Portal:Current events/2022 March 12

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Eastern Ukraine offensive
      • Russian soldiers have damaged the Sviatohirsk Lavra, a popular Orthodox pilgrimage site under the jurisdiction of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, at around 22:00 local time. (Kyiv Independent) (Ukrayinska Pravda)
    • Russia warns that it could fire on any future NATO armaments shipments to Ukraine, saying that the weapons shipments are "legitimate military targets" for its military. (Financial Times)
• Iraqi conflict, 2022 Erbil rocket attacks
  • Iran launches twelve ballistic missiles at the Iraqi city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, with explosions reported near the U.S. consulate and Erbil International Airport. The missiles are believed to be Fateh-110s. There are no reports of injuries or deaths. (The Jerusalem Post) (MSN) (Al Arabiya)
  • Iraqi security officials confirm that the missiles were launched from Iran and that several missiles hit the U.S. consulate building. (DW)

Business and economy

• Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
    • Pokémon Go suspends operations in Russia and Belarus following the invasion. (Gamerant.com)
  • The Central Bank of Russia announces that stock trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange will remain suspended until at least March 18 due to the fallout from the Russian invasion. (The Wall Street Journal)

Disasters and accidents

• 2022 Lualaba train accident
  • At least 61 people are killed and 54 more injured by a train crash in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera)
• 2022 California wildfires
  • The Hollister Fire near Santa Barbara County, grows to 1,000 acres, prompting evacuations off the Gaviota Coast. (Merced Sun-Star)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    • COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
      • China reports more than 3,100 cases of COVID-19, a new single-day record. (South China Morning Post)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
      • South Korea reports a record 383,665 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Korea Herald)
    • COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
      • Vietnam reports a record 454,197 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including a record 225,693 new cases in Hanoi, which is the highest single-day total in any municipality or province. (VnExpress)

International relations

• Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Russia–Ukraine relations
    • Israel–Ukraine relations, Israel–Russia relations
      • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should be held in Jerusalem. He also says that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could have a positive impact on the negotiations. (Times of Israel)
    • Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations, Azerbaijan–Russia relations
      • Azerbaijani foreign policy adviser Hikmet Hajiyev says that Azerbaijan is open to holding talks between Ukraine and Russia. (Trend)

Law and crime

• Reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • 2022 anti-war protests in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Battle of Melitopol
      • Demonstrators gather to protest the abduction of Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov. (BBC News)
    • Anti-war protesters gather in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, to listen to a videotaped speech by Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Reuters)
  • International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • Italian police seize sailing yacht A at the Port of Trieste after its owner, Russian oligarch Andrey Melnichenko, was sanctioned by the European Union. (The Guardian)
• Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia executes 81 people, making it the largest execution in Saudi Arabian history, surpassing a January 1980 mass execution of 63 militants who were convicted of attempting to seize the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. (Time)

Politics and elections

• 2022 Turkmenistan presidential election
  • A presidential election is held in Turkmenistan, with Serdar Berdimuhamedow expecting to be elected President of Turkmenistan to succeed his father, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo surpasses Josef Bican as the sport's official top goalscorer of all time as recorded by FIFA, after scoring his 806th and 807th goals during a Premier League match with Manchester United against Tottenham Hotspur. (The Indian Express)