In total, the Russian occupiers used almost 1,750 attack UAVs, 1,530 spacecraft and 39 missiles against the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine. As Zelensky explained, the aggressor had energy facilities and residential buildings in his sights.
Most Russian targets were neutralized by Ukrainian air defense forces, but the head of state emphasized that Ukraine needs more appropriate means to protect itself.
“First of all, these are air defense missiles, and therefore contributions and supplies under the PURL program are key. And I thank everyone who continues to support. We must continue to strengthen sanctions on Russia and its accomplices. Everything that helps the Russian Federation finance and continue this war must be blocked. Today there will be negotiations with European partners on each of these elements,” Zelensky noted.
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On the night of March 7 Russian occupiers released in Ukraine 29 missiles of various types and 480 drones. Were under attack railway and ports, said Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Alexey Kuleba. According to him, the Russian Federation attacked railway substations in the Zhitomir, Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia regions, and there were also attempts to strike a number of railway bridges. In the Odessa region, port infrastructure was attacked. In Kharkov, a Russian missile hit a high-rise building, killing 11 people. Explosions were also heard in Kyiv.
The Russians sent 11 drones and four Kalibr cruise missiles to energy infrastructure facilities in the Dniester region of the Chernivtsi region, reported the head of the OVA Ruslan Osipenko.
