These are the important developments of the 1,124th day of the Russian War with Ukraine.
Here is a summary of the important events for Monday, March 24th.
Fineting
The Ukrainian air force said it had destroyed 97 of 147 Russian drones in overnight attacks on multiple Ukrainian regions. An electronic warfare has reportedly resulted in 25 more drones being “lost.” Russian news agency Interfax reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense said its forces had captured the village of Sribne in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine. The Russian attack on the Donetsk region killed four people, including three people killed in a strike in the frontline town of Dubropyria. At least one person has been killed and several injured in an explosion at a police station in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine, local media said. A statement from the witness cited in the report said the explosion was caused by a woman who entered the building with explosive equipment in a plastic bag. Russia injured a 37-year-old man, injured several homes, and launched three consecutive night attacks on Kiev, said Kiev’s regional governor Mykola Kalashnik. The man was injured in his upper body, hugged his head from a rap shotgun and was later hospitalized, Kalashnik added. Another attack in the southeastern Zaporidia area injured a 54-year-old woman and damaged several multi-star buildings, the local government said.
Politics and diplomacy
Steve Witkov, a special envoy for the Middle East, told Fox News he does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to invade Europe. “I don’t know he wants to take everything in Europe. I’ll take him with his words in this sense,” Witkov said. Zelensky said Putin should put pressure on him to end his three-year invasion of Ukraine. “No matter what we talk about with our partners, we need to push Putin and give him real order to stop the strike. Those who brought this war have to take it away,” he said in a social media post. Ukrainian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss a partial ceasefire amid warnings that negotiations will be “difficult” despite Moscow’s hopes for “real progress.” Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said the delegation “overcalls a number of complex technical issues,” but explained that the negotiations were “productive and focused.” He also said the discussion includes proposals to protect Ukrainian energy facilities and critical infrastructure. “We addressed important points, including energy,” Umerov wrote in X, reiterating that the goal is “fair and lasting peace.” Reuters news agency reported that when a US delegation sat with Saudi Arabia’s Moscow on Monday, it was planning to seek progress towards a ceasefire in the Black Sea and a wider halt of violence.