The Ukraine conflict is a case of 'fighting and negotiating' simultaneously.

US and Ukrainian officials continued a round of talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 25, following talks between the two sides on March 23 and between the US and Russia on March 24. "We are still working with the US side," AFP quoted a member of the Ukrainian delegation as telling reporters.

Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S artillery fired towards Ukrainian forces on March 24.

"Useful" negotiations

Following 12 hours of talks between Russia and the US, a Russian official said that Russia would continue "useful" negotiations with the US on the Ukraine conflict and would aim for the involvement of the UN and other countries. "We talked about everything; it was a deep dialogue, not easy, but very useful for us and the US side," TASS quoted Grigory Karasin, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of Russia and a member of the negotiating team, as saying. He added that "countless issues" were discussed.

"Of course, we are far from resolving everything, from reaching consensus on every point, but this kind of discussion seems very timely. We will continue to do so, supplementing the international community, above all the UN and some individual countries," Karasin said. According to Reuters, the UN Security Council is expected to meet on Ukraine on March 26.

The results of the Russia-US talks have been sent to Moscow and Washington for "analysis," so the content will not be made public, according to the BBC, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Following the talks, sources said the reports shared by the US officials with the Trump administration were optimistic. According to AP, the White House wants a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to focus on "energy and infrastructure," while Russia wants to narrow it down to only "energy infrastructure." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to protect other infrastructure such as railways and ports. In addition, the parties are also considering a ceasefire in the Black Sea to protect cargo ships.

Fighting on both sides.

Regarding the ongoing conflict, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on March 25th that Russia used 139 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and one Iskander-M ballistic missile in an attack over the previous 24 hours. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 78 of them, while 34 failed to reach their targets, according to Reuters. The attack caused a fire at a company's aircraft hangar in Poltava province and damaged two warehouses in Kyiv province.

The Kyiv Independent reported on March 25, citing officials in Ukrainian provinces, that Russian attacks in the previous 24 hours had killed one person and injured at least 110, including a missile attack in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on March 24. The city council said at least 94 people were injured, in addition to 26 damaged buildings, including schools, a hospital, a kindergarten, and 16 houses. Three more people were injured in other locations within Sumy province.

In Kherson province, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported that the Russian attack killed one person and injured six others. Additionally, officials in the provinces of Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia also reported injuries in the Russian attack.

Russia has not immediately commented on the information from Ukraine. Both sides have previously denied accusations targeting civilians in the conflict. On March 25, the Ukrainian General Staff announced that its air force attacked a concentration of Russian soldiers in the village of Kondratovka in the Kursk province, killing several Russian soldiers, and stated that it would continue targeting Russian positions to weaken the enemy's military capabilities.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xung-dot-ukraine-vua-danh-vua-dam-185250325195419306.htm