
Russian strikes target infrastructure in Odesa, Kherson oblasts
The strikes damaged energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast and an agricultural facility in Kherson Oblast. No casualties were reported.
The strikes damaged energy infrastructure in Odesa Oblast and an agricultural facility in Kherson Oblast. No casualties were reported.
The community of Velyka Pysarivka suffered the most intense bombardments, recording 75 explosions in 24 hours. No casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure were reported.
Three people in Kurakhove sustained shrapnel wounds when artillery shelling struck their apartment buildings. Cannon artillery shelling in Kostiantynivka injured a 75-year-old resident, who was subsequently hospitalized.
Russia launched a guided projectile at a residential area of Kharkiv during an evening attack, injuring one person, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported on March 30.
In March, Russian attacks damaged or completely destroyed 80% of the thermal generating capacity of Ukraine's largest private energy company DTEK, the company's Executive Director Dmytro Sakharuk said on March 30.
A 73-year-old man was killed in one of the houses, and his injured 50-year-old daughter was hospitalized, according to the Prosecutor General's Office. A 70-year-old woman was killed by shelling in her house on a neighboring street.
Ukrainian air defense units destroyed 9 of the 12 Shahed-type drones that Russia launched overnight, the Air Force reported on March 30.
A total of 1,795 cultural institutions have suffered damage at the hands of Russian forces in parts of the country that had been liberated by Ukrainian forces, the country's acting Culture Minister Rostyslav Karandieiev announced on March 29.
Lieutenant Admiral Rob Bauer, chair of the NATO Military Committee, told reporters on March 29 that there are currently no signs that Russia is planning an attack on a NATO member, warning instead that the alliance must be prepared for future escalation.
Russian forces attacked nine border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on March 29, firing 25 times and causing at least 92 explosions, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
In an interview with the Washington Post published on March 29, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed disagreement with the United States' response to Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries, emphasizing that Ukraine has the right to use its own weapons for self-defense.
Despite Russia’s incessant attacks on Ukraine’s energy system throughout its now more than two-year-old invasion, the country’s oil and gas giant Naftogaz just celebrated its first heating system without any gas imports. It is the “greatest moment in Ukraine’s energy history,” Naftogaz CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov told
Russia launched another large-scale attack against Ukrainian cities in the early hours of March 29. Russian forces targeted nearly every region of Ukraine, including the far-western Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts.
The attacks caused 167 explosions in 24 hours. Over 50 of the explosions occurred in Bilopillia, which was hit with artillery, mortar, and rocket launcher attacks.
Residents reported loud noises in the region at around 3 a.m. local time, and photos and videos circulated on social media showing damaged apartments. Residents said shrapnel had broken the windows in several units.
Polish and other allied aircraft were scrambled on March 29 in response to reports of a massive Russian missile attack against Ukraine, the Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces announced.
The injured man has been hospitalized and is in serious condition. The attack also damaged a number of critical infrastructure facilities.
This was the first time since 2022 that Russian troops used a glide air bomb, reportedly a new-type UMPB D-30 munition, to kill residents of Ukraine's second-largest city.
Russian forces attacked Novooleksandrivka in Donetsk Oblast's Pokrovsk district on March 28, injuring a 49-year-old man, Suspilne reported, citing a spokesperson of the regional prosecutor's office.
The NATO-Ukraine Council held an extraordinary meeting on March 28 at Kyiv's request in response to Russia's missile attacks on critical infrastructure, Ukraine's Mission to NATO said.
Russian troops attacked the village of Drobysheve, the city of Mykolaivka in Donetsk Oblast, and the regional center of Kherson, causing casualties among civilians, local authorities reported on March 28.
Russian forces struck the village of Monachynivka near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, killing a 57-year-old woman and wounding her husband, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on March 28.
Russian attacks against Ukraine’s Donetsk, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts over the past day killed four people and wounded another nine, regional officials reported early on March 28.
Ukraine shot down 26 of 28 Shahed-type drones Russia launched overnight on March 28 from Kursk region and Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, the Air Force said in its morning update. Two women were reportedly injured in Zaporizhzhia.
Russian forces attacked Sumy Oblast 179 times in 48 separate attacks throughout the day, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported on March 27.
Russia's attack on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant on March 22 caused at least $3.5 million in environmental damage, although that figure is expected to rise, Ukraine's Environment and Natural Resources Minister Ruslan Strilets said on March 27.
Key developments on March 27: * Russian attack on Kharkiv residential area kills 1, injures at least 19, including children * At least 8 people injured in Russian attack on Mykolaiv * Zelensky visits northern Sumy Oblast, inspects fortifications * Parliamentary committee blocks bill that would allow demobilization after 36 months of service without
Russia attacked the town of Borova in Kharkiv Oblast on the evening of March 27, killing a 12-year-old boy, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported.
Russia hit Kharkiv Oblast with cruise missiles, kamikaze drones, artillery, and mortars over the last 24 hours, injuring four people, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on March 27.
Russian forces attacked border areas and settlements of Sumy Oblast on March 26, firing 36 times and causing at least 181 explosions, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Kyiv's partners to supply Ukraine with more Patriot air defenses to help protect Ukrainian cities in an interview with Politico on March 25.
Editor's note: The article was updated on March 27 with comments from Roman Nitsovych, a research director at DiXi Group. Russia launched a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks against Ukraine between March 21-25, hitting the country's critical infrastructure heavier than ever before. Some 190 missiles, 140 Shahed-type drones,