politics
March 19, 2026
Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine strikes Russian aircraft sites 800km from border
Kyiv hits Russian plants producing and repairing military transport planes; former pro-Kremlin operator abruptly calls for Vladimir Putin to step aside. What we know on day 1,485
TL;DR
- Ukraine struck the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk and the 123rd aircraft maintenance plant in Staraya Russa, damaging aircraft.
- Ilya Remeslo, a former pro-Kremlin operator, publicly renounced support for Vladimir Putin and called for him to step down.
- Spanish police arrested three people for allegedly helping a Russian businessman evade EU sanctions.
- A Russian strike on a Ukrainian hydroelectric plant polluted the Dniester River, impacting Moldova's water supply.
- UK officials are preparing a court case against Roman Abramovich over disputed funds from the Chelsea FC sale.
- Russia labeled an attack on an LNG tanker in the Mediterranean an "act of international terrorism."
- Russian forces reportedly captured the village of Oleksandrivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
- Russia's foreign ministry commented positively on the Belgian prime minister's call to normalize relations with Moscow.
- A Nato military officer proposed extending fuel pipelines eastwards to ensure supplies for potential conflict with Russia.
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