Ukraine Hits Russia's Ports Again, As Fighting Intensifies Amid Stalled Peace Talks
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Two Russian major ports were pounded by drones over three days as Moscow and Kyiv continued to exchange hundreds of air strikes, marking a spike in fighting as peace talks appear to be stalling despite Ukraine's attempt to revive the issue in Florida last week.
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Ukraine Ukraine Hits Russia's Ports Again, As Fighting Intensifies Amid Stalled Peace Talks By RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service and RFE/RL's Russian Service March 25, 2026 12:56 CET Ukraine Hits Russia's Ports Again, As Fighting Intensifies Amid Stalled Peace Talks Share Share Print Ukraine launched hundreds of drones at Russian targets early on March 25, hitting a major port in a spike in fighting as peace talks appear to stall despite an attempt by Kyiv to revive them in Florida last weekend. According to Russia's Defense Ministry, nearly 400 Ukrainian drones were launched at more than 10 Russian regions and the annexed Crimean Peninsula, in what many said was the single largest assault attempt by Ukraine since the war broke out just over four years ago. The Ukrainian barrage, which came a day after more than 500 Russian drones and missiles targeted regions across Ukraine, hit one of Russia's largest petroleum export outlets. According to Leningrad regional Governor Aleksander Drozdenko, Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga caught fire as a result of the attack. SEE ALSO: As Iran Conflict Escalates, Ukraine Tells US: We've Seen This Before "A fire is currently being extinguished," Drozdenko wrote on Telegram, as user-generated videos on Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels showed pillars of smoke allegedly rising from the facility, a key site for oil and gas exports on the Baltic Sea. Ukraine's security service confirmed the attack, calling it Kyiv's "gift" to Russia on the Day of the Security Service of Ukraine . Separately, Ukrainian military forces said a Russian icebreaker, the Purga, was hit at the shipyard in the city of Vyborg, also located in the Leningrad region, more than 900 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Chart: Ukraine's Daily Drone Attacks Dwarf Russia's "It was prepared to serve the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. Such vessels perform the functions of both an icebreaker and warship," the statement r...
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