Russia launched more drone attacks on Ukraine in March than in any other month since its 2022 full-scale invasion, new data show, as the Kremlin rejected Kyiv’s proposal for an Easter truce.
Moscow fired at least 6,462 long-range UAVs into Ukraine last month, a 28% increase compared to February, according to data from the Ukrainian Air Force cited by news agency AFP.
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On March 24 alone, Russia launched more than 1,000 drones over a 24-hour period, marking one of the largest single-day drone barrages since the start of the war, leaving at least several people dead and dozens more injured.
However, despite the surge in drone strikes, the number of missiles fired by Russia at Ukraine fell by almost 52% month-on-month, down from 288 in February to 138 in March.
Fire at Lviv’s St. Andrew’s Church, a UNESCO World Heritage site, after a massive Russian drone assault on March 24. Photo: PAP/Vitaliy Hrabar
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Ukraine’s state‑owned energy company Naftogaz also said on Thursday that Moscow carried out 129 attacks on Ukrainian gas and heating infrastructure during the recent 151‑day heating season.
“The Russians hit pipelines, gas production, underground storage facilities, heating systems — everything that Ukrainians depend on for heat and gas,” it said in a statement.
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