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Russia and Ukraine launch air attacks after Putin-Trump call – BBC.com

March 19, 2025 by quixnet

Russia and Ukraine launch air attacks damaging each other's infrastructure, after Vladimir Putin rejected a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia targeted "civilian infrastructure" overnight, including a hospital in Sumy
Putin agreed to a 30-day pause in attacks on energy infrastructure during a call with Donald Trump on Tuesday, but rejected a fuller ceasefire
Talks on Ukraine will continue on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, US envoy Steve Witkoff says
During the call, Putin and Trump also agreed that Ukraine and Russia would swap 175 prisoners each today
Edited by Aoife Walsh and Malu Cursino
Putin and Trump pictured at a G20 leaders summit in 2019
Vladimir Putin will "never agree" to a ceasefire because it's "against his interests", Oleksandr Merezkho, Ukrainian MP and foreign affairs committee chair, says.
His comments come after the Russian president rejected a full and immediate ceasefire in a call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Merezkho tells BBC Radio 5 Live that Russia's attacks on Ukraine overnight show Putin's "true response to the peace proposal".
"It’s kind of humiliation for Trump because his ceasefire proposal was rejected by Putin and the key question right now is what he is going to do next," he adds.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for almost two hours yesterday – here's a brief overview of what they say they discussed:
What was agreed

What wasn't agreed

Based on the information provided by both the US and Russia, it is unclear what the Ukrainian involvement will be in future negotiations or if there was any agreement on that issue.
Germany's defence minister says that an agreement by Russia's President Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure counts for "nothing".
In a phone call with Trump on Tuesday, Putin said Russia would halt attacks on energy infrastructure for 30 days, but refused a full and immediate ceasefire with Ukraine.
"Attacks on civilian infrastructure in the first night after this supposedly pivotal and great phone call have not abated," Boris Pistorius tells German broadcaster ZDF.
"Putin is playing a game here and I'm sure that the American president won't be able to sit and watch for much longer," he added.
Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

Russia carried out a drone attack on the electricity system powering the railways in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukrainian state railway company Ukrzaliznytsya says in a statement.
Parts of the railway have been left without electricity, but railway traffic has not been affected, it says.
After emergency workers had arrived on site, Russia carried out a repeat attack known as a “double-tap”, Ukrzaliznytsya says, adding that there are no casualties.
“So that’s the pause in strikes on energy infrastructure or energy truce as performed by our enemy!” it adds.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pictured above on the right, led previous talks for the US
Putin didn't sign up to the US-led proposal for a full 30-day ceasefire in his call with Trump – but both sides agreed to continue talking.
These fresh talks will begin in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff told Fox News after their call.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security adviser Mike Waltz would again lead the American delegation, he said, adding "the devil is in the details".
He didn't specify whether Ukrainian or Russian delegations would be at the talks.
Talks between US and Russian teams were held in Jeddah last Tuesday
Russia and Ukraine will exchange 175 prisoners each today, the Kremlin said after a call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.
It added that as a "gesture of goodwill", Russia will also release 23 wounded Ukrainian servicemen from Russian medical facilities.
The Kremlin did not share any further details, but we will bring you more as we get it.
Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

An oil depot in southern Russia has caught fire following a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, local authorities have said.
"The area on fire is 20 sq.m. A pipeline between tanks has been damaged," the Krasnodar territory operational HQ said in a statement.
The statement said more than a hundred people have been deployed to put out the fire, and the facility's operations have been suspended.
It comes after the Kremlin said President Putin had ordered a pause in attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure following talks with President Trump.
Ukraine's President Zelensky said he "supported the idea" of not attacking energy infrastructure. The Russian defence ministry said this morning it had intercepted 57 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

Hours after the telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a statement saying that Ukraine was under a Russian attack.
“Unfortunately, specifically civilian infrastructure has been hit,” he said, listing eleven Ukrainian regions being attacked. According to the Ukrainian president, a hospital in Sumy was hit.
“It’s nightly Russian attacks like this [that] ruin our energy system, our infrastructure, Ukraine’s normal life. The fact that this night is no exception shows that pressure on Russia needs to continue for the sake of peace.”
Referring to the Trump-Putin telephone conversation, Zelensky said: “Today, Putin essentially rejected the proposal of a comprehensive ceasefire. It would be right for the world to reject any attempts by Putin to draw out the war.”
He called on Ukraine’s allies to continue providing assistance, and also to impose sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainians searchlights scan the skies over Kyiv for drones
Russia and Ukraine launched air attacks that damaged each other's infrastructure overnight, hours after Vladimir Putin rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal for a full 30-day ceasefire.
In a phone call on Tuesday, Putin told Trump a full ceasefire would only work if Ukraine's allies stopped giving military assistance, and agreed only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last night's attacks damaged "civilian infrastructure", including a hospital in Sumy.
Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted 57 Ukrainian drones. Officials in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar said a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a small fire at an oil depot.
Meanwhile, two countries have agreed to swap 175 prisoners each today. We'll bring you more on that and other developments throughout today, so stay with us.
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