Russia Intensifies Airstrikes as Ukraine Defends and Advances
Over 150 glide bombs and 111 drones targeted Ukraine on March 29, while Ukrainian forces struck Russian positions and reportedly advanced into Belgorod.
- Ukrainian forces engaged in 223 clashes with Russian troops on March 29, with the Pokrovsk sector seeing the heaviest fighting.
- Russia launched over 150 glide bombs and conducted nearly 100 airstrikes, causing destruction in regions like Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 65 out of 111 drones launched overnight, though damage was reported in multiple regions, including Kharkiv and Odesa.
- A Russian drone strike on a military hospital in Kharkiv killed two people and injured 25, leading to accusations of war crimes by Ukraine.
- Ukrainian forces targeted five Russian personnel and equipment concentration areas and reportedly advanced up to 2.5 miles into Russian territory in Belgorod.