These are the key developments on day 1,109 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is the situation on Sunday, March 9 :
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had retaken the village of Lebedevka in its western region of Kursk, and taken the village of Novenke, across the border in Ukraine’s Sumy region.
A Ukrainian drone hit an industrial facility overnight in Russia’s Volga River region of Chuvashia, some 1,300km (800 miles) from the border with Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday. There were no casualties in the strike, which was one of the deepest yet into Russia by a Ukrainian drone.
Ukraine’s air defences shot down 73 of 119 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack, the air force said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is “fully committed” to having a constructive dialogue with the representatives of the United States in Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said he was in discussions with Ukraine for a framework deal to end the three-year war with Russia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Albanese by phone and welcomed his commitment to consider contributing to a “coalition of the willing” for Ukraine, a Downing Street spokesperson said.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said appeasement towards Russia was leading to more tragedy in Ukraine.