Russian forces launched a large-scale air assault on Ukraine overnight, firing 145 drones and multiple missiles, resulting in injuries to three civilians in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast. The attack on March 19 came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly agreed to a temporary ceasefire proposal from U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that Russia deployed two Iskander-M ballistic missiles, four S-300 surface-to-air missiles, and 145 Shahed drones, along with several decoy drones from various launch sites, including Bryansk, Orel, Shatalovo, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
Ukrainian forces successfully intercepted 72 attack drones across twelve regions, including Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa.
In Kyiv, authorities reported that 45 drones targeted the capital, with air defense systems shooting down 19. Over Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine’s air defense intercepted eight drones overnight, according to Governor Serhiy Lysak.
Meanwhile, a Russian strike on Sloviansk on March 18 injured three civilians, including a 58-year-old and a 59-year-old who suffered mine-explosive injuries and contusions, and a 71-year-old woman who experienced an acute stress reaction. More than 20 private homes and several vehicles in the Cherevkivka neighborhood were damaged or destroyed, confirmed Vadym Liakh, the head of the Sloviansk city military administration.
This attack came shortly after the Kremlin announced Putin’s approval of Trump’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire regarding strikes on energy infrastructure. Putin reportedly issued the corresponding order to the military.
Additionally, Ukrainian railways company Ukrzaliznytsia reported that Russian forces targeted railway energy systems in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast during the assault.
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