This is one of the most massive attacks in recent months. Russia launched some 90 missiles and 60 explosive drones against Ukraine on the night of Thursday March 21 to Friday March 22, denounced the Ukrainian president. “There were more than 60 Shaheds”, a type of explosive drone, “and almost 90 missiles of different types”, listed Volodymyr Zelensky in a message on social networks. The Ukrainian head of state presented his “condolences to the families of those killed by this terror”, without specifying the results of these strikes. Follow our live stream.
One dead in strike on Belgorod. One person was killed and several others were injured on Friday in a new strike on the Russian region of Belgorod, local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced on Telegram. He specifies that the victim is a woman and that there are injured. According to initial reports, the strike damaged three medical facilities and several houses. This region, bordering Ukraine, has been regularly targeted by attacks in recent months.
A power line supplying Zaporizhia cut by bombing. One of the two power lines supplying the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia was cut by a bombing, the Ukrainian Energy Minister announced on Friday. German Galushchenko denounced a large-scale Russian attack against Ukrainian infrastructure.
The IMF approves $880 million in aid. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a third tranche of aid for Ukraine on Thursday. These 880 million dollars (811 million euros) correspond to the third tranche of an aid plan of 15.6 billion dollars adopted in March 2023.