On March 26, the Ukrainian Air Force posted on the social - media platform "Telegram" that from 8 p.m. local time on the 25th to the early hours of the 26th, Russian forces launched 117 drones into Ukrainian territory. Multiple regions including Sumy Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were attacked.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated that the Russian drones were launched from Rostov Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and Crimea. As of 9 a.m. local time in Kyiv on the 26th, the Ukrainian air - defense forces and electronic - warfare units had intercepted 56 attack drones. Sumy Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kirovohrad Oblast, and Cherkasy Oblast were hit by the drone attacks.
The military administrator of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast posted on social media on the 26th that the important industrial cities of Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol in the oblast were attacked by drones. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. An office building, several warehouses, and an enterprise in Kryvyi Rih were attacked, causing multiple fires. An enterprise and two apartment buildings in Nikopol were damaged in the attack.
The military administrator of Cherkasy Oblast posted on social media on the 26th that since the evening of the 25th, Russian drones had launched a large - scale attack on Cherkasy city. No casualties were caused. An infrastructure facility in the oblast was attacked and caught fire, and the fire has now been extinguished. In addition, drone debris hit a warehouse.
The Sumy Oblast Military Administration posted on social media in the morning of the 26th that the southern city of Akhtyrka in the oblast was attacked by three drones. Some apartment buildings, shops, and an enterprise office building in the city were damaged, and some buildings caught fire.
