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Posted on March 24, 2026
1 min readLast updated: March 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleOn March 24, 2026, Russia executed a rare daytime drone blitz, launching over 400 drones at Ukraine—targeting Kyiv and Lviv—and prompting robust air defence responses, according to Ukraine’s air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat. The scale of the attack signals escalating aerial warfare tactics amid mo
KYIV, March 24 (Reuters) - Russia launched over 400 drones at Ukraine on Tuesday in a rare daytime attack, air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat told Reuters.
Local authorities had previously said air defence was engaging targets near the capital, Kyiv, and the western city of Lviv, which is several dozen kilometres (miles) from the Polish border.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, writing by Max Hunder, editing by Daniel Flynn)
Russia launched over 400 drones at Ukraine in a rare daytime attack, according to the Ukrainian air force.
The attack targeted areas near Kyiv and the western city of Lviv, close to the Polish border.
The drone strike was a rare daytime attack, as confirmed by the air force spokesman.
The information was confirmed by Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat to Reuters.
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