Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says * Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway

A Russian liquefied natural gas tanker sank in the Mediterranean Sea after catching fire from what Russian officials said was an attack by Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the start of the fifth year of the Ukraine war​ by saying Russia has failed to achieve its goals — and the Kremlin agreed.

Kyiv ― Ukraine and Russia exchanged 300 service personnel each on Friday in the second day of a two‑day prisoner swap, with some of those released having been held since 2022 in the war.

Russia has lost around 1,272,360 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on March 7. The number includes 1,010 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.