Putin claimed the goal of the reported breakthrough was "to get a trump card for the exchange of territories in possible negotiations" and to create an "information effect."
The body of a resident was removed from the rubble in the afternoon, Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported.
Oil refineries were allegedly attacked in Ryazan, in the cities of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing an unnamed source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the air defense shot down one drone over Leningrad Oblast, one over Ryazan Oblast, eight over Bryansk Oblast, eight over Kursk Oblast, 12 over Belgorod Oblast, and 35 over Voronezh Oblast.
A 47-year-old woman died due to serious injuries in hospital overnight, and the two more women and one man were killed the day before, according to the authorities.
"Among the wounded, one person is in serious condition and three are in moderate condition," Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
There were residents killed in the attack, authorities said. Three people are considered missing, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
The first condition for peace in Ukraine is for Russia to cease its hostilities, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, said on March 11.
Two 46-year-old men and a 38-year-old man were injured and one person was killed, according to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov's update.
A Ukrainian drone hit the Russian city of Belgorod's administration building on March 12, injuring two people, Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed.
A Russian attack on Sumy Oblast on March 12 injured three people, including two children, the region's administration reported.
Ukraine may receive up to 3 billion euros in funds from the profits of frozen Russian central bank assets as early as July, the Financial Times reported on March 12, citing unnamed officials.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian air defense shot down two drones over Moscow Oblast, one over Leningrad Oblast, seven over Belgorod Oblast, 11 over Kursk Oblast, one over Bryansk Oblast, one over Tula Oblast, and two over Oryol Oblast.
The Freedom of Russia Legion and the Siberian Battalion crossed the border into Russia from Ukraine on March 12 to conduct combat operations, according to the Russian anti-Kremlin armed groups.
Ukraine shot down 17 of the 22 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia overnight on March 12, the General Staff said in its morning update.
Nikolenko, who had been a spokesperson for over three years, announced his resignation on March 8, saying he was about to start "a new diplomatic chapter."
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she was open to a deal in which London supplies Ukraine with additional Storm Shadow missiles in exchange for Germany backfilling British long-range missile stocks.
Russia is set to produce nearly three times as many artillery munitions as the U.S. and Europe this year, CNN reported on March 11, citing NATO intelligence estimates and unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Kyiv is waiting for the first round of official feedback from regulators and is currently in talks with three Ukrainian companies that have confirmed they "want to fly," Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov told RBC-Ukraine in an interview.
Russia launched 25 Shahed drones at Ukraine overnight, 15 of which were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, the General Staff reported in a post on Facebook.
"Don't be ashamed to negotiate before things get worse," Pope Francis said in an interview when asked whether Ukraine's potential negotiations with Russia would legitimize the aggressor.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a "fantastic leader" while hosting him at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on March 8.
According to U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron, deploying foreign soldiers in Ukraine would create additional "targets" for Russia.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk failed to reach an agreement with Polish farmers to end protests against Ukrainian agricultural imports during a meeting on March 9, Polskie Radio reported.
Key developments on March 8: * Zelensky arrives in Turkey, meets Erdogan * French defense minister says no plans to deploy combat troops in Ukraine * India identifies 'major human trafficking network' luring Indians to fight for Russia in Ukraine * Governor: Russian drone attacks car in Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, kills 2 * Czech
"The presence of NATO forces in Ukraine is not unthinkable," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said. "Because it is about (Russian President Vladimir) Putin being afraid, not us being afraid of Putin," he added.
The strike was carried out by a first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drone, killing a 58-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, the regional governor said.
The Russian attack occurred when President Volodymyr Zelensky and his staff were giving Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a tour around Odesa's port.
The recent uptick in the number of downed aircraft led to a "significant" reduction in the number of Russia’s guided bomb strikes, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Turkey on March 8 to meet his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Zelensky is also expected to visit the shipyard where corvettes for the Ukrainian Navy are being built and meet with representatives of Turkish defense companies.
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry announced on March 8 that Spanish Inditex, a multinational clothing company, is preparing to reopen its stores in Ukraine following the two-year closure amid Russia's full-scale invasion.
Ukrainian officials briefed the Chinese delegation on the situation on the battlefield, the work of the Black Sea grain corridor, the return of prisoners of war, Russia's violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the treatment of POWs, measures to implement Ukraine’s peace formula, and preparations for the first Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.
