- Ukraine military officials said it killed or wounded 1,710 Russian troops on March 17, describing it as Russia's deadliest day of the war this year.
- The Kremlin confirmed that peace talks with Washington and Kyiv are currently on a “situational pause for obvious reasons”, as war in Iran continues.
- A senior Kremlin official had indicated that a new round of US-mediated negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv will likely take place soon.
- Ukraine's President Zelensky remains optimistic about receiving the first tranche of a €90bn EU loan, despite Hungary's veto, stating leaders will find a solution.
- Ukraine launched over 280 drones at Russia overnight, while a Russian drone attack left most of Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region without power.
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