Russia large-scale missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities, strikes on apartment buildings kill 4, injure 16

Key Points:

• Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on multiple Ukrainian cities overnight on March 24, resulting in at least four deaths and 16 injuries, with significant damage reported in Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, and Kherson.
• Explosions were reported in several regions including Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Kyiv, and Kharkiv, with air raid alerts issued across nearly all Ukrainian regions and active air defense responses.
• Ukrainian officials reported damage to residential buildings, a hotel, and industrial infrastructure, with some drone attacks causing fires and casualties, while in some areas like Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk, no damage was reported despite drone activity.
• Poland’s Air Force scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace amid the attacks, highlighting the regional security concerns stemming from the strikes.
• The attacks followed warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about an imminent mass Russian attack, though specific timing and targets were not detailed in his address.