A high-level NATO delegation visits Ukraine for the first time since full-scale invasion

Published on 22/03/2026 - 15:23 GMT+1

At slightest 1 idiosyncratic has been killed during overnight Russian attacks connected Ukraine. In parallel, connected Sunday, a high-level NATO delegation is successful Ukraine for the archetypal clip since the 2022 full-scale invasion.

Russia launched 139 drones of antithetic types, including Shaheds, implicit Ukraine, however, 127 of them were either changeable down oregon jammed, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.

In the confederate frontline portion of Kherson, 1 idiosyncratic was reported to person been killed and 3 injured. The determination medication reported connected its Telegram transmission that implicit the past day, 34 of its communities person been subjected to drone attacks, aerial strikes, oregon artillery shelling. The targets included residential areas, homes, flat blocks, and societal infrastructure.

More Russian attacks were reported successful the frontline regions of Sumy and Donetsk, which were subjected to aggravated shelling and drone attacks, leaving 5 radical injured successful Sumy, according to determination administrations. An onslaught connected exigency workers successful Sumy responding to a erstwhile Russian onslaught was besides reported, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said.

On the different hand, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, Commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, said connected Telegram that Ukraine had destroyed 2 aerial defence vehicles successful Russia’s Bryansk region, including 1 rocket launcher and 1 conveyance utilized to transport and reload its missiles.

NATO delegation discusses their aboriginal with Ukraine

Meanwhile, connected the diplomatic side, a high-level NATO delegation led by French Admiral Pierre Vandier is successful Ukraine for the archetypal clip since the 2022 full-scale invasion.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Pavlo Palisa, wrote successful a station connected X that they “discussed successful item the engagement of Ukrainian subject unit successful aboriginal NATO exercises successful the relation of the conditional adversary,” arsenic good arsenic “the aboriginal of JATEC (NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre),” an inaugural supporting coordination and improvement betwixt Ukraine’s forces and NATO.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said connected Sunday that owed to the Trump administration’s easing of sanctions connected Russia, Moscow has accrued its lipid sales, which are backing the warfare against Ukraine.

On Saturday, a Ukrainian delegation sent by Zelenskyy met with a US delegation successful Miami successful the anticipation of restarting bid talks. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said connected X that the talks were “constructive.” He said the meetings, which included US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, were “part of ongoing mediation efforts, with discussions focused connected narrowing and resolving remaining items to determination person to a broad bid agreement.”

As the warfare successful Iran dominates planetary attention, trilateral talks with Russia, which person yet to nutrient immoderate breakthrough connected cardinal issues, person been connected hold.

Video editor • Lucy Davalou