For today, links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters; others or headlines at least are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA, YEMEN, WEST BANK, GAZA and LEBANON entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 3-22-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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7 killed after Moscow targets Ukraine with a mass drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks, by Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — At least seven people were killed across Ukraine overnight, according to local Ukrainian officials and emergency services came ahead of ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia in which Ukraine and Russia . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.
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Ukraine’s Third Assault Brigade takes control of Nadiya in Luhansk. From Kyiv Post.`The soldiers of Ukraine’s Third Assault Brigade have successfully liberated the Nadiya (Hope) settlement in the Luhansk region. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Russian troops liberated settlement of Sribnoye in DPR — Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the settlement of Sribnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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Trump believes Ukraine war ceasefire could be agreed by Easter, Bloomberg reports. From the Kyiv Independent. The White House still believes it could achieve a truce by Easter, a symbolic date as Western and Orthodox celebrations overlap this year, although it’s prepared for a delay given the current impasse, sources have told Bloomberg. READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin says ‘difficult negotiations’ ahead on Ukraine. From AFP. The Kremlin today downplayed expectations for a rapid resolution to the war in Ukraine, saying talks were just beginning and that “difficult negotiations” were ahead — as delegations from Russia and Ukraine are set to hold separate talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia over the next 48 hours. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 22 As Russia retakes Kursk, Ukrainians ask, ‘Was it worth it?’ by Manuel Ausloos and Olena Harmash | Reuters Ukraine’s armed forces General Staff said the Ukrainian military’s offensive into Russia’s Kursk region was meant to put pressure on Moscow, to divert Russian forces from other fronts and to prevent Russian cross-border attacks into Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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