On the night of March 24, 2026, the Russian Federation carried out a large-scale coordinated attack using missiles and drones across multiple Ukrainian regions. According to official data from local authorities, four people were killed and 16 injured.
Overview by location:
• Zaporizhzhia: Governor Ivan Fedorov confirmed one fatality and five injured. A drone strike damaged six apartment buildings, two houses, and an industrial facility where a fire broke out.
• Poltava: According to Governor Vitalii Djakivnych, two people were killed in an attack on a residential neighborhood and a hotel, with 11 others injured.
• Kherson: The State Emergency Service reported one fatality following a morning strike on a residential building.
• Kyiv: Explosions began around 00:30 local time. Authorities confirmed air defense activity; no damage or casualties have been reported in the capital.
• Ivano-Frankivsk and Kharkiv: Explosions in western Ukraine were recorded around 04:30. In Kharkiv, a drone crashed into an open field without detonating.
Security and international responses:
Polish Air Force units, along with allied aircraft, were scrambled due to Russian drone and missile activity near Poland’s border to protect its airspace.
The attack occurred just hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned, based on intelligence reports, of an imminent wave of Russian missile strikes. It marks the first major attack on civilian and industrial infrastructure since March 14. Investigations and debris removal operations are ongoing.
