," General Cherry co-founder Yaroslav Hryshyn said. "First of all we are focusing on interceptor drones as our flagship product."
Zelensky visits Jordan to strengthen security ties
Monday 30 March 2026 20:30 , Shaheena UddinUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has landed in Jordan as he continues his tour to bolster defence ties in the Gulf, as the ongoing United States and Israeli war on Iran rages on.
Zelensky announced his trip on the social media platform X saying that he met with the Jordanian King Abdullah II.
“We discussed potential partnership in the security sector, as well as the overall situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region.
“Ukraine is open to joint work to defend against drone and missile attacks. From our own experience, we know that without a unified system, it is simply impossible to establish comprehensive protection of people and critical infrastructure. We have such a system, because for the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale war, we have been forced to defend ourselves against constant Russian strikes, including those carried out using Iranian drones.”
He added: “It is also very important that those to whom we offer our expertise can help strengthen us as well. I thank His Majesty for the meeting and for his openness to dialogue.”
I met with @KingAbdullahII of Jordan. We discussed potential partnership in the security sector, as well as the overall situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region.
Ukraine is open to joint work to defend against drone and missile attacks. From our own experience, we know… pic.twitter.com/4tRNRQE6hF
Russia's Ust-Luga port damaged by Ukrainian drones as fire breaks out
Monday 30 March 2026 20:00 , Shaheena UddinRussia's Ust-Luga port, one of its largest petroleum export outlets, was damaged yesterday in a Ukrainian drone attack that sparked a fire, Russian officials said.
Ukraine has intensified drone attacks on Russia's oil and fuel export infrastructure this month, hitting all three of Russia's major western oil export ports, including Novorossiysk on the Black Sea and Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea.
Those attacks have caused severe oil supply disruption for Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter, and have hit Moscow just as oil prices exceeded $100 a barrel due to the Iran war.
The governor of Russia's northern Leningrad region said there had been waves of Ukrainian drone attacks on the area and that a fire had broken out at the port of Ust-Luga, which was also hit by drones on Wednesday.
The port, operated by Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft, handles around 700,000 barrels per day of oil exports, and, according to sources, shipped 32.9 million metric tonnes of oil products in 2025.
Ukraine's SBU security agency said long-range drones struck an oil terminal at Ust-Luga. It added in a statement that the strike caused "serious damage" and a fire at the port.
Zelensky speaks with President of Finland following drone incident
Monday 30 March 2026 19:30 , Shaheena UddinUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken with the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, after the recent incident which saw the Ukrainian drone go astray into Finland’s territory.
I spoke with President of Finland @AlexStubb. It is important that all of us in Europe coordinate in a substantive way. That is exactly what we are doing with Alex. I briefed him on the meetings and negotiations in the Middle East and the Gulf region that I had in recent days.…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 30, 2026
Ukrainian air defence units begin intercepting drone, minister says
Monday 30 March 2026 19:00 , Shaheena UddinThe first of the air defence units formed by Ukrainian industrial companies has already started its combat duties, while new units are being formed at 13 other enterprises, Ukraine's defence minister said on Monday.
"To date, several enemy drones have been shot down in the Kharkiv region, including Shahed and Zala models," Mykhailo Fedorov reported on Telegram.
"This is a system-level solution that enables the rapid expansion of air defence capabilities without placing an additional burden on frontline units," he added.
According to Ukrainian military, Russia launched 164 drones at Ukraine last night, 150 of which were intercepted.
Russia holds call with Serbia over energy cooperation
Monday 30 March 2026 18:30 , Shaheena UddinRussian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone call with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to discuss cooperation in the energy sector, including oil, gas and nuclear power, the Kremlin reported on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, Mr Vucic said Serbia had secured an additional three months of gas supplies from Russia following talks between Vucic and Putin.
Serbia has close political and energy ties with Russia and depends on Moscow for most of its natural gas supplies. Belgrade has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but has refused to join Western sanctions, seeking to balance its ambition to join the European Union with a policy of maintaining strong relations with the Kremlin.
Ukrainian drone fell in Finland carrying an unexploded warhead
Monday 30 March 2026 18:00 , Shaheena UddinA Ukrainian drone which crashed in Finland on Sunday carried an unexploded warhead, Finnish police reported on Monday.
Ukraine said it had apologised for the incident, and explained that the drone fired in its war with Russia had gone astray, most likely because of electronic interference from Moscow.
No injuries or damage were reported from the crash in Finland's southeast.
UK penalises Apple for breach of Russia sanctions
Monday 30 March 2026 17:30 , Shaheena UddinBritain has issued a £390,000 ($516,000) penalty to Ireland-based Apple Distribution International Limited (ADI), a subsidiary of the US-based technology giant, over a breach of its Russia sanctions.
A notice from the government on Monday said ADI had made funds available to a designated person without a licence in relation to two payments in 2022.
Apple said it followed the laws in countries where the company operates, and takes sanctions compliance "extremely seriously."
"After identifying two payments to a developer that days earlier had become affiliated with a sanctioned entity, we promptly and proactively reported our finding to the UK government," it said in a statement.
"We are constantly working to enhance our already robust compliance protocols, which are consistent with industry standards."
Watch: Zelensky visits Jordan as Kyiv looks to shore up Middle east defence ties
Monday 30 March 2026 17:00 , Shaheena UddinTeenager among three killed in Russian attack on Kramatorsk
Monday 30 March 2026 16:30 , Shaheena UddinA Russian strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk killed three people and injured 13 yesterday, police said, one of several attacks in frontline areas.
Ukraine's national police said a 13-year-old boy was among the dead. A statement said Russian forces used glide bombs in the strike on Kramatorsk, which has been a frequent target throughout the four-year-old war pitting Kyiv against Moscow.
Kramatorsk came under a new attack two hours after the initial strike.
Other cities hit in Russian attacks included the nearby town of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka and the city of Sloviansk, farther north.
Kramatorsk and Sloviansk are heavily defended cities lying on what has been dubbed the "fortress belt" – seen as key targets in Russia's slow westward advance to capture Donetsk Region.
