Steve Witkoff, Special Representative of US President Donald Trump, has reported that US and Ukrainian delegations held "constructive" meetings in Florida. Discussions focused on "narrowing and resolving outstanding issues to move closer to a comprehensive peace agreement".

The Ukrainian delegation has already held a meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, in Miami.

Russian troops have occupied Platonivka in the Bakhmut district and are advancing in two districts of the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian experts are involved in countering Iranian drones in the Gulf states and have already shot down several such drones.

During a special police operation, law enforcement officers in the Donetsk region have arrested a suspect who shot a local police officer whilst he was on duty.

On the night of March 21, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck targets at the Saratov oil refinery in the Saratov Region of the Russian Federation. This facility processes crude oil and produces fuels and lubricants used to support the occupying army.

On the morning of 21 March, Russian invaders attacked Zaporizhzhia. Explosions were heard.

On 19 March, Russian forces launched their largest-scale attempt to break through on the Lyman-Borivka front. The Russians deployed units from the 1st Tank Army and the 20th Combined Arms Army, but the enemy began to suffer casualties before reaching the Lyman-Borivka line.

Today, 21 March, Ukrainians are bidding farewell to Patriarch Filaret. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also attended the funeral service.

On the morning of March 21, Chernihiv was left completely without power as a result of Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure. Power outages are also being reported throughout the region.