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Polish PM Donald Tusk says Lithuania asked in 2019 to exclude Hungary from a NATO meeting over suspicions Budapest would share sensitive information with Moscow, amid new leaks about Hungarian officials' contacts with Russia; Hungary denies wrongdoing but an investigation is ordered, while Lithuania’s past-in-talks accounts and Moscow’s response remain unclear.
Hungary's leading opposition figure Peter Magyar calls for an official probe into alleged Russian backchannel contacts, labeling it treason as tensions rise over Hungary’s Moscow ties amid EU summit diplomacy.
Ukraine conducted drone strikes on Moscow for the fourth consecutive day, with Russia saying 206 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight, including about 40 aimed at Moscow; Moscow’s mayor said drones were intercepted starting around 10 p.m. local time and, by about 6:15 a.m., 39 had been downed, with no casualties or damage reported. Kyiv has not publicly commented on the strikes, and verification of the total drone tally remains unclear.
Ukraine launched a drone swarm against Moscow—the largest UAV attack of 2026—with drones reportedly flying over the capital for more than 24 hours, triggering airport closures and intensified security as Russian authorities attempt interceptions; the report also cites related strikes in Crimea, Luhansk, and near Novorossiysk, alongside broader geopolitical commentary surrounding arms deals and U.S. drone involvement.
Moscow authorities say Ukrainian drones targeted the capital in a March 14 strike, with city officials reporting 65 drones intercepted by night and emergency crews sent to crash sites; flights at Moscow-area airports Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky were briefly halted. Russia’s Defense Ministry said about 280 drones were shot down nationwide over roughly 10 hours; no casualties or damage were reported, though Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the figures.
Moscow is enforcing a government-backed internet 'whitelist' that restricts mobile access to approved sites amid outages, pushing residents to use pagers, landlines, and printed atlases; the move follows a new law allowing providers to suspend service on the FSB’s request and fits Russia’s broader push toward a sovereign internet, with officials also tightening blocks on foreign messaging apps.
Moscow businesses report disruptions as Russia tightens control over cellphone networks, causing outages that hamper daily operations and commerce.
A Moscow court convicted 19 people for involvement in the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack, which killed 149 and wounded over 600. An ISIS faction claimed responsibility. Sentences ranged from life in prison for 15 defendants to a 22.5-year term and about 19 years for others; the trial was held behind closed doors in a military court. Four gunmen were Tajik citizens, with some defendants accused of providing logistical support; Russia has claimed Ukraine involvement, which Kyiv denies.
An early-morning suicide bombing outside Moscow's Savyolovsky Station killed a traffic police officer and injured two others. The 22-year-old attacker from the Udmurt Republic died at the scene after the blast; authorities say he traveled from St. Petersburg to Moscow, and motive is not yet known. Putin suggested online recruitment for the attack and possible remote detonation, while investigators opened a criminal case and probe for accomplices.
Russia’s FSB says two men arrested for the attempt on GRU Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev admitted they were recruited by Ukraine’s SBU and that one received Kyiv-based marksmanship training; one suspect was arrested in the UAE and extradited, with an accomplice in Moscow. The FSB also alleged the suspect’s son, a Polish citizen, aided the recruitment, a claim Kyiv denies. The incident follows a string of attacks on Russian generals as Alexeyev remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Russian authorities have detained a suspect in Moscow in connection with the shooting of the head of Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU); investigators are continuing to probe the circumstances and motive of the attack.
A senior GRU official, Vladimir Alekseyev, was shot in a Moscow apartment building; the Kremlin says Ukraine orchestrated the attack to derail negotiations, Kyiv has not commented, and investigators are pursuing the shooter.
Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, the first deputy head of Russia’s GRU, was shot several times in a Moscow apartment building and hospitalized; Russia opened a criminal case for attempted murder and, through its foreign ministry, described the attack as an act of terrorism attributed to Kyiv, though investigators have yet to publicly link Ukraine. The incident, part of a string of killings of senior Russian military figures, comes as Putin was briefed and talks among Russian, Ukrainian, and US negotiators in Abu Dhabi were wrapping up. Alekseyev, who has led GRU operations since 2011, has been implicated in intelligence support for Moscow’s war against Ukraine and other actions tied to Russia’s military activities.
Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, the first deputy head of Russia's military intelligence, was shot multiple times and hospitalized in Moscow. No suspect was named. The attack follows a series of senior officer killings Russia has blamed on Ukraine, occurring as negotiations in Abu Dhabi sought to end the Ukraine conflict.
A high-ranking Russian general, Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev of the GRU, was shot several times in a Moscow residential building on the city’s north-western outskirts and taken to hospital; his condition is unknown. Alekseyev, a senior GRU official, is among high-level Russian figures targeted in Moscow since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and he has EU sanctions tied to the 2018 Salisbury nerve agent attack.