The euro exchange rate on the Russian interbank market on the evening of March 19 exceeded the 100 ruble mark, as follows from trading data. As of 22:14 Moscow time, the euro exchange rate increased by 4.02% to 100.01 rubles. Subsequently, the rate decreased slightly and at the time of publication of the note it was trading at 99.8 rubles. At the same time, the dollar exchange rate on the Russian interbank market increased by 2.67% and was at the level of 86.11 rubles.

The lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov told TASS on March 19 that the group will leave its name in Latin. This is how he commented on the statement of the creator and producer of the group, Igor Matvienko, who said on March 9 that “International” in the name should be crossed out, because “I’m tired of Anglicisms.” Grigoriev-Appolonov stated that “we are always Ivanushki International”: It’s just that Igor Igorevich hyped it up very coolly.

A resident of the Lipetsk region opened fire on military police officers, as a result of which one of the police officers died, the local department of the Investigative Committee reported on March 19. The suspect has been detained. A case was opened against him under the article of encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer. According to the Storm Lipetsk telegram channel, the father of a serviceman who left his unit without permission opened fire.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran has become “weaker than ever” as a result of the war, The Times of Israel writes on March 19.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that representatives of Ukraine and the United States will hold negotiations on ending the Russian-Ukrainian war on March 21. “There are signals from the American side about their readiness to continue working in existing negotiation formats to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. There was a negotiation pause, it’s time to end it,” Zelensky said in a video message following the results of March 19.

There is a version that he is trying to avoid criminal prosecution The Breakfast Show/Youtube Pro-government blogger and informer Ilya Remeslo, who unexpectedly spoke out against Vladimir Putin, was hospitalized in psychiatric hospital No. 3 named after Skvortsov-Stepanov in St. Petersburg. Fontanka wrote about this with reference to the hospital’s information service. There, the publication's journalist was told that a parcel could be given to a patient with the same name as Ilya Remeslo.

The advertiser of such a production “lives a better life every day.” The main thing from the publication T-invariant T-invariant Still from the Alabuga Polytech video with the participation of students in the “Shahed” assembly In March 2026, the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tatarstan and the Alabuga Polytech College launched an advertisement in which teenagers proudly describe how they make money by assembling drones. These videos were discovered by T-invariant.

An American F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at an air base in the Middle East, CNN reports, citing sources. According to the TV channel, the plane, which was making a combat mission, was allegedly shot down over Iran. The F-35 managed to land successfully and the incident is currently under investigation. As CNN notes, this is the first time since the beginning of the war that Iran managed to shoot down an American plane.

And although the writer is criticized for her sympathies for the GDR, she received a Booker for this book In 2026, the Sinbad publishing house published the novel “Kairos” by the German writer Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Vera Akhtyrskaya). Kairos is the name of the ancient Greek god of a happy moment, and it is this motif - the unique happiness that happened one day - that becomes central in the book.

Actor Kevin Spacey has settled out of court civil claims of sexual assault brought against him by three men in the UK. The BBC writes about this. Actor Ruari Cannon, 34, and two other unnamed men alleged that Spacey abused them while he was artistic director of the Old Vic theater in London. Spacey denied the accusations. Court hearings were scheduled for October. It has now become known that the parties have agreed not to bring the case to trial. The details of this decision are unknown.

Iran launched a missile attack on the city of Haifa in northern Israel, writes Ynet. According to media reports, the target of the attack was an oil refinery in Haifa Bay. After the strike, power outages were recorded in several areas of Haifa and nearby Kiryat Haim. There were no reports of casualties as a result of the attack. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said that there was no significant damage to infrastructure.

Tell us how you deal with it all (or just express your emotions) The Internet in Russia has finally broken down. Last week, authorities began restricting mobile Internet and introducing “white lists” of websites in Moscow. Telegram - across the country - has been working intermittently for almost a week. All this greatly interferes with life, and for the first time many people express their dissatisfaction openly. We want to know what your everyday life looks like under these conditions.

An explosion occurred at the Rosselkhozbank branch on Menzhinsky Street in Moscow, Baza reports. According to eyewitnesses, before this a man ran out of the bank. As Mash writes, the man who caused the explosion was wounded. The Moscow agency clarifies that a teenager was injured - he received burns on his hands, and is being examined by paramedics. According to preliminary data, he acted under the influence of scammers, writes Baza.

In Russia, “student families” will receive an additional lump sum payment upon the birth of a child. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, RIA Novosti reports. The payment will be 200 thousand rubles. Golikova did not explain whether she would rely on the birth of only the first child or each subsequent one too.

One thousand four hundred and eighty-five day. There are no peace talks. The 12th anniversary of the annexation was celebrated in Crimea. A Meduza reader writes to us that “life has stopped” Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing?