Category: World

Russia has used greater than 3,000 assault drones towards Ukraine over the week, a lot of them Shahed-type UAVs, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned in his weekly report.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Particulars: Along with drones, Russia launched greater than 1,450 guided aerial bombs and 40 missiles of varied sorts towards Ukraine.

Quote: "The Russians usually are not dialing again their battle effort towards our state and our folks, and on the identical time, they’re brazenly investing in prolonging one other battle that’s driving international destabilisation.

Ukraine is being attacked with primarily the identical strike drones as these used towards nations within the Center East and the Gulf area. Ballistic weapons are used towards us simply as cynically as they’re towards our companions. The destabilisation of world markets and the blocking of maritime routes haven’t left a single nation unaffected. We’re making our contribution to guaranteeing safety."

Background: On the night time of 28-29 March, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with a Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile and 442 UAVs, about 300 of them Shahed-type drones, the Ukrainian Air Power reported.

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Russian forces struck vitality infrastructure in Odesa Oblast on the night time of 28-29 March.

Supply: Odesa Oblast Navy Administration

Particulars: An vitality facility was broken.

One drone additionally hit a home, partially destroying its façade. Injury was additionally recorded at a dacha neighborhood affiliation. [A dacha is a seasonal secondary residence, usually with a little plot of land, where people grow vegetables, fruit trees and berries or keep a garden – ed.]

Within the Odesa district, two garages caught fireplace on account of the Russian assault and a automobile was destroyed, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine stated.

No casualties have been reported. Energy outages have been recorded in quite a lot of settlements because of the assault.

Background: Earlier, it was reported that Russian forces had been attacking Odesa and the oblast for the reason that night.

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Ukraine has signed a 10-year strategic cooperation settlement with Qatar and can quickly conclude the same cope with the United Arab Emirates, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned, stressing that these agreements don’t envisage Ukrainian troops participating in conflicts overseas.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout a video name with journalists on 28 March, as reported by Suspilne, Ukraine's nationwide public broadcaster

Particulars: Zelenskyy mentioned the strategic cooperation agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the forthcoming settlement with the UAE don’t envisage the participation of Ukrainian troops in defending these nations.

Quote: "At this time we aren’t speaking about such particulars. Aside from experience, coaching, co-production, manufacturing and funding, all these areas shall be concerned. As for our navy, we aren’t discussing right this moment that they’ll participate in one other struggle. We’ve got sufficient of our personal struggle. As for our experience in learn how to defend oneself, that could be a completely different matter."

Extra particulars: Zelenskyy additionally mentioned the settlement Ukraine signed with Qatar supplies for co-production, the development of factories in Qatar and Ukraine and cooperation within the vitality sector.

Quote: "It signifies that over these 10 years we’ll interact in co-production and construct factories in each our nations."

Extra particulars: Zelenskyy added that the settlement with Qatar is just like the deal signed earlier with Saudi Arabia.

He mentioned Ukraine will signal the same settlement with the United Arab Emirates within the close to future.

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Marines from the thirty seventh Separate Marine Brigade have repelled a large-scale assault by Russian forces on the Oleksandrivka entrance.

Supply: thirty seventh Separate Marine Brigade

Quote: "On the morning of 28 March 2026, the enemy tried a large-scale offensive within the operational zone of the thirty seventh Separate Marine Brigade.

Бійцями 37 окремої бригади морської піхоти відбито спробу масованого штурму противника на Олександрівському напрямку. Відео з соцмереж бригади. pic.twitter.com/dDrJehdFWr

— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) March 28, 2026

This was probably the most highly effective assault on this entrance because the starting of the yr. The enemy deployed heavy armoured autos and a lot of personnel for the assault.

Because of the coordinated actions of our items, as of 14:00, the state of affairs has been absolutely stabilised, and the enemy's assault makes an attempt have been halted."

Particulars: The brigade famous that within the first half of the day alone, the Russians misplaced extra personnel and tools than within the earlier three days of preventing within the brigade's operational space.

The Russian forces misplaced 28 troopers throughout the battle, and a tank, two quad bikes and two bikes had been additionally destroyed.

