At least 3 killed, 39 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
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Editor's note: This story was updated following a Russian attack on the regional center of Dnipro around 11:00 a.m. local time on March 26.
At least three people have been killed and 39 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on March 26.
Russia launched 153 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, reporting that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 130. At least 16 drones evaded defenses and struck 11 locations. The fall of debris was recorded at five locations.
The Romanian Defense Ministry said a Russian drone, previously shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, crashed on Romanian soil during the attack overnight on March 26. The drone went down about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the town of Parches, near the Romanian-Ukrainian border.
Romania also deployed two F-16 fighter jets to monitor the situation. Officials confirmed that the crash did not result in any casualties.
Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have left six regions without power, including Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv oblasts, the Energy Ministry said.
The situation is most severe in Chernihiv and Odesa oblasts, where repeated attacks have caused "extensive damage" to energy facilities, the ministry added.
In Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian attack on the regional center of Kharkiv on March 25 killed a 70-year-old woman and injured eight others, including a 15-year-old girl. Another attack on Kharkiv on the morning of March 26 injured a 65-year-old man, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
In a separate strike on March 25 against the village of Klynova-Novoselivka, a 61-year-old man was killed. Russian forces also targeted the villages of Shevchenkove, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, Kurylivka, Kivsharivka, and Pechenihy, injuring nine people over the past day, the governor added.
In Kherson Oblast, Russian forces targeted 38 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson, injuring nine people, the local military administration said.
At around 2:00 p.m. local time on March 26, a 66-year-old employee of a local combined heat and power plant was killed in Russian shelling of Kherson, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said.
In Sumy Oblast, a Russian drone strike injured a 60-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman in the Velyka Pysarivka community, the local military administration said.
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a 58-year-old man suffered injuries in a Russian strike in the Nikopol district, while a separate attack injured a 44-year-old in the Kamianske district, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said.
At around 11:00 a.m. on March 26, Russian forces struck a four-story residential building in the regional center of Dnipro, injuring five people. A 90-year-old woman was hospitalized in moderate condition, according to Hanzha.
In Donetsk Oblast, one person was injured as a result of a Russian strike on the city of Sloviansk, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a Russian attack injured a person in the Zaporizhzhia district, the local military administration said.
In Odesa Oblast, Russian forces targeted port, industrial, and energy infrastructure, injuring one person in a drone attack. Some settlements were experiencing power outages due to the strikes, Governor Oleh Kiper said.
Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, said Russian forces struck four energy facilities in the region, causing "significant damage."
As of the afternoon of March 26, over 33,000 residents in Odesa Oblast remain without power. Overnight, crews restored electricity to more than 31,000 residents, according to DTEK.
