KYIV (March 25): Ukraine will aim to repel Russia's new springtime offensive along the front line during a breakdown in U.S.-backed peace talks by building on recent tactical successes and battlefield innovations like mid-range strikes. Authorities in Sloviansk announced on Friday the evacuation of children from the city as Russian forces advanced just 20 km east - a sign of the deteriorating security situation. There, Kyiv faces the daunting task of defending swathes of open land, unlike the densely packed ​cities of the east. Russian troops are also attempting to press through a narrow corridor just 20 km south of heavily industrialised Zaporizhzhia city. For the first time since ⁠summer 2024, Kyiv's troops regained control over more territory last month than Russian forces captured, Ukrainian officials said.

Source: The Edge Markets March 25, 2026 16:49 UTC