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A 14-year-old lady and her mom have been introduced again from quickly occupied territories of Ukraine. Their hometown got here underneath Russian occupation within the first few days of the full-scale invasion.

Supply: Carry Children Again UA

Particulars: For 4 years the household lived underneath fixed strain as Russian forces carried out searches of their dwelling, intimidated them and made threats.

Quote from Carry Children Again UA: "Final yr the occupiers confiscated the household's automotive together with the paperwork and threatened to evict them from their dwelling. Ukrainian passports had been being seized and destroyed, so individuals needed to bury them to protect their id."

Extra particulars: Carry Children Again UA studies that the lady's dream is to finish her college training and go to school. By making it again to Ukrainian-controlled territory, she has taken an necessary step in the direction of her aim.

Quote: "Preparation for the departure took a number of months. Regardless of quite a few challenges, our companions managed to plan a protected route and organise the return. At present the household is receiving complete help for reintegration, together with help from social employees and psychologists."

Background: Earlier, we reported on how 15 different kids and youngsters had been introduced again from quickly Russian-occupied territories. Some had lived with out water or meals resulting from fixed assaults, whereas others had endured interrogations by the FSB.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that following Ukrainian strikes on an oil refinery in Russia's Leningrad Oblast, solely about 40% of its capability stays.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout a video name with journalists on 28 March, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "We responded to the strike on our power sector – we responded with a strong blow… About 40% of their capability stays at this facility after a number of corresponding operational actions."

Particulars: Zelenskyy added that long-range drones had been used within the strikes, and that drone and missile-drone expertise continues to advance.

"With large-scale use, everybody understands that these weren’t partner-supplied missiles, as a result of we perceive the gap to Leningrad Oblast," he famous.

Background:

• On the night time of 25-26 March, Ukraine's defence forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in Russia's Leningrad Oblast.
• Ukrainian navy officers famous that the Kirishi Refinery is likely one of the three largest oil refineries in Russia. It produces a variety of petroleum merchandise, together with gasoline for Russia's armed forces.
• Reuters reported that the refinery had halted all operations after a Ukrainian drone assault triggered a hearth there.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned that the Emir of Qatar had excessive reward for the work of the Ukrainian specialists who’re sharing their expertise in air defence.

Supply: Zelenskyy throughout a gathering with Ukrainian specialists, as reported by the president's official web site

Particulars: In Doha, Zelenskyy met with a workforce of Ukrainian specialists who’re in Qatar to share their data and experience on air defence. The Ukrainian specialists briefed the president on their work and achievements. They’ve performed an total evaluation of Qatar's safety scenario and its capabilities for countering aerial threats and developed concrete measures to strengthen air defence.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "At present, throughout the assembly with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, it was important for me to listen to such excessive reward for the work of our workforce and gratitude for his or her recommendation."

Particulars: In keeping with the Ukrainian specialists, ballistic missile and drone strikes are at present the area's best problem. Whereas solely air defence methods are efficient towards ballistic threats, Ukraine has developed considerably cheaper options to counter drones.

"They’ve already confirmed their effectiveness towards varied varieties of drones, which is why Qatar is so concerned with our expertise. Ukraine at all times emphasises that we’re able to share our experience and help those that, in flip, may also help us strengthen our personal defence," Zelenskyy burdened.

Zelenskyy famous that Qatar is able to set up long-term cooperation throughout varied areas.

Background: The chiefs of the Basic Staffs of Ukraine and Qatar signed an settlement on a mutually helpful defence partnership for at the least ten years, Zelenskyy reported.

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A 20-year-old lady has been killed in a Russian assault on Sumy Oblast that additionally left her 6-year-old sister significantly injured. Two males have additionally been injured.

Supply: Sumy Oblast Prosecutor's Workplace

Quote: "In accordance with early studies, on 28 March 2026, at round 12:00, the enemy shelled a civilian home within the Znob-Novhorod hromada of the Shostka district utilizing artillery. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Because of the enemy assault, a 20-year-old lady was killed and her 6-year-old sister sustained critical accidents."

