Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 03-18-2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons as he warns the West against its support for Ukraine, which Moscow invaded more than two years ago.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said last week that Kyiv's troops were in an "ongoing process" of building around 2,000 kilometres of defensive lines.

Last week’s speech by SPD parliamentary leader Rolf Mützenich, in which he rhetorically asked whether it was not time to “think about how to freeze a war,” sparked controversy in the ruling coalition.

The European Union is scrambling to boost arms production as it struggles to keep weaponry and ammunition flowing to Kyiv and refill its own stocks.

Special Operations Forces snipers successfully take down a group of Russian soldiers during night operations in the Kherson direction.

Europe is Stepping up Ukraine Support in America's Absence

Russian forces also attacked Ukraine with 22 Shahed drones in the early morning of March 18, the Defense Forces downed 17 of them.

Ukrainian FPV (First Person View) drones are currently responsible for between 65 and 85 percent of the destruction of Russian positions, according to a French military source.