The situation 1109 – 30. March 2025

US President Donald Trump expressed willingness to introduce additional sanctions targeting Russian oil and secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian oil if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not make progress towards a general ceasefire, including a ceasefire for land warfare in the near future.

A Russian diplomat provided additional details following Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent thinly veiled demand for regime change in Ukraine by having external parties establish a “temporary international administration” in Ukraine under the auspices of the United Nations (UN).

Russian forces struck a military hospital and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv City on the night of March 29 to 30.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on March 30 that it will establish a Space Policy Department.

Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk.

The full update of the Russian offensive 1109 is available on UNDERSTANDING WAR