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Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines 54m ago

Thursday, March 19 2026

Major Russian aircraft manufacturing plant hit in Ukrainian strike -- Battlefield analysis: What Ukraine’s recent front-line gains really mean -- Russian oil shipments en route to Cuba despite US blockade -- Russian psyop allegedly targets Hungarians in western Ukraine as Budapest-Kyiv tensions rise ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/thursday-march-19-2026/

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Tim Finnerty 2h ago

@ukrdef That says all you need to know about the "Board of Peace". #Lukashenko is a brutal dictator and his country is a thin proxy for #Russia. Loosening sanctions on #Belarus means loosening sanctions on #Russia.

LTSC1980 AKA "NOT SURE" CHEN 8h ago

Sorry but winning of #Orban is strong likelihood to happen because if #Trump could win, then so could Orban.
#RUSSIA WILL WIN AFTER ALL. WE ARE DOOMED.

'We'll become #Belarus' — Orban's opponents see election as last chance

https://kyivindependent.com/for-orbans-opposition-russia-looms-large-over-hungarys-election/

#Hungary

'We'll become Belarus' — Orban's opponents see election as last chance

BUDAPEST, Hungary — For some Hungarians, next month's parliamentary election is a chance to break with Russia, a country many believe holds a grip over their homeland. In power since 2010, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has fostered political and economic ties with Moscow while blocking EU assistance to Ukraine, deepening the rift between Budapest and Brussels. For some of Orban's opponents who came to the Tisza party rally in Budapest on March 15, it was a chance to reject the governme

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Hasani Hunter 13h ago

Wondering who would pay to ship the car. Or maybe they didn’t and shipped some parts into another Model S 100D

#tesla #belarus

Hasani Hunter 13h ago

Wrecked my 2017 Model S last August, never disassociated my Tesla account from the car and now someone charged it up and brought it back to life in BELARUS 🤔

#tesla #belarus

Putin's IBS 19h ago

From https://t.me/pravdaGerashchenko_en

"We are not an appendage of #Russia," "We don't need you here. This is a silent occupation," "Don't create problems for #Belarusians."

Due to internet outages and restrictions, many #Russians are considering moving to neighbouring #Belarus. #Belarusians are not particularly pleased about this.

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691

Ukraine War Bulletins and News 21h ago

⚠️🇧🇾Lukashenko may free political prisoners after US delegation visit – Sergei Tikhanovsky (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4102865-belarus-may-free-political-prisoners-after-us-delegation-visit-sergei-tikhanovsky.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #Belarus
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

Belarus may free political prisoners after US delegation visit – Sergei Tikhanovsky

Following a visit by a U.S. delegation to Minsk on March 18, a decision is expected on the release of a group of political prisoners. — Ukrinform.

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Russia-Ukraine Daily News 1d ago

🇧🇾 🇪🇺 Latvia’s intelligence chief has revealed #Belarus is training migrants in combat before forcing them across European Union borders.

Normunds Mežviets, head of Latvia’s VDD state security service, made the claims in an interview with The Telegraph.

https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/migrant-crisis-belarus-asylum-seekers-combat-training-eu-borders

Migrant crisis: Belarus ‘giving asylum seekers combat training before sending them to EU borders’

Latvia’s intelligence chief has revealed Belarus is training migrants in combat before forcing them across European Union borders.Normunds Mežviets, head of Latvia’s VDD state security service, made the claims in an interview with The Telegraph.

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