LIVETEXT War in Ukraine, Day 764 | Attack With Missiles and Dozens of Russian Drones on Several Ukrainian Regions

Russian soldiers attacked the village of Monacinivka, Kharkiv region, as a result of which a woman died and her husband was wounded, the head of the Kharkiv regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, reported on Telegram.

“A 57-year-old local woman was killed by Russian shelling in Monacinivka village, Kupian district. The woman died from her injuries on the way to the hospital. Her husband was injured and is receiving medical assistance,” noted Oleg Sinegubov.

Security measures in the Ukrainian capital Kiev will be strengthened after a series of Russian missile attacks and threats of escalation, a municipal official announced on Thursday, Reuters informs.

According to Serhii Popko, the head of Kyiv’s military administration, the city’s defense council will review the organization of public events and increase security around large public gatherings.

Serhii Popko said that this decision was taken following statements by Russia and the use by Russian forces of missiles that reach their target within minutes of being launched.

He added that Russian agents “and other enemy elements” could try to infiltrate the city.

“I asked the residents of Kyiv to keep calm. Don’t panic. We are taking preventive measures so that the city of Kyiv and its residents are reliably defended,” he wrote on Telegram.

Russia launched concerted airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy system last week in what Moscow says are part of a series of “revenge” strikes for Kiev’s bombing of Russian regions.

Since then, Moscow has increased its use of ballistic missiles, which are much faster than conventional cruise missiles and harder to shoot down, to hit Ukrainian cities.

Russian forces attacked the regions of Ukraine last night with 5 missiles and 28 Shahed drones, the Air Defense Forces announced, which stated that they shot down 26 drones.

“On the night of March 28, 2024, the enemy launched an air attack against Ukraine using three Kh-22 cruise missiles and one Kh-31P anti-radar missile (from the Black Sea), one S-300 guided anti-aircraft missile (from Donetsk) and 28 of attack drones of the Shahed-136/131 type,” Air Force Commander Mikola Oleschuk sent on Telegram.

The drones were destroyed in Odesa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions, the commander said.

Russia has no plans for any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic, but if the West supplies Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, then they will be shot down by Russian forces, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday evening , reports Reuters.

More details: Putin says Russia won’t attack NATO, but will shoot down F-16s given to Ukraine. “Legitimate targets, wherever they are”

Russian forces launched a drone attack on Zaporozhye on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, and several explosions were heard in the city, announced the head of the Zaporozhye regional military administration, Ivan Fedorov. The Russians targeted civilian homes and two women were wounded, the Ukrainian official said.

“The enemy carried out drone strikes on private civilian houses in Zaporozhye. They are victims,” ​​Fedorov said on Telegram.

On the night of March 28, Kharkiv was attacked by Russian forces with drones, announced the mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov. According to him, the Kiev district of the city was attacked and a restaurant was destroyed. According to the first information, there are no victims or injured, reports Unian.

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