Portal:Current events/2022 March 18
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Zaporizhzhia
- Nine people die after they are hit by Russian shelling in Zaporizhzhia. (National Post)
- Southern Ukraine offensive
- A Russian missile strike destroys a Ukrainian military barracks in Mykolaiv, killing at least 50 soldiers, many more are believed to be buried under rubble. (Sky News)
- Battle of Zaporizhzhia
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Russian Central Bank is considering splitting its stock exchange into two separate stock exchanges, one for Russian residents and the other for foreigners. (Forbes Russia)
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- The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers organizes protests in Dover, Liverpool and Kingston upon Hull after P&O Ferries fired all British crew members across its entire fleet of ferries and replaced them with cheaper agency workers. (BBC News)
- The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge as the world's longest suspension bridge. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Four crew members are killed as a Cold Response. (NRK) (CBS News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The United Kingdom ends all remaining COVID-19 restrictions on international travel. (Centre for Aviation)
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador
- vaccinated population. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
International relations
- Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky says that progress has been made regarding the neutrality status of Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Russia–Ukraine relations
- Western Sahara conflict
- Spanish minister of foreign affairs José Manuel Albares announces that Spain supports Morocco's proposal to recognize Western Sahara as a Moroccan autonomy for the first time, as it considers it is "the most serious, realistic, and credible basis" for resolving the conflict. (The New York Times)
Law and crime
- Razzaqov in honor of former Secretary of the Communist Party of Kirghizia Iskhak Razzakov. The law was passed by the Kyrgyzstan Parliament on March 16. (AKIPress)
Science and technology
- Internet censorship in Russia, Censorship of YouTube
- Russia's telecommunications regulator, Roskomnadzor, considers blocking YouTube as it accuses the platform of "terrorism and of endangerment of Russian citizens' lives." (Interfax Russia) (RIA Novosti)