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TASS EC adopts 1.5 bln euros program to boost European, Ukrainian defense industry More than 700 mln euros will support the production increase of key defense components and products, including counter-drones systems, missiles and ammunition

TASS Iran’s vice president threatens anyone attempting to seize republic’s islands with 'hell' Mohammad Reza Aref stressed that "any aggressor who encroaches on the territory of Iran, especially in the Persian Gulf and on Iranian islands, will face a decisive, regrettable, and irreversible response"

TASS Russian forces discover Ukrainian chemical weapons caches in liberated DPR — FSB According to FSB regional branch spokeswoman Arina Klepanova, the Ukrainian side is using bacteriological and chemical weapons to poison Russian population

TASS Ukraine left in lurch as partners divert Patriot missiles to Middle East, Zelensky says Zelensky mentioned plans to provide autonomous boats to the Gulf monarchies amid Iran’s continued blocking of the Strait of Hormuz

TASS Europe misjudging upcoming energy crisis, as expected — Russia’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev added that Europe does not try to mitigate future risks or correct mistakes

TASS Israeli army reports attacking about 40 military production facilities in Tehran According to the IDF, the targets included a site where long-range anti-aircraft missiles were assembled

TASS Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz gets tow from Egyptian tugboat — Libyan authorities The vessel is currently located approximately 62 nautical miles off the country’s coast

TASS Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 190 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported

TASS Kiev, amid waning Western support, in agony launching massive strikes at LPR — governor Leonid Pasechnik said that the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant sustained serious damage

TASS LG Chem imports 27,000 tons of naphtha from Russia — Yonhap The shipment will arrive at the Daesan petrochemical complex in South Chungcheong Province on March 30