Coverage dated March 9, 2026

Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold

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Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed. A Ukrainian general said Kyiv’s forces push Russians back in parts of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed. A Ukrainian general said Kyiv’s forces push Russians back in parts of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Russia and Ukraine both claim frontline progress with U.S.-brokered talks on hold (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine are on hold as Washington’s attention is gripped by the Iran war, which has drawn the international spotlight from Ukraine’s plight as it strives to hold back Russia’s bigger army.

  3. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    With US-brokered talks on hold, Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Russia’s almost daily attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas continued, killing several people, as Washington postponed its sponsored talks between the two sides due to the war in the Middle East.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Russia and Ukraine each claim front-line progress, with US-brokered talks on hold (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Ukraine says it has pushed Moscow’s forces back in some places on the front line, but the Kremlin insists that Russia’s invasion of its neighbor is making progress.

  5. The Columbian

    Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with U.S.-brokered talks on hold (opens The Columbian)

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    KYIV, Ukraine — Russian and Ukrainian officials made rival claims of battlefield successes in their 4-year-old war, with Ukraine saying it pushed Moscow’s forces back across places on the front line a

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