Portal:Current events/2024 March 28

Disasters and accidents

• A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 crashes into the sea off Sevastopol. The pilot is reported to have safely ejected. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• The Czech secret service revealed that Russia paid via the “Voice of Europe” website hundreds of thousands of euros to European politicians aimed at influencing the European elections. (Parool)
• A federal court in the United States sentences Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison for stealing $8 billion in a cryptocurrency fraud. (Reuters)