Russia claimed, Saturday, March 8, the resumption of three villages against the Ukrainian troops in its region of Koursk. A new setback for kyiv at a time when the prospect of talks seems to be strengthening. Tuesday, March 11, a Ukrainian delegation will meet an American team in Saudi Arabia in order to discuss the prospects of a peace agreement. While Ukraine is put into difficulty by American disengagement, European states are trying to strengthen their support. This Sunday, March 9, France announced to release 195 million euros in additional military aid.
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⇒ Russia takes up villages in its region of Koursk
⇒ A Ukrainian delegation will meet American representatives on Tuesday for new negotiations
⇒ France will mobilize 195 million euros to militarily support Ukraine
According to Ukraine, Russia has launched more than 100 drones in the night
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched 119 drones, 71 of which were killed in a dozen regions and in kyiv, while 37 others, did not cause damage. The Ukrainian Air Force said drones had caused damage in six regions, without giving details. This wave of attacks follows the strikes carried out on Friday and Saturday in the east and northeast of Ukraine, which left at least 14 people dead.
France will unlock 195 million aid for Ukraine
French Minister of Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, told La Tribune on Sunday That France was going to mobilize “a new envelope of 195 million euros” to help Ukraine on the military level, thanks to the interests of frozen Russian assets. This sum should make it possible to deliver bus shells and bombs to arm the Mirage 2000 planes that France delivered to Ukraine, he said.
Russia takes up several localities in the Koursk region
kyiv, who hopes to use his control of a few hundred square kilometers from the Russian region of Koursk in potential talks, is in difficulty on this front. More than two thirds of the conquered territories have been taken up by the Russians and the position of its soldiers has deteriorated in recent weeks.
Proof of these difficulties, Moscow’s troops took over the villages of Viktorovka, Nikolaïevka and Staraïa Sorotchina, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. According to the military blog Deepstate, close to the Ukrainian army, a “breach” opened in the Ukrainian defenses in the south of the small town of Sudja, under the occupation of the kyiv forces. Ukrainian troops are also fighting in recent weeks the attacks of small groups of Russian soldiers in the Ukrainian region of Soumy, which faces that of Koursk.
Volodymyr Zelensky hopes a “productive discussion” with American representatives
A high -level Ukrainian delegation, composed in particular of ministers, will meet an American team on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. Washington said that this meeting had to define “a framework for a peace agreement”, but kyiv remained more vague.
“We hope to discuss and agree on the necessary decisions and steps,” said Volodymyr Zelensky, recalling that his country wants “peace”. In his evening address, the Ukrainian president told Ukrainians that he was “convinced that the meeting will be productive”. The president also welcomed a “very productive meeting” in kyiv on Saturday between “diplomatic teams” from Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
This week, the United States has frozen military aid and the sharing of information provided to Ukraine. The American president nevertheless threatened new sanctions on Friday if she continues to “pound” Ukraine.
Eleven dead in Donetsk strikes
Eleven people were killed by strikes in Dobropillia, a city in the eastern region of Donetsk, and around fifty injured, said Governor Vadim Filachkin. On Saturday, a strike on the city of Pokrovsk killed a man and injured two others, he said.
In addition, four people were killed on Saturday by drone attacks in the eastern Kharkiv region, one of which affected a meat processing plant, said Military Administration of this region, Oleg Synegubov. A drone attack also killed a 74 -year -old man in the Kherson southern region, added the regional official.