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Russian Drone Strikes Escalate Across Ukraine, Killing Civilians and Targeting Infrastructure

Ukraine repels intensified assaults in the Pokrovsk sector while striking Russian military assets to counter growing drone warfare.

  • A Russian drone attack on Dnipro killed four people, injured 19, and caused fires in residential and private buildings, with casualties expected to rise.
  • Ukrainian forces successfully struck the Pogar border checkpoint in Russia's Bryansk region, destroying military infrastructure used for UAV launches.
  • Heavy combat continues, with 157 clashes recorded on March 28, including 72 Russian assaults repelled in the Pokrovsk sector, where Ukrainian forces inflicted significant losses.
  • Russia has ramped up kamikaze drone strikes and artillery shelling in the Kherson region, targeting civilian areas and attempting to gain footholds near the Dnipro River.
  • Ukraine's air defenses intercepted 89 of the 163 drones launched by Russian forces in a large-scale attack targeting multiple regions, including Poltava and Kharkiv.
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