Russian troops are attempting to rotate personnel at observation posts on the islands of Velykyi Vilkhovyi, Bilohrudyi, and Nestryha in the southern region and to move their vessels, but the Ukrainian Defense Forces are regularly destroying their boats.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the main topics of discussion at the Élysée Palace were joint weapons production, participation in SAFE programs, strengthening air defense and combat aviation, as well as the release of EUR 90 billion in EU aid and negotiations on EU accession.
Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has received six requests from countries in the Middle East for help amid the war with Iran. At the same time, he expects the return of the Ukrainian delegation from the Gulf region in order to determine the scale of assistance those countries expect.
It is important to prevent the war in the Middle East from escalating further, but at the same time, we cannot ignore the fact that the regime in Iran is a terrorist regime.
Since the escalation in the Middle East and serious disruptions to oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, Russia has been earning an additional $150 million per day from oil sales.
Russian forces are redeploying two marine units to the southern sector; once they have been reorganized and reinforced, they could be deployed in offensive operations as early as April.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the U.S. decision to temporarily allow the sale of Russian oil and petroleum products already loaded onto ships will give Russia an additional $10 billion.
In light of Iran's aggression, the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC – Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman) are discussing the possibility of creating a military alliance.
Iran’s attacks using “Shahed” drones against its neighbors in the Middle East have opened the eyes of many countries to the danger that Ukraine has been warning about for years.
The effective strike on the Kremniy EL microelectronics plant in Russia’s Bryansk demonstrates that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have successfully integrated Storm Shadow missiles into their strike capabilities.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi held a meeting with Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Michael Claesson, during which the parties discussed military aid to Ukraine and the situation on the front lines.
Unmanned Systems Forces units destroyed a Russian S-300V missile system and hit a Tor missile system and a fuel train in the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian citizen who worked for Russian military intelligence (better known as the GRU); in particular, he tracked the locations of the Defense Forces to prepare enemy missile and drone attacks on them.
On March 12, the front saw 122 clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders, with the enemy being most active in the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.