Category: World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated the large-scale Russian drone assault on Ukraine which started on the evening of 23-24 March and continued in the course of the day on 24 March exhibits that Russia has no intention of ending the warfare and that extra stress is required.

Supply: Zelenskyy in his night deal with on 24 March

Quote: "Right now, for nearly your complete day, ranging from final evening, Russia has been hanging Ukraine with Shaheds. There was an enormous assault in the course of the evening – each missiles and Shaheds – and all through the day, new waves of drones continued. Greater than 550 drones of assorted sorts have been launched simply at this time, a major variety of them particularly Shaheds."

Particulars: Zelenskyy stated the assault coated a large space and though a lot of the drones have been shot down, there have been nonetheless strikes within the cities of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr and in Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.

Quote: "Sadly, individuals have been killed. My condolences to the households and family members. As of now, greater than 40 individuals have been reported injured, together with 5 kids. All are receiving the mandatory help."

Extra particulars: Zelenskyy stated that certainly one of Russia's primary targets was the vitality sector because it continues its efforts to interrupt Ukraine and its vitality system. There have additionally been strikes on civilians' houses, together with assaults on the centres of Ukrainian cities and the historic centre of Lviv. A fireplace broke out within the buildings of St Andrew's Church in Lviv.

Quote: "The historical past of this church dates again to the early seventeenth century. Iranian Shaheds enhanced by Russia hit a church in Lviv – that is completely perverse, and solely the likes of Putin may have the benefit of it. In Ivano-Frankivsk, a maternity hospital was broken.

The dimensions of at this time's assault strongly signifies that Russia has no intention of actually ending this warfare. And if we keep in mind that Russia can be serving to the Iranian regime to hold out strikes throughout the area, the conclusion turns into self-evident: with out further and powerful stress on Russia, with out vital Russian losses, these in Moscow is not going to develop any want to again down from the warfare and by some means come to phrases with peace once more."

Help Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

A member of Ukraine's Nationwide Guard and his new child daughter have been killed in Ivano-Frankivsk on account of a Russian strike. The newborn had not too long ago been born in a maternity hospital that was broken by the blast wave.

Supply: Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv on Fb

Quote: "Sadly, a tragedy has occurred: a Nationwide Guardsman has been killed, alongside together with his new child daughter. The newborn had been born to his spouse within the maternity hospital. Could they relaxation in peace.

Emergency restore works are actually ongoing within the metropolis. Staff are boarding up the blown-out home windows within the maternity hospital in order that workers can proceed their work."

Particulars: Martsinkiv additionally stated {that a} six-year-old boy who was injured within the strike is in hospital in a secure situation. His accidents aren’t life-threatening. The opposite injured folks have acquired medical help and their situation is honest.

Martsinkiv urged folks to not ignore air raid alerts, including that the implications may have been far worse on the maternity hospital if folks had not gone all the way down to the basement on the time of the strike.

Background:

• Two folks had been killed and two maternity hospitals had been broken after a UAV launched by Russian forces attacked the centre of Ivano-Frankivsk on the afternoon of 24 March.
• Air Drive spokesperson Yurii Ihnat advised Ukrainska Pravda that Russia had carried out certainly one of its largest-scale assaults on Ukraine on 24 March. Greater than 400 assault drones entered Ukrainian airspace in the course of the day, and strikes hit a number of places.
• Ihnat stated that after the Air Drive launched its morning report on the outcomes of the in a single day mixed assault, Russia continued its aerial terror.
• Between 09:00 and 15:00, over 400 assault drones entered Ukrainian airspace from the south and north and throughout the road of contact (in a single day, between 18:00 on 23 March and 09:00 on 24 March, 392 Russian drones had been recorded).

Help Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

After listening to a report from the Ukrainian negotiating workforce, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned that there was no actual progress within the talks as a result of Russia doesn’t need to transfer in direction of peace.

Supply: Zelenskyy in his night handle on 24 March

Quote: "At the moment, our negotiating workforce delivered a report after getting back from the US. Sadly, there was no actual progress – Russia has no want to maneuver towards peace."

Particulars: Zelenskyy added that it’s important for Ukraine, the US, the Europeans and different world actors to do all the things doable and vital to make sure that Russia turns into genuinely and sincerely interested by diplomacy.

Quote: "And… not simply to revenue extra from oil and purchase extra time for additional assaults and aggression. Peace should be dependable – that’s our objective, and will probably be achieved. And we’ll reply to assaults. That’s sure."

Background: Zelenskyy has instructed the Ukrainian negotiation workforce to proceed working as actively as doable with Ukraine's companions in order that diplomacy is substantive and humanitarian points reminiscent of prisoner exchanges are resolved. He additionally instructed the workforce to transient European and Canadian companions on the conferences in Florida.

Assist Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

Russian drones attacked Lviv Oblast on 24 March, inflicting fires at a UNESCO World Heritage website in Lviv and a home within the village of Sernyky; 26 folks have been injured.

Supply: Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi; Maksym Kozytskyi, Head of Lviv Oblast Army Administration

Quote from Sadovyi: "A residential constructing within the centre of Lviv has been broken on account of the Russian assault.

All emergency providers have been dispatched to the scene."

Particulars: Sadovyi mentioned explosions have been heard within the metropolis whereas an air-raid warning was in impact and air defence forces have been responding.

Kozytskyi added later that at the least two folks have been significantly injured on account of the assault. ​​Early reviews point out that the UNESCO World Heritage website was broken.

He additionally warned of a excessive menace of a repeat drone assault and urged folks to remain in shelters.

Replace: Later, Kozytskyi reported that residential buildings caught fireplace in Lviv on Soborna Sq. and on the streets of Brativ Rohatyntsiv and Chervonoi Kalyny following the Russian drone assault.

A home additionally caught fireplace within the village of Sernyky within the Bibrka hromada as a consequence of falling UAV particles. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Quote from Kozytskyi: "Firefighters are working in any respect scenes.

Early reviews point out that seven folks have been injured. One individual is in a severe situation.