100,000 Ukrainians join Territorial Defense Forces.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on March 9 that France and its partners are preparing a naval mission to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, once the most intense phase of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran subsides.

U.S. President Donald Trump said March 9 that the U.S. is preparing to waive certain oil-related sanctions in an effort to stabilize global energy prices.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March 9, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. During the call, Putin reportedly presented proposals aimed at resolving the war in Iran.

"Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants," Dutch intelligence agencies said March 9.

"The FP-9 will be able to strike targets in Moscow easily," Fire Point's owner, Denys Shtilierman, said.

The spring in Ukraine has arrived, but thick layers of ice left over from the brutally cold winter will delay the start of the sowing season by two to four weeks, burdening struggling farmers with extra work amid wartime challenges.

According to Syrskyi, one main attack grouping of Air Assault Forces alone regained control of 285.6 square kilometers.

The Air Force said the exact circumstances of his death were being established.

Their arrest involved an armored personnel carrier, and Hungary's Anti-Terrorist Center operatives carrying out the operation were armed with machine guns.

"We reacted immediately," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.