Ukrainian forces carried out a major drone attack on a Russian-operated gas-drilling platform located in the Black Sea in the early hours of Thursday, March 5, inflicting casualties and damage,

Russia launched a barrage of 420 drones and 39 missiles at Ukraine overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

They flew into Ukraine from the direction of Bragin. The Ukrainian monitoring channel "eRadar" announced the probable launch of balloons with reflectors from the territory of Belarus to Chernihiv region of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy says more US-made Patriot defence systems were used in three days of the Iran war than in Ukraine since 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine expected later this week may take place in Switzerland or Turkey if a planned meeting in Abu Dhabi is not possible due to the war in the Middle East.

March 7 () - Ukrainian manufacturers of cheap interceptor drones designed to knock out enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) say they have the capacity to export in large volumes, amid enquiries from the United States and Middle East prompted by the Iran war.

Ukraine has won back some territory this year for the first time since 2023 amid claims of soaring Russian losses.