Putin’s forces suffer 35,000 casualties in March – the highest rate of the war – as 17 killed in Russia’s deadliest attack of 2026

Day 1,512.


Today, as Russian forces suffer more than 35,000 casualties in
Ukraine in a single month – the highest rate of the war so far –
we report on fresh strikes across Ukraine that have killed at
least 17 civilians, including a 12 year old boy. We assess the
outcome of the latest Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting at
Ramstein Air Base, and examine the dramatic first moves of
Hungary’s new prime minister, who has vowed to shut down state
television, describing it as “North Korean-style propaganda”. And
later, we bring you the latest from Russia, including reaction in
Moscow to the political fall of Viktor Orbán.


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz
on X.


James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Child among 14 killed in Russian strikes (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/16/wave-of-russian-strikes-kills-14-in-ukraine/ 


Ukraine’s drones dent Russia’s war-fuelled oil windfall
(Financial Times):


https://www.ft.com/content/d49e288f-b74e-44a8-a2f3-ec87f7cb5c27?syn-25a6b1a6=1 


‘The pope versus the president: how Leo became Trump’s fearless
foe’ (Financial Times): 


https://www.ft.com/content/4f67aa87-9210-402d-bfef-b71b294d65cb?syn-25a6b1a6=1


Pope Pius II’s memoirs (Vol. I; Harvard University Press):


https://itatti.harvard.edu/publications/commentaries 


The Border by Erika Fatland: 


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57950362-the-border 


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