Russia-Ukraine War: List of the most important events, days 1.118

These are the most important developments on day 1,118 of the Russia War against Ukraine.

Here is the summary of the most important events on Tuesday, March 18,.

Battle

One person was injured and in an oil refinery in Russia Astrakhan broke out after a Ukrainian drone attack, said the governor of the region, Igor Babuschkin.
Moscow's Ministry of Defense said that its armed forces had destroyed 72 Ukrainian drones in various Russian regions over the night, including 36 across the Kursk area. The Russian troops also confiscated the village of Stepove in the Zaporizhia region in Ukraine, said the Ministry.
The Ukrainian Air Force said its air defense units shot 90 out of 174 Russian drones over the night. Another 70 drones were “lost” mechanisms due to electronic warfare. A civilian was injured in the attacks that also damaged a kindergarten, house, a shop and a car in Odesa, said the governor of the region, Oleh Kiper.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said reporters, he planned to speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. “We want to see if we may be able to end this war [we] Maybe we can't, but I think we have a very good chance, ”he said.

The White House said Trump is supposed to discuss a power plant in his call to Putin that borders on Ukraine and Russia.
The head of foreign policy of the European Union, Kaja Kallas, said Russia's conditions for an armistice with Ukraine showed his reluctance to explain peace because this “their ultimate goals they want to achieve from war”.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ratified a legislative template that enabled the Ukrainian troops to be used in other countries during war law. According to a statement submitted together with the legislation, Kyiv said that this would guarantee “national security and defense as well as the rejection and determination of armed aggression against Ukraine”.
Dave Pares, spokesman for the British Prime Minister, said reporters that the United Kingdom expects more than 30 European countries to be ready to send their troops. “Obviously the contribution skills will vary, but this will be a considerable force with a considerable number of countries,” he said.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Trump was committed to the conditions of Russia for a 30-day ceasefire. However, Macron said that it was due to Russia that it really wanted to peace.
Zelenskyy said Putin was unable to force a simple yes to the ceasefire deal, although it was almost a week after a deal was proposed.