US EditionRussia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
Russia launched 948 drones and multiple missiles, killing at least eight people and damaging a UNESCO heritage site, with a 95.5% interception rate by Ukrainian defenses.
- On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Russia launched a massive combined missile-and-drone assault across Ukraine, killing at least three people and injuring 16 others while damaging residential areas and infrastructure across 11 regions.
- General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's armed forces, reported Russia escalated strikes since March 17 to initiate a spring-summer offensive, attempting to break through defensive lines with new equipment and units.
- In Lviv, a rare daytime strike damaged the 17th-century St. Andrew's Church, a UNESCO World Heritage site, while attacks in Ivano-Frankivsk destroyed residential buildings and a maternity hospital.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to expedite air defense deliveries as munitions dwindle, while Poland's operational command confirmed fighter jets operated in Polish airspace to secure the border.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed trilateral talks remain on a 'situational pause' due to the Middle East conflict, though analysts warn these barrages signal Russia is prioritizing military escalation.
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Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has begun
Russia's anticipated annual spring offensive appears to have started, with a major drone assault on civilian areas coinciding with multiple attempts to break through frontline Ukrainian defences.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the geography of Russian air strikes on Ukraine, which lasted almost 24 hours, was extremely wide. He noted that during the day the Russians attacked Ukraine with Shahed drones, and at night missiles were also used, followed by waves of drones - more than 550 drones of various types were used in one day alone.
Russia broke its record and launched nearly 1,000 Shaheds and strike drones in a single day at Ukraine
The Shahed has been a staple of Russia's large-scale drone waves against Ukraine.Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty ImagesUkraine's air force said it had detected nearly 1,000 Shahed and other strike drones in one day.It said it shot down or disabled 906 of them, at an interception rate of 95.5%.Kyiv's latest account breaks Russia's previous launch record of 728 such drones.Ukraine said on Tuesday that the Kremlin had attacked with 948 Shaheds and …
Russian drone attack damages UNESCO site in Lviv, Ukraine; 26 injured across city
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv was damaged in a Russian drone attack, according to local officials. At least 26 people were injured across the city. The attack happened Tuesday as Russia launched a large-scale drone assault on Ukraine. In Lviv, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said 26 people were hospitalized and that no deaths were reported. Sadovyi said a damaged building at 3 Cathedral Square is a monument of n…
Russia fired nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in 24 hours, launching one of its largest air attacks in broad daylight on Tuesday.
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