**Ukrainian Activist Shot Dead in Odesa**
A well-known Ukrainian activist, Demyan Hanul, was shot dead in central Odesa on March 14. The National Police are investigating the case.
Hanul, 31, was a blogger and founder of the Street Front NGO. He had been active in rallies supporting Ukraine and had previously reported threats against his life. In July 2024, he claimed Russian sources had leaked personal information about his relatives and that a $10,000 bounty was offered for an attack on him.
The shooter fled the scene, but police have launched an investigation. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said he is taking personal control of the case and has sent a top investigative team from the National Police to Odesa.
**Russia’s War Efforts**
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) drones struck two gas compressor stations and a warehouse storing missiles for Russia’s S-300/S-400 air defense systems, a security source told the Kyiv Independent. Some officials believe that even if Russia agrees to a temporary truce, Moscow will use the pause to rearm and create provocations to blame on Ukraine.
A large fire engulfed the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai overnight on March 14, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said. The area of the fire is over 1,000 square meters.
**International Reaction**
The United States is preparing to resume shipping long-range Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, Reuters reported. Sweden will provide Ukraine with more than 1.4 billion Swedish kronor ($137.7 million) in humanitarian aid.
U.S. President Donald Trump‘s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, was excluded from peace talks after the Kremlin said it did not want him present, NBC News reported.
**More News**
A Russian drone strike on the Osnovianskyi district of Kharkiv injured at least seven people, the city’s Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported. McDonald’s Ukraine has announced plans to reopen storefronts across the country amid the full-scale war.
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