Particulars: As well as, at round 16:00, the Russians attacked a bike with a drone within the Velykopysarivka hromada within the Okhtyrka district.

Two males aged 46 and 40 had been injured within the assault.

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Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania have said that incidents involving Ukrainian drones crashing on their territory spotlight the significance of strengthening air defence on NATO's jap flank. The international locations additionally expressed help for Ukraine in defending itself towards Russian aggression.

Supply: a joint assertion by the defence ministers of the three states, printed by Latvia's Ministry of Defence, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The ministers stated their international locations are taking decisive steps and prioritising the event of their air defence methods.

"Nevertheless, latest incidents fuelled by Russia's warfare of aggression towards Ukraine exhibit the significance to additional strengthen multi-layered air defence," the assertion reads.

The ministers famous that this week, a number of overseas unmanned aerial automobiles crossed NATO airspace and crashed within the Baltic states.

Whereas the investigation is underway to determine all of the related particulars and circumstances, the three international locations stay steadfast of their help for Ukraine's defence operations towards Russia and Ukraine's reliable proper to self-defence, the assertion says.

The ministers burdened that NATO's efforts to strengthen air defence, together with countering unmanned aerial automobiles, should be accelerated.

Quote: "Allies should urgently reinforce the capabilities required for efficient detection and interception. The present presence of NATO plane and air defence methods within the Baltic states should be maintained and additional strengthened to counter all air threats, together with unmanned aerial automobiles."

Particulars: The international locations additionally emphasised the necessity for a major improve and focused allocation of EU defence funding in the long run, significantly to strengthen its jap border by way of initiatives akin to Jap Flank Watch and the European Counter-UAV Initiative.

Background:

• Throughout a sequence of latest Ukrainian strikes on Russian ports round St Petersburg, a number of drones reportedly strayed into the territory of the Baltic states, with two crashing in Latvia and Estonia.
• On 23 March, a drone entered Lithuania from Belarusian territory and exploded greater than 20 km from the border. Lithuania's prime minister confirmed it was a Ukrainian drone.

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The Telegraph reported that US President Donald Trump is contemplating reorganising NATO with a purpose to punish alliance members that fail to fulfill spending calls for.

Supply: The Telegraph citing its personal sources, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Trump is analysing a "pay-to-play" mannequin that would strip some NATO allies of the best to participate in decision-making. That is mentioned to be one in every of a number of concepts he’s weighing after allies rejected his demand to ship warships to assist reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

​​Sources near the US president mentioned he’s additionally contemplating withdrawing American troops from Germany. Trump has been fascinated with such a transfer since returning to workplace.

"The frustration we've had with the Europeans has been very actual. Any nation that's not paying 5 per cent shouldn't be allowed to vote on future expenditures at NATO," mentioned a supply within the administration.

All NATO member states at present spend at the least 2% of GDP on defence, the goal set in 2014. NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte mentioned member states must draw up plans to fulfill the subsequent 5% goal on the summit in Ankara later this yr.

Beneath proposals reportedly being thought of by Trump, NATO allies that fail to fulfill the brand new goal might lose voting rights on choices involving enlargement, joint missions and the appliance of Article 5 on collective defence.

"You shouldn't be capable to vote to spend future cash when you're not paying," a US supply added.

"We have to begin the dialog about what’s a menace and what does the alliance do. We have now to ship the message that what Spain and the UK did is unacceptable," mentioned the identical supply, referring to the place of the 2 European nations on the struggle in Iran.

Three NATO officers informed The Telegraph that US representatives had not formally put these plans ahead on the alliance's headquarters in Brussels. However one supply mentioned US officers had pushed the "pay-to-play" mannequin in a number of dialogue boards.

NATO choices require consensus, and allies are more likely to block any try to alter the method, probably establishing one other conflict with Trump.

Background:

• Trump additionally recommended on 27 March that the US might stroll away from its promise to defend NATO allies in the event that they got here below assault.
• He additionally referred to as NATO a "paper tiger" and mentioned the US would keep in mind the allies' "inaction" within the struggle towards Iran.

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