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Coalition of the willing’ vows Ukraine protection: Western nations will draw up plans to help secure Ukraine “on land, sea, & on sky” in the event of a peace deal. Russian forces retake some control of two settlements in Russia’s Kursk region as military advances continue against invading Ukrainian troops. Russia and Ukraine have traded heavy aerial blows with both sides reporting more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories. 
Zelenskyy says Russia wants ‘stronger position’ b4 truce. He is saying Russia wants to achieve a “stronger position” militarily b4 committing to any ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Russia earlier this week did not immediately agree to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by US as Putin raised questions about the initiative.

“They want a stronger position b4 the ceasefire,” Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv. “I think delaying of process, exactly be'cos of what I said. Putin want to improve situation on the battlefield.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...e-on-kursk

Russia-Ukraine war: 3 years on – at what cost?
When Russian forces invaded Ukraine, in a multipronged offensive from Russia, Belarus and Russian-held Crimea, the war was supposed to be over quickly, with the toppling of the government in Kyiv. But it has dragged on for years.