Russia claims multiple areas in the southwest were attacked, shooting down over 120 Ukrainian drones.

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, March 14 - According to comprehensive reports from the Russian Ministry of Defense and local rescue command, from the night of the 13th to the morning of the 14th, multiple areas in Russia's southwestern Krasnodar Krai and Belgorod region were attacked by Ukrainian drones, with Russian air defense forces shooting down more than 120 drones.

The Krasnodar Krai rescue command reported on the 14th that the Caucasus Port, located on the eastern shore of the Kerch Strait in the region, was attacked by Ukrainian drones, resulting in at least 3 injuries, damage to 1 engineering vessel, and a fire in one of the berthing areas, which has now been extinguished. The Belgorod region rescue command also reported the same day that a total of 211 drones attacked several villages and towns in the region, causing at least 1 death and 9 injuries.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that from 20:00 on the 13th to 11:00 on the 14th, Russian air defense forces shot down a total of 124 Ukrainian drones over various locations in the southwest and nearby sea areas. The Russian military also used "Geranium" drones to destroy several launch and storage sites for long-range drones located in the town of Peremoga in Ukraine's Sumy region.

Since January of this year, representatives from Russia, the United States, and Ukraine have held three rounds of talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss issues such as the disengagement of Russian and Ukrainian forces, ceasefire monitoring mechanisms, and the establishment of a coordination center, but the critical territorial issues remain unresolved. Meanwhile, ground combat and long-range strikes between the Russian and Ukrainian militaries continue.