New discussions between Moscow and Washington, cyber attack against the Ukrainian railway … War news in Ukraine on Monday, March 24 – Liberation
The emissaries of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin began their talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to discuss a possible truce in Ukraine, the Russian official agency Tass reported. The wish of the White House and to reach a ceasefire agreement in the first place including a stop of maritime fights in the Black Sea, where 33 million tonnes of cereals had passed and other foodstuffs Between July 2022 and July 2023before considering a broader agreement. The American delegation is led by Andrew Peek, special national security advisor, and Michael Anton, of the State Department. On the Russian side, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee and Sergei Beseda, adviser to the federal security service are present in Riyadh. These discussions come The day after a meeting between Ukrainians and Americans, which push for a provisional stop of the strikes on the energy sites. “The discussion was productive and targeted. We have addressed key points, especially energy ”, reported the Minister of Defense, Roustem Oumerov, at the head of the Ukrainian delegation. The Ukrainian delegation provides for a new round of discussions on Monday March 31 between the two parties.
During the night before these discussions, from Sunday 23 to Monday 24 March, the Ukrainian air force announced that it had shot down 57 drones out of the 99 sent by Russia. According to the same source, 36 other drones were launched without reaching their target, and it was not specified what happened to the other six drones. For her part, the Russian Minister of Defense announced on Monday morning that she had intercepted and destroyed 28 Ukrainian drones, even bringing the figure to 227 for these last 24 hours. Twelve were destroyed near the border in the Koursk region, and twelve others in the Rostov region, in southern Russia, the minister announced in a post on Telegram. The last four were destroyed above Crimea, in the Krasnodar region and above the Azov Sea.
The public UKRZALIZNYTSIA UKRZALIZYTSIA railway company was the target of a large -scale cyber attack, the company announced on Monday. Rail traffic was not felt, said the company in a message on Telegram, adding that it was working on the restoration of the computer system. In the meantime, train tickets can only be sold manually, after what is described as an attack « Systemic, significant and on several levels ». Since the start of the war in 2022, The Ukrainian railroad has become the main mode of transport for passengers, Whether they are the Ukrainians themselves or foreigners. 20 million people and 148 million tonnes were transported by this means of transport in 2024.
