The fire at the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery, a Rosneft plant in Russia's Samara region, was allegedly caused by a drone attack on the night of March 23.
On Friday, Russia launched its largest attack on Ukraine in recent memory, firing 88 missiles and 63 attack drones, causing extensive damage to energy infrastructure and civilian casualties.
Five civilians, including a child, were killed and 26 injured in a massive nighttime attack by Russian troops in several regions of Ukraine, damaging more than 100 buildings.
Russian troops attacked 15 regions of Ukraine, shelling 125 settlements and 150 infrastructure facilities, resulting in civilian casualties.
A Russian drone hits an energy infrastructure facility in the Stryi district of Lviv region, causing a fire that is currently being extinguished by firefighters.
At night and in the morning, Russian troops carried out 12 attacks and 5 air strikes on the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, targeting Khotyn, Bilopil, Krasnopil, Velykopysariv and Seredina-Buda districts.
Ten people were wounded and five killed in a rocket attack on Kharkiv on March 20.
President Zelenskyy met with Dutch Defense Minister Ollongren, thanked the Netherlands for €2 billion in military aid in 2024 and F-16 fighter jets, and discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense, artillery, armor, and drones.
As a result of Russian shelling of Kherson region, 3 police officers were injured.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops attacked 115 settlements and 190 infrastructure facilities in 11 regions of Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties.
At night and in the morning, the Russians shelled Sumy region 24 times, firing more than 140 explosions from artillery, mortars, MLRS, rockets and mines in various localities.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the movement of enemy drones to Poltava region.
On March 17, 2024, the russian federation conducted 60 shellings and caused 341 explosions in the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, killing one civilian and injuring another in the village of Velyka Pysarivka as a result of an air strike.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the movement of enemy UAVs from Rivne region in the direction of Volyn region.
The Ukrainian Air Force informs about the movement of attack drones in the direction of Khmelnytsky region.
a Russian drone hits a gas station in Nikopol, wounding three men aged 32, 43 and 67.
The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the Special Operations Forces and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, conducted successful drone strikes on the Slaviansk oil refinery in Russia, causing a large fire in the area of the atmospheric columns.
In Zaporizhzhia, 415 attacks were recorded over the day, with Russian troops shelling 10 localities, including air strikes, MLRS, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery attacks on residential areas and infrastructure.
In the Dnipropetrovs'k region, fighters of the East operational and tactical group shot down an enemy drone during a night raid, which landed safely in Dniprovsky district.
A drone attack on an oil refinery in the Krasnodar Territory, Russia, caused a fire that left one person dead from a suspected heart attack.
Russia claims to have shot down 35 Ukrainian drones overnight over various regions, including Moscow, Belgorod, Kaluga, Orel, Rostov, Yaroslavl, Krasnodar, and Kursk.
On March 16, the Russian military fired 66 times at 14 settlements in Sumy region, resulting in 286 explosions from various weapons, including artillery, mortars, rockets, and drones.
A critical infrastructure facility was damaged in the village of Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv region at night as a result of a Russian Shahed attack drone strike.
On March 15, the Russian military carried out 378 explosions in 14 settlements of Sumy region, using rockets, drones, artillery, mortars, tanks, and small arms.
The leader of the Senate Democrats criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - Chuck Schumer called Netanyahu "an obstacle to peace" and called for elections in Israel.
Russian troops launched a night attack using Shahed drones in an attempt to bypass air defense through the occupied territories, but Ukrainian air defense forces in the south destroyed three drones in Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Kirovohrad regions.
Three drones hit an oil refinery in the Valuga region of Russia, damaging equipment and causing a fire.
A house caught fire in Kharkiv region as a result of a nighttime shelling. One person was wounded in the last day as a result of Russian attacks in the region.
The US Central Command reported the destruction of 9 anti-ship missiles and 2 UAVs launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen in the direction of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea between March 14 and 15.
An enemy UAV hit a residential building in Vinnytsia region, injuring 3 people who were hospitalized.