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2 person wounded as result of drone attack in Belgorod

President of France Macron: Following Saturday’s meeting on peace and security in Ukraine and my discussion with @POTUS yesterday, I spoke with President @ZelenskyyUa today

US State Department: The ball is in Russia's court to accept the ceasefire agreement in Ukraine.

Drones have attacked gas processing plant in Astrakhan region of Russia

Russia will not allow rotation of IAEA personnel at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant via Ukraine, - envoy in Vienna

Kremlin's spokesperson confirmed Trump-Putin phone call scheduled for Tuesday, 18th March

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Udy of Kharkiv region, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Shevchenko, Novopil of Donetsk region, Novodarivka, Huliaipole, Komyshuvakha, Slavne, Zhovta Krucha of Zaporizhzhia region, Olhivka, Tokarivka, Mykolayivka, Shlyakhove, Beryslav, Zmiyivka, Chervonyy Mayak of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

In Kursk region Ukrainian forces have repelled 14 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Drones have attacked airfield in Yeysk

Drones attack had been reported in Kursk region

Turkey’s Erdogan has asked Trump to lift the CAATSA sanctions, finalize the sale of F-16s to Ankara and reinstate Turkish membership into the F-35 program after being kicked out for purchasing Russian air defense systems during the first Trump administration, per readout of call

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Zakharivka, Khrypuny, Kozacha Lopan of Kharkiv region, Ivanopillya, Bahatyr, Serhiyivka, Pokrovsk, Novoukrayinka, Sukhyy Yar, Novoolenivka, Nova Poltavka, Horikhove, Oleksiyivka, Leontovychi, Novopavlivka, Myrnohrad, Novopil of Donetsk region, Huliaipole, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

In Kursk region Ukrainian forces have repelled 19 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Macron says Moscow has no say if Kyiv agrees to allied peacekeepers

Zelensky received Syrsky's report: The operation of Ukrainian forces in certain areas of the Kursk region continues. There is no encirclement of our troops. The Long Neptune has been tested and successfully used in combat. The distance is a thousand kilometers

Starmer: We will accelerate our military support for Ukraine, strengthen sanctions on Russia, and ensure it pays the price for its attack on Ukraine.

"We see directions along eastern border of Ukraine where the Russian army is accumulating forces. This indicates a desire to strike at the Sumy region," - Zelensky said

Smoke is rising over southern part of Volgograd. Chemical smell reported

Russian Ministry of Defense claims control over Zaoleshenka and Rubanschyna in Kursk region

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Velyka Pysarivka of Sumy region, Hraniv, Kozacha Lopan of Kharkiv region, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Novopil, Novoandriyivka of Zaporizhzhia region, Hrodivka, Novopavlivka, Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad of Donetsk region, Kherson, Tomaryne, Kozatske of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

In Kursk region Ukrainian forces have repelled 20 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Multiple Russian planes entered South Korean defence identification zone, - S.Korea military

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that on the night of March 15, air defense forces operated in the Volgograd, Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk, Rostov and Kursk regions. According to the report, a total of 126 drones were destroyed. Over the territory of the Volgograd region, air defense forces shot down 64 UAVs. Over the Voronezh region, 38 drones were destroyed, over Belgorod - 14, over Bryansk - seven, over Rostov - two, over Kursk - one.

Big fire reported in Volgograd after the drone attack

Fire is still raging at Tuapse oil refinery after a drone or a missile strike overnight

Macron: I spoke today with President @ZelenskyyUa and then with Prime Minister @Keir_Starmernfollowing the progress made during the meeting between the United States and Ukraine in Jeddah on Tuesday. Russia must now accept the U.S.-Ukrainian proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. The Russian aggression in Ukraine must end. The atrocities must stop. So must the delaying statements. On Tuesday, the meeting in Paris brought together around forty Chiefs of defence staff. Tomorrow, we will continue working to strengthen support for Ukraine and to achieve a solid and lasting peace, in a videoconference with Prime Minister Starmer, President Zelensky, and all our partners.

Zelensky: We need peace. Real peace. And we must not let the war drag on. The U.S. side has proposed starting with an unconditional ceasefire. Then, during the period of silence, we could prepare a credible peace plan, put it on the table, discuss the details and implement it. We are ready. We believe that the responsibility of our partners is to ensure that Russia is ready to end the war – not to look for reasons to keep it going for weeks, months or years, but to end it

Putin after telephone conversation with Maduro: the agreement on strategic partnership with Venezuela is ready, it could be signed during Maduro's visit to Russia.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Reports of alleged "encirclement" of Ukrainian units in the Kursk region by the Russian army are untrue and are being created by the Russians for political purposes and pressure on Ukraine and partners. The situation has not changed significantly over the past day

G7 reaffirms “unwavering support” for Ukraine 'territorial integrity', threatens Russia with new sanctions if it doesn't back ceasefire