Russia's deadly attacks on Ukraine have underscored Ukraine's need for immediate air defense support from its allies to protect civilians.
The Shahid drone that hit a high-rise building in Odesa on March 2 could have had a reinforced warhead, according to the head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Operational Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that it shot down 14 Shahed and Su-34 drones on the night of March 2.
Air defense forces in southern Ukraine shot down 7 Iranian kamikaze drones over Odesa region. The 8th hit a part of a 9-story residential building. As a result, 1 person was killed and 7 were injured, including a pregnant woman and a child.
An elderly man was killed when enemy troops destroyed his private house in the village of Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 10 Iranian Shaheed drones sent from the Black Sea to attack Mykolaiv and Odesa regions, most of them over the sea.
A fire at a critical infrastructure facility in Odesa broke out after the wreckage of a downed Iranian Shahed drone caused a short circuit in the power grid.
An enemy drone flew over Moldova before being destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems, a spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
At night, an enemy drone was destroyed over the Khmelnytsky region of Ukraine, with no casualties or material damage reported.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 11 Iranian Shaheed strike drones and two Russian air-launched missiles during nighttime attacks in several regions.
Two civilian grain storage facilities in the village of Pisochyn, Kharkiv region, were hit by Russian S-300 missiles at night.
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down nine Iranian Shahed drones and three Russian X-59 missiles in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovs'k regions overnight.
The General Staff reported that over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian aviation conducted 9 strikes on Russian troops, destroying 3 missiles, 9 drones, and hit 7 personnel locations and 2 anti-aircraft installations.
Russia's use of North Korean missiles and Iranian drones indicates that it is also experiencing a shortage of weapons and equipment.
Air defense forces in the Kyiv region shot down Russian attack drones that targeted residential buildings and critical infrastructure, the wreckage of which safely fell outside of populated areas.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 16 russian Shahed attack drones out of 18 that were launched at night in different regions.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the discovery of a group of Iranian-made Shahed drones in Kyiv region.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the discovery of Iranian-made Shahed drones in Vinnytsia and Poltava regions.
Ukraine's Air Force reports observations of Iranian Shahed drones moving between several regions of Ukraine.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the movement of Iranian-made Shahed drones from Mykolaiv region to Kirovohrad region.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the detection of russian Shahed drones heading to the city of Dnipro in Dnipropetrovs'k region.
Unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted in Sumy and Dnipro regions of Ukraine.
Ukrainian air defense units shot down 12 Russian Shahid drones and 2 missiles launched during a night attack on February 24, 2024, the Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
During the day, air defense destroyed 12 russian Shahed drones and 2 X-59 guided missiles.
Air defense units shot down 12 kamikaze drones and 2 X-59 missiles, but one downed drone caused destruction, fire and casualties in a residential area of Odesa.
A person was killed, an agricultural enterprise and 480 tons of grain were damaged as a result of night shelling by Russian Federation in Donetsk region.
Air defense systems in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Dnipro and Kharkiv regions shot down 23 enemy drones used during a night attack by russian federation.
Rescuers in Odesa are searching for possible victims after a kamikaze drone crashed into a business building in the coastal zone of Odesa, causing destruction and a fire. One person died and another was rescued.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine always waits for official information from KIISE experts to identify the types of missiles the enemy uses to strike Ukraine.
A spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force said that while Russia may experiment with drones in the future, they have not yet seen evidence of their use, and the drones they have seen so far fly at a constant speed of over 100 km/h.
