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Portal:Current events/2024 March 17
March 17, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Northern Ukraine skirmishes
- Ukraine says that three Russian sabotage groups have been intercepted in Sumy Oblast. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Northern Ukraine skirmishes
- Transnistria conflict
- A drone reportedly hits a military base in Transnistria, destroying an Mi-8 helicopter. (The Kyiv Independent)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 21 people are killed and 38 others are injured in a traffic accident in Grishk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (AP)
International relations
- Alliance of Sahel States
- Niger–United States relations
- Niger's military junta revokes a military accord with the United States that allowed U.S. Defense Department personnel on its soil. (Reuters)
- Niger–United States relations
Politics and elections
- 2024 Russian presidential election
- Russian president Vladimir Putin is reelected to a fifth term in office with 87% of the vote. External observers widely consider he had "no real opposition". (Reuters)
- The Noon Against Putin protest occurs. (The Washington Post)
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