Newsletter 24/03/2025
A daily news digest covering important war, political, economic, and cultural topics in Ukraine
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Missile strike targeting Sumy leaves 74 injured, including 14 children
Russians launched a missile strike targeting the central part of Sumy in Ukraine’s northeast, causing destruction in the residential area. Several high-rise buildings (sustained damage – ed.). In the nearby school, children had been taken to shelters, all are alive and being evecuated.
PM of Ukraine: Russia shows intent to continue terror, reveals missile strike aftermath in Sumy
Russia reports drone attack on oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai
On the night of March 23-24, a drone strike targeted the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station, part of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, in Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed the attack occurred at around 02:00 local time on Monday. It asserted that air defense systems intercepted the drone approximately seven kilometers from the facility, though its debris fell near the Kavkazskaya railway station.
Ukrainian delegation remains in Saudi Arabia for possible further consultations – Leshchenko
"Indeed, the Ukrainian delegation remains in Saudi Arabia and is not returning yet. This is to ensure that after the negotiations between the United States and the aggressor state, we also conduct our consultations. These talks will continue for some time, but they do not necessarily have to end with high-profile headlines. This is just another round, after which higher-level meetings on peace in Ukraine may take place," said Serhii Leshchenko, an advisor to the head of Ukraine's Presidential Office.
EU responds to Witkoff's comment on Russian "referenda" in occupied areas
The European Union adheres to the position that in the negotiations on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, it is Ukraine that should determine their terms, while the EU confirms its unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.
This was stated by European Commission spokeswoman Anita Hipper at a briefing in Brussels in the context of statements by US Special Representative Steve Witkoff regarding Russian "referendums" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and the need to take into account the claims of the Russian invaders to these territories during the negotiations, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"When it comes to the discussion on peace talks, our position is very clear. And I would like to reiterate two main points. One is that it’s for Ukraine to decide the conditions. The second point is nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. In view of Russia’s continued attacks, Russia cannot be trusted. We have also seen the attacks over the weekend, including a strike on Kyiv where three people died, including a 5-year-old child. This shows that Russia still needs to demonstrate its genuine political will to end its illegal and unprovoked aggression,” Hipper noted.
War
Night drone attack on Kyiv: three people killed, ten injured
It is noted that on March 23 at about 0 hours. 19 minutes, as a result of an attack by Russian UAVs on the capital, a multi-storey building in the Dnipro district of the capital was damaged. An 80-year-old woman died in one of the apartments on the top floor. Several other apartments were also damaged. Three people were diagnosed with acute stress reaction.
Windows in a kindergarten and a restaurant were damaged. Apartment buildings were damaged in Podilskyi and Pecherskyi districts, and more than ten cars in Holosiivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts.
In the Holosiivskyi district of the capital, a temporary building where a family with a child lived caught fire as a result of an enemy attack. A 5-year-old girl and her 35-year-old father died, and the child's 26-year-old mother was hospitalized.
Drone attack in Zaporizhzhia: number of victims rises to 14, three killed
On the evening of March 21, the Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia with drones, fires broke out, and houses were destroyed. The attack killed an entire family - mother, father and child. Six of the wounded are in serious condition in hospital.
A Su-25 (Frogfoot) military attack aircraft crashed in Primorsk Area, Russia’s Far East
Russian forces attempt to regain lost positions near Nadiia in Lyman sector – Ukrainian military
Russians attempt to use small infantry groups and sabotage units in Sumy region – military
SBGS spox: Russians trying to shift combat operations from Kursk region to Sumy region
Guerrillas sabotage railway in Russia’s Smolensk region
Defense
Ukraine’s Air Force assesses pace of F-16, Mirage deliveries
Ukraine's partner states within the aviation coalition are adhering to their commitments regarding the supply of combat aircraft and the training of Ukrainian pilots.
Drone Coalition allocates €20M for reconnaissance UAVs for Ukraine
The partner countries of the Drone Coalition have decided to allocate 20 million euros from a joint fund to purchase tactical-level reconnaissance UAVs (ISR) for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Politics
Zelensky explains emotions during White House meeting
He recalled that it was precisely because of a sense of dignity that Ukrainians began to defend themselves from the very outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
"Why did the Ukrainians defend themselves at the start of this war? It was because of dignity. We do not consider ourselves some kind of superpower," the head of state noted.
The president continued that Ukrainians “are very emotional, and when it comes to our sense of dignity, freedom, democracy, our people rise up and unite”.
Scholz to attend 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting in Paris
Russia to try to tighten influence on South Europe – Poland’s Vice PM
Zelensky signs EU integration law establishing two specialized administrative courts
Ukraine should start targeting Russian civilian buildings with their own homemade missiles.
Why not ? They do that to the Ukraines every day.