NATO is taking control of the transfer of weapons and equipment to Ukraine from member countries, Polish Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh reports. “In accordance with NATO’s decision, NATO takes under its wing the security and the entire support mission of Ukraine. Until now, this has been a bilateral relationship. Especially Ukrainian-American relations with huge support from Poland, Great Britain and other countries, but a new NATO mission has been established that will manage the transfer of equipment to Ukraine, that is, the logistics operation,” he added.
“The United States is holding “in-depth discussions” with Russia and Ukraine on resolving the conflict,” Trump said, adding that the United States is “studying” all the conditions expressed by Russia for introducing a moratorium on attacks in the Black Sea. “We are looking at all of this,” he told reporters at the White House, responding to a question that the Russian Federation is demanding, in particular, the lifting of certain sanctions related to the export of agricultural products and fertilizers.
The list of Russian and Ukrainian facilities agreed upon by the United States and Russia that are subject to a temporary moratorium on attacks on the energy system are: Oil refineries; Oil, gas and storage pipelines, including pumping stations. Electricity generation and transmission infrastructure, including power plants, substations, transformers and distributors. Nuclear power plants. Hydroelectric dams. The temporary moratorium is valid for 30 days, starting March 18, 2025, and, by mutual agreement, can be extended. In the event of a violation of the moratorium by one of the parties, the other party has the right to consider itself free from the obligations to respect it.
An initial comment by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was: “If Russia violates the truce, we will turn to the United States.” “If we see that someone is violating [the truce], we believe that we are appealing in every way to the American side with the facts and evidence that the Russian side has violated,” he said.
He continued: “Ukraine has handed over to the United States a list of objects that need to be protected from attack as part of a partial temporary ceasefire.” “We have separately handed over to the American side a list of objects, as I said, that we consider strategic infrastructure. Since we have also followed this, we wanted to discuss any civilian infrastructure separately from the energy sector,” he said. Commenting on the issue of the transfer of the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions to Russia, Zelensky said: “There are no issues with territories. Therefore, it does not matter what we are talking about.” “How Russia behaves in the coming days will show a lot, if not everything,” Zelensky said. “We need results from Russia. We do not believe them. In fact, the world does not believe Russia. And they must show that they are ready to end the war and are ready not to lie to the world, not to Trump, not to lie to America,” he said in an evening speech.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga said: “We do not agree to the lifting of sanctions against Russia in the framework of the ceasefire agreements in the Black Sea.”
The new Russian ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has traveled to Washington, RIA Novosti reports. The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant will remain under Russian control and that there will be no joint management agreements with Ukraine or the United States.
And now a look at the front line updated at 16:00 on March 26.
Massive raid Geranium strays on Kryvyi Rih, local authorities report 15 explosions. Governor Vilkul wrote: “Russia has carried out the most massive attack on Krivoy Rog since the inception of the Northern Military District.” “According to him, the administrative building, warehouses, an industrial enterprise, a fire station and six cars were damaged. The information is clarified that the investigation of the territories is ongoing. There were no deaths or injuries.”
Against the backdrop of the agreements announced between Moscow and Washington not to hit energy infrastructure, the Russian Armed Forces have chosen other targets to strike in Ukraine. In addition to Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhia, Mikolaev and Dnipropetrovsk were hit, as well as in the Poltava and Cherkasy regions.
In the Belgorod border area there are battles in Demidovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have also attempted several times to enter Russian strongholds across the border. The situation remains tense, although the last 24 hours, due to bad weather, have been marked by difficulties in the use of UAVs by both sides. GrV “Nord” reports that the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to strengthen its group on the border with the Krasnoyaruzhsky region. Most of the Ukrainian units took part in the “meat grinder Sudzha” and were withdrawn to compensate for losses. The village of Politotdel’skii, Belgorod region, was attacked by a drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, one civilian was injured. Under enemy attacks, Kazinka, Shebekino, Tishanka, Bessonovka, the governor reported another civilian casualty.
In the Sumy direction from the Kursk region it was reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces still hold Oleshnya, Gornal and part of Gogolevka. Fighting for Guevo has begun. In the Sumy region, Russians are fighting in the wedge area in the Zhuravka-Noven’ke-Basivka area, as well as near Volodymyrivka. In the Kursk region, since March 12, 606 people have been evacuated from settlements liberated by the Russians, including 16 children. For security reasons, the Russian ban on civilians visiting the frontline territories remains in force.
North of the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces continue to fight on the right bank of the Oskil River in the Dvorichna area, and Syn’kivka has created a new bridgehead between Krasne Pershe and Kam’yanka. Fighting continues on the Zapadne-Kalynove line.
South of the Torets’k direction, there are battles in the Panteleimonovka area.
In the southern direction of Donetsk, the Russian Vostok GrV repelled Ukrainian attacks in the areas of the settlements of: Rozlyv, Vesele and Vil’ne Pole. At the same time, countermeasures by the Russian Armed Forces are being carried out in the affected areas.
Heavy fighting is underway on the Zaporizhia front in the Stepove – Shcherbaky area. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the capture of Mali Shcherbaky, and they write from the front that Russian units have started fighting on the outskirts of Lobkove.
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