Ukraine intercepts 130 of 153 Russian drones in overnight attack – Air Force
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 130 out of 153 drones launched by Russian troops in an overnight attack starting on the evening of March 25.
26 March 2026
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 130 out of 153 drones launched by Russian troops in an overnight attack starting on the evening of March 25.
Russian forces struck the city of Kryvyi Rih early on Thursday, March 26, damaging an infrastructure facility.
A deputy of the Kupiansk District Council in the Kharkiv region has been sentenced to seven years in prison with confiscation of property for collaborating with Russian occupiers and organizing the transfer of Ukrainians to the Russian Federation.
Port and energy infrastructure in the Izmail district, Odesa region, has been damaged in a Russian attack, with destruction reported at two locations.
Ukraine plans to improve its approach to protecting critical infrastructure by making resilience measures systemic, which will require significant investment.
Russia is unlawfully holding 26 Ukrainian journalists and media workers, while the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has officially confirmed the detention of only one.
25 March 2026
There have been 140 combat engagements on the front, with the Pokrovsk sector remaining a priority for Russian forces. In this area alone, Russian troops carried out 39 attacks on Ukrainian positions, losing over 150 personnel.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine is actively working with reliable European partners to expand joint weapons production projects, primarily focusing on drones, and is preparing new agreements.
Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski highlighted the asymmetry in strikes carried out by Ukraine and Russia: Kyiv targets military objectives, while Russia strikes civilian sites, including churches.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the United States is proposing security guarantees to Kyiv in exchange for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the unoccupied parts of the Donbas (Donetsk and Luhansk regions).
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine's diplomatic team is actively working on cooperation with countries in the Middle East and the Gulf, which are interested in Ukraine's experience in defending against modern drones.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia is preparing an operation targeting Ukraine's water supply systems in the coming months, stressing the need to strengthen protection of critical infrastructure and air defenses.
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The Ukrainian Defense Ministry is working on creating a new line of air defense aimed at preventing attacks on the country's western regions following a large-scale Russian assault.
Russian forces carried out a drone strike on the Mykolaivka settlement community in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on March 25, damaging a hospital building, an apartment block, and vehicles.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed concern over a drone strike on the central part of Lviv, a UNESCO World Heritage site, but did not mention Russia in its statement.
A delegation from the Belgian city of Mechelen, which brought a convoy of humanitarian aid to Lviv, including fire trucks and police vehicles, found itself at the epicenter of a Russian strike on the city center on March 24.
The Russian army shelled a hospital in the village of Shevchenkove in the Kupianskyi district of Kharkiv region; according to preliminary reports, three people were injured.
In the Vinnytsia region, the number of people injured in the Russian drone attack on March 24 has risen to 21, with damage reported to 84 households across three communities in the region.
The number of casualties from Russian strikes on Kharkiv on the afternoon of March 25 has risen to nine.
Russian forces shelled Kherson and the village of Bilozerka this morning; four people are reported to have been injured
Due to improvements in the tactical and technical characteristics of Russian ballistic missiles, interception effectiveness in Ukraine has declined, meaning the country now requires a greater number of interceptors.
Ukraine's Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, held a closed meeting with representatives of 13 assault and infantry units to discuss the situation at the front and address problematic issues, including specific approaches to service terms and financial support.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics confirmed that a Ukrainian drone fell in the Kraslava region on Wednesday, March 25, while carrying out a mission to strike targets in Russia.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that the "Novatek-Ust-Luga" plant in Russia's Leningrad region was hit.
In the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region, Russian forces attacked State Emergency Service rescuers while they were putting out a fire in a non-residential building that had been hit by a Russian drone.
In the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region, Russian forces attacked State Emergency Service rescuers while they were putting out a fire in a non-residential building that had been hit by a Russian drone.
In the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region, Russian forces attacked State Emergency Service rescuers while they were putting out a fire in a non-residential building that had been hit by a Russian drone.
Ukraine's Defense Forces hit a Russian combat icebreaker at the Vyborg Shipyard in the Leningrad region.