The International Monetary Fund has expressed concern about Ukraine’s ability to secure the remaining funds from the $8.1 billion package, as members of parliament are delaying the passage of necessary legislation in the Verkhovna Rada.

In Ukraine, the timetable for some commuter trains in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions is being changed due to the security situation.

On the night of 16–17 March, attack drones struck Staraya Russa (Novgorod Oblast) and Slavyansk-oa-Kuban (Krasnodar Krai). Local residents have reported explosions and air defence activity.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is amazed at how people manage to live in Ukraine despite the war and constant shelling.

On the morning of 17 March, Russian invaders attacked Zaporizhzhia. Explosions were heard in the city.

The families of three operatives from the National Police’s Cyber Police Department — Yevhen Horbunov, Huram Hindiia and Ihor Terianyk — have simultaneously acquired real estate worth several million dollars over the past three years.

Servant of the People MP Liza Bohutska has said that President Zelenskyy’s name has "already been engraved in gold letters" in Ukraine’s history.

Danylo Hetmantsev, a member of parliament for the "Servant of the People" party, has stated that Yermak’s "gang" has not yet been "cleared out" of the government.

On the afternoon of 16 March 2026, the enemy attacked the Zaitseve community in the Synelnykove district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

US President Donald Trump does not know whether Russia is actually passing satellite data to Iran for strikes against the US and Israel.