The situation in the Russian economy has noticeably worsened. Here is just a short list of symptoms that have appeared recently: falling prices for Russian oil, a huge budget deficit, an almost stop in economic growth with an obvious decline in the civilian sector, the transfer of employees to part-time work, the transition of Russians to austerity mode. This created the feeling that the denouement was approaching. Surely four years of war could not have passed painlessly for the economy?

Since December 2025, a campaign has been unfolding in Russian universities and colleges to force students into contract service. At first, aggressive propaganda was aimed at young men with poor academic performance. By the end of February, everyone, including girls, began to offer to take part in the war.

Five restrictive measures were introduced through the electronic register of summonses against a conscript from Kaliningrad, who in November 2025 received a summons to “clarify data” and did not come to the military registration and enlistment office. This was reported by the “Movement of Conscious Objectors” (DSO) with reference to a document received from the conscript. The document states that the young man received a summons on November 18.

Check facts Stories Students Recruited to War in Universities and Colleges All Over Russia What we know about the student recruitment campaign and how to avoid it Доступно на русском Date3 Mar 2026Authors Polina Uzhvak , Lena Lemyasova Featuring Olga Churakova War contract campaign at MIREA University. Photo provided by a student Since December 2025, a coercive campaign has been underway in Russian universities and colleges to make students enlist in the military.

Israel carried out strikes on Lebanon and Iran at night. The raids continued in the morning. Iran, in turn, continued to fire at Israel and the Gulf countries. In total, more than 800 people died on all sides as a result of the war. In Iran The United States announced that it had destroyed command and control posts of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as Iranian air defense systems, missile and unmanned launchers and military airfields.

US President Donald Trump is ready to support rebel groups opposing the ayatollah regime in Iran with arms supplies, The Wall Street Journal writes , citing unnamed American officials. The idea is to turn the Islamic Republic's disparate opposition factions into troops on the ground, supported (at least verbally) by Washington. On Sunday, Trump held telephone conversations with Iraqi Kurdish leaders Masoud Barzani and Bafel Talabani, WSJ and Axios write.