The Ukrainian Air Force on March 17 announced that air defense units shot down 90 out of 174 unmanned aircraft (UAV) launched by Russia in the night. Another 70 of the 174 UAVs lost signs, implying that the target was controlled through the electronic warfare system, according to Reuters.
Ukraine forces shot the cannon towards the Russian forces near the town of Chasiv Yar in the East on March 16
The provinces of Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Smy, Chernihiv and Kyiv were affected during the attack.
A commoner injured, a kindergarten, a resident, a shop and a car in Odesa was damaged. The Governor of Oleh Kiper said about 500 residents lost power after the UAVs fell to energy infrastructure.
President Zelensky declared a ‘completed mission’ in Kursk
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it destroyed 72 UAVs of Ukraine in Russia, including 36 units in Kursk province. Russia is counterattacking in Kursk to knock out Ukraine forces from this territory.
The Russian Defense Ministry on March 17 announced that he defeated the Ukrainian Brigades near the Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo and Oleshnya settlements in Kursk, according to Tass. Moscow believes that Kyiv has lost more than 68,000 soldiers since attacking Kursk in August, 2024. Ukraine has not commented on the above information.
Russian soldiers patrol in Sudzha town in Kursk province after recreating this place
Russia moved forward in southern Ukraine
The Russian forces are moving in southern Ukraine on March 17 and breaking the defense of the route from Zaporizhzhia less than 50 km southeast. The information was announced by Russian military officials and bloggers, according to Reuters.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said forces have won the Stepove village in Zaporizhzhia province, crossing Ukraine’s route. Military bloggers Yuri Podolyaka said the Russian forces also moved quickly to the nearby Maly Shcherbaky village.
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Mr. Zelensky enacted the law on military deployment
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law to allow the military to send forces abroad during the martial law, according to the officially posted information on March 17.
The Kyiv Independent quoted Senator Oleksii Honcharenenko as saying the law to enhance defense cooperation with partners, especially allowing Ukraine forces to participate in training and receiving military equipment. “This will allow us to attract international support to enhance faster and more efficient defense,” the MP wrote on Telegram.
Ukraine tanks in a village in Dnipropetrovsk province on March 16
Under the new law, Ukrainian military units are allowed to be implemented abroad for national security purposes, including repelling armed aggression, protecting sovereignty and territorial integrity, exercising self -defense rights under international law. The law is not related to the deployment of combat soldiers in Russia.
The president is the decision maker but needs to be approved by the National Assembly. The deployment will be based on the official requirements to describe in detail the task goals, the number of soldiers, weapons and conditions deployed abroad.
US -Russia leaders discussed Ukraine today
Speaking to the press on the air force, US President Donald Trump said he would talk to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin today (March 18).
Reuters on March 17 quoted US President Donald Trump as saying that he planned to talk to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about the termination of war in Ukraine, after the positive dialogue results between officials of Russia -US in Moscow.
President Trump will talk to President Putin today
Kremlin on the same day confirm the above information.
In relevant developments, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 17 said that many countries are willing to take soldiers to Ukraine to keep peace in the case of a peaceful agreement between the two sides in conflict.
Spokesperson said more than 30 countries planned to participate in the Union to support Ukraine, according to Reuters. When asked about Russia’s announced that he would not accept European peacekeeping forces, the spokesman referring to the allegations of the North DPRK soldiers came to Kursk to support the Russian and Moscow troops at that time “not to consult Ukraine”.
Russia and North Korea have not confirmed or denied the report of North Korean soldiers participating in the war in Kursk.
