Ukraine frontline latest: Russian claims control of settlement in east
Russia invaded Ukraine almost three years ago.
Putin has demanded that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022.
A recent U.S. diplomatic blitz on the war has sent Kyiv and key allies scrambling to ensure a seat at the table amid concerns that Washington and Moscow could press ahead with a deal that won't be favorable to them.
In Ukraine the fighting continues, as soldiers on both sides battle for every inch of land and drone strikes are almost every day.
18/03/2025: Russia claims control of Yampolivka
Russian forces took control of the settlement of Yampolivka in eastern Ukraine, the RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Defence Ministry.
Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report.
18/03/2025: Large Russian drone attack injures civilians in central Ukraine, official says
A Russian overnight drone attack on the city of Dolynska in central Ukraine injured a mother and her two children and forced the evacuation of people from 38 flats after their apartment building was damaged, a regional official said on Tuesday.
'A difficult night for the Kirovohrad region,' Andriy Raikovych, governor of the Kirovohrad region said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. 'An enemy drone hit a high-rise building in Dolynska.'
The mother and one of the children were hospitalised, Raikovych added.
He posted photos of flames bursting out of windows of a high-storey apartment building.
Dolynska map:
Reuters could not independently verify the report. There was no immediate comment from Russia.
Both Moscow and Kyiv deny targeting civilians in their attacks in the war, that Russia started with its full-scale invasion on Ukraine nearly three years ago. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
The attack took place as top Russian and U.S. officials are meeting in the Saudi Arabia for talks - without the participation of Kyiv or its European allies - on how to end the war in Ukraine.
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