Right here is the scenario on Sunday, March 9 :
Combating
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Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated it had retaken the village of Lebedevka in its western area of Kursk, and brought the village of Novenke, throughout the border in Ukraine’s Sumy region.
- Russian particular forces have been storming the city of Sudzha after utilizing a fuel pipeline to shock Ukrainian models as a part of a significant offensive to eject them from Kursk, pro-Russia struggle bloggers stated.
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A Ukrainian drone hit an industrial facility in a single day in Russia’s Volga River area of Chuvashia, some 1,300km (800 miles) from the border with Ukraine, the regional governor stated on Sunday. There have been no casualties within the strike, which was one of many deepest but into Russia by a Ukrainian drone.
- Russian authorities stated air defence models destroyed 88 Ukrainian drones in a single day, with no accidents or different harm reported. The Defence Ministry stated 52 of the drones have been destroyed over the border area of Belgorod, 13 over the Lipetsk area and 9 over the Rostov area.
- Ukraine stated its assaults within the struggle purpose to destroy infrastructure key to Moscow’s struggle efforts and are in response to the continued bombing of Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s air defences shot down 73 of 119 drones launched by Russia in an in a single day assault, the air power stated.
Politics and diplomacy
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Ukraine is “absolutely dedicated” to having a constructive dialogue with the representatives of america in Saudi Arabia on Monday.
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Trump’s particular envoy, Steve Witkoff, stated he was in discussions with Ukraine for a framework deal to finish the three-year struggle with Russia.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated Australia would contemplate collaborating in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, however careworn it was too early for any deployment.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Albanese by telephone and welcomed his dedication to think about contributing to a “coalition of the keen” for Ukraine, a Downing Avenue spokesperson stated.
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Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated appeasement in the direction of Russia was resulting in extra tragedy in Ukraine.
