Russia’s massive strike tally
Russia launched an extraordinarily large swarm attack — reported at 392 drones and 34 missiles — that Ukrainian officials say killed five people amid heavy infrastructure strikes. The barrage is part of an uptick in kinetic pressure even as international actors rally at G7 talks over the wars. (x.com) (x.com)
Ukrainian officials said the overnight and daytime waves together sent roughly 948 drones at targets across the country over a 24‑hour period, making it one of the largest aerial assaults since the full‑scale invasion began. (aljazeera.com) Ukraine’s air‑defence units reported shooting down or neutralising about 25 incoming missiles and some 365 drones during the overnight phase of the assault. (ukrainetoday.com) A separate daytime strike on March 24 struck the western city of Lviv, damaging a Unesco‑listed monastery and setting a central building alight, with local officials reporting three dead and dozens wounded. (newsbreak.com) Regional authorities said overnight hits caused heavy damage in the Poltava area — including to apartment buildings and a hotel — and at least two people were killed there, according to local reports. (rnz.co.nz) The barrage also severed the Isaccea–Vulcănești cross‑border transmission line that links Moldova to Romania and Europe, prompting Moldovan authorities to declare an energy emergency and ask citizens to conserve power. (kyivpost.com) President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly renewed an appeal for more air‑defence munitions, saying damage was reported across 11 regions and warning Kyiv faced shortfalls as Western attention shifts to other crises. (aljazeera.com) The strikes came as G7 foreign ministers were meeting in Vaux‑de‑Cernay, France, where leaders placed the Ukraine and Iran conflicts at the top of the agenda. (usnews.com)
