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The main news on ANSA.it focuses on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with reports of drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea and increased military tensions between Estonia and Russia. Economic news includes comments from the ECB on targeted aid and rising fuel prices in Italy. Other stories touch…
Two ships were struck by drones in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria, with one vessel sinking and its crew reported missing; this follows a night of widespread attacks by Kyiv on the Moscow region and a Russian raid on a bridge in Zaporizhzhia.
German intelligence has issued a new alert, prompting Estonia to move its troops closer to the border with Russia amidst rising regional tensions.
Philip Lane of the European Central Bank suggests that EU economic flexibility should focus on targeted measures to support low-income individuals rather than broad, untargeted aid.
Excise duties on diesel fuel have increased starting today, with no official decree published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale; gasoline prices at self-service stations are 2.043 euros per liter and diesel is 2.244 euros.
