RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT: MAJOR EVENTS OF DAY 1,120 | NEWS ON THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE STANDOFF

On day 1,120 of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, here are the significant developments as of March 20:

In Sumy, northeast Ukraine, regional authorities disclosed that Russian drone strikes damaged two hospitals and a separate attack on a residential building killed a 29-year-old man and injured three.
Near Kyiv, the region’s Governor, Mykola Kalashnyk, reported that Kremlin drones damaged houses, injuring a 60-year-old man.
Ukraine’s state railway network Ukrzaliznytsia highlighted that Moscow’s forces struck its power system twice in Dnipro, the second attack causing injuries to four individuals. This came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged a 30-day halt on these strikes.
Andriy Yermak, Chief of Staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated that Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure and people.
The Kremlin alleged its defense units aborted a drone attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and shot down seven of its own drones following discussions between US President Donald Trump and Putin, where a limited ceasefire agreement was discussed.
Kyiv’s military downed 72 out of 145 Russian drones launched overnight, with an additional 56 reported “lost” due to electronic warfare. President Zelenskyy noted that 40 of those drones were launched mere hours after the Trump-Putin call.

Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed its forces destroyed 57 Ukrainian drones overnight, with 35 over the Kursk region, and a fire ignited at an oil depot in Kavkazskaya due to a Ukrainian attack.
Moscow accused Ukraine of deliberately undermining the ceasefire by targeting the oil depot.
Belgorod’s Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported one Russian soldier killed and four injured by Ukrainian shelling in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district.
A Moscow court sentenced five Ukrainian soldiers to up to 17 years in prison over “terrorism” charges related to Kyiv’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.

Trump stated that he and Zelenskyy discussed his prior talks with Putin and that Zelenskyy agreed to the partial ceasefire, while requesting additional air defense support.
Washington shifted its focus to securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, moving away from a previously negotiated rare minerals deal with Kyiv.
Trump proposed that the US take over Ukraine’s power plants to secure these critical facilities.

Zelenskyy accused Putin of rejecting a full ceasefire proposal, urging the global community to counteract Moscow’s efforts to extend the war.
Following calls with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Zelenskyy expressed confidence in the unity of Ukraine’s European allies.
A US delegation, including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is set to meet with a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia to discuss further talks on the conflict, covering “energy and infrastructure.”

The German government announced plans to release €3.1 billion ($3.3bn) in military aid for Ukraine after previous resistance from Berlin’s outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange brokered by the United Arab Emirates, with each side returning 175 soldiers, and Russia also returning 22 seriously injured personnel.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/20/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1120?traffic_source=rss

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