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1 killed, 34 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day

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1 killed, 34 injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over past day
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service extinguishes a fire caused by a Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast on March 25, 2025. (State Emergency Service / Telegram)

At least one person was killed and 34 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day, regional officials reported on March 26.

Russia launched 86 drones overnight, including Shahed-type attack drones and one Iskander-M ballistic missile, according to Ukraine's military.

Air defenses intercepted 42 drones, while another 26 disappeared from the radar before reaching their targets, likely serving as decoys to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses.

Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, aviation, and mobile fire groups repelled the assault.

Kharkiv Oblast saw one of the heaviest attacks, with 23 people injured. Strikes on residential areas and civilian infrastructure caused four fires, including one that engulfed an industrial facility covering 2,500 square meters, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.

In Kherson Oblast, Russian attacks injured five people and damaged 12 homes, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. Russian troops also attacked an elderly woman with a drone, fatally wounding her with a dropped explosive.

In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a Russian drone attack injured three people — a 48-year-old man and two women, aged 75 and 78 — while damaging enterprises, schools, cultural institutions, and over a dozen high-rise buildings, Governor Serhii Lysak said.

In Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces wounded three civilians in attacks on Pokrovsk, Zelenyi Hai, and Ivanopillia, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

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Tim Zadorozhnyy is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in foreign policy, U.S.-Ukraine relations, and political developments across Europe and Russia. He studied International Relations and European Studies at Lazarski University and Coventry University and is now based in Warsaw. Tim began his journalism career in Odesa in 2022, working as a reporter at a local television channel. After relocating to Warsaw, he spent a year and a half with the Belarusian independent media outlet NEXTA, initially as a news anchor and later as managing editor. Tim is fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.

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