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Key Developments on Day 1,111 of Russia’s War on Ukraine
Here is the situation on Tuesday, March 11:
Fighting
- One civilian was killed, and three others were reportedly injured in one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks on Moscow in months.
- Moscow’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that Russian air defense units destroyed at least 69 drones heading toward Moscow in what he called a “massive” attack. Later reports indicated that over 90 drones were involved.
- Four airports in the Moscow region and the Domodedovo train network were forced to suspend operations due to the attack. Several apartments were damaged, and Russia’s TASS news agency reported a large fire in a car park near the Russian capital.
- Pro-Russian war bloggers claimed that Kremlin forces have advanced further into the Kursk region as part of a major encirclement operation to push out thousands of Ukrainian soldiers holding territory inside Russia.
- Ukraine’s top general, Oleksandr Syrskii, denied that Ukrainian troops were being encircled by Russian forces, stating that the situation was under control. However, he acknowledged that Ukrainian troops required reinforcements, “including electronic warfare and unmanned components.”
- Ukraine’s military reported shooting down 130 out of 176 drones launched by Russia overnight, with another 42 failing to reach their targets.
- Andriy Demchenko, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s border guard, said Russian troops were attempting to create an active combat zone in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, across the border from Russia’s Kursk region.
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Russia’s emergency ministry reported a large fire in the southern Samara region caused by a Ukrainian drone attack. No injuries were reported.
- Ukraine’s General Staff announced that it struck two Russian oil refineries in the Ryazan and Samara regions, which supply fuel to Moscow’s army.
- Alexander Khinshtein, governor of Russia’s Kursk region, said three people were killed and nine wounded in a Ukrainian attack on Belaya village in the Belovski district.
Politics and Diplomacy
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Saudi Arabia ahead of talks between Kyiv and Washington aimed at ending Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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The AFP news agency, citing a Ukrainian official, reported that Kyiv plans to propose a partial, aerial, and naval ceasefire with Russia during the talks in Saudi Arabia.
- A senior Ukrainian government source told AFP that Russia gained a significant advantage against Kyiv during the US’s pause in sharing military intelligence with Ukrainian forces.
- Steve Witkoff, the US Special Envoy to the Middle East, said Washington expects substantial progress in talks with Ukraine this week, including the signing of a rare earths deal.
- Witkoff also confirmed that intelligence sharing with Ukraine would be discussed but claimed the US never cut off Ukrainian officers from receiving intelligence for defense needs.
- President Zelenskyy promised a fully “constructive” position by Ukraine in talks with the US, expressing hope for practical outcomes from the negotiations in Saudi Arabia.
- Russia’s FSB security service announced the expulsion of two British diplomats on suspicion of espionage. The Kremlin identified them as the UK embassy’s second secretary and the husband of the first secretary.
- The office of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the United Kingdom plans to host virtual talks among leaders of nations willing to support a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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