Skip next section Russia says destroyed dozens of Ukrainian drones03/09/2025March 9, 2025
Russia says destroyed dozens of Ukrainian drones
Moscow said it downed 88 drones from over Russian territory overnight, with no damage or injuries reported.
Defense Ministry said that 52 of the drones were destroyed over the border Belgorod region, 13 over the Lipetsk region and nine over the Rostov region, both in Russia’s southwest.
The others were downed over Russia’s Voronezh, Astrakhan, Krasnodar, Ryazan and Kursk regions.
Russia’s aviation watchdog said on Telegram that three airports were closed to planes for several hours for safety reasons.
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03/09/2025March 9, 2025
Australia to consider peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his country would consider joining a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. But he stressed that it was too early for any deployment.
The Australian leader spoke Saturday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who along with France has been trying to assemble a “coalition of the willing” to protect a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
“Both of our nations are very clear about our support for Ukraine, and it of course is too early — you can’t have peacekeeping forces without having peace,” Albanese told a news conference.
“I certainly have said very clearly, publicly, repeatedly, that we would give consideration to participating in any peacekeeping mission in the Ukraine,” he added.
In a post on social media he reaffirmed Australia’s “commitment to the brave people of Ukraine in defense of their sovereignty and international law.”
Australia plans to send a senior representative to a meeting of defense chiefs in Paris on Tuesday to discuss future assistance to Ukraine.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage03/09/2025March 9, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
On Saturday, EU leaders condemned Russian attacks that killed at least 14 Ukrainian civilians in Donetsk and Kharkiv.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President said that Kyiv remains “fully committed to constructive dialogue” and is “determined to do everything to end this war with a just and lasting peace as soon as possible.”
But he spoke as Russian and Ukrainian authorities reported more exchanges of drone and missile strikes overnight into Sunday.
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