Russian Strikes Kill 5, Target Power Grid

0:00On March 24, Russian strikes overnight killed at least five people across Ukraine in one of the biggest aerial attacks in recent weeks. The barrage included seven ballistic missiles, 23 cruise missiles, and nearly 400 drones targeting multiple regions away from the capital, Kiev. Air defenses did well, downing 25 missiles and 365 drones, but some got through. Its damaged residential buildings, a train in Karkiv, and energy sites, with deaths reported in Zaparigia, Kursan, and Poltava, plus injuries. Elsewhere, President Zelensky had warned of the strike coming in his evening address, and now says Ukraine needs stronger defenses to protect lives. The attacks also knocked out a key power line from Ukraine to Moldova, leaving their grid fragile despite backups. These large-scale hits happen about once a week, or every ten days lately, as Russian ground gains in the east, slow down amid Ukrainian pushbacks. With global eyes on the Middle East, Zelensky's stress is ending this war too, as talks with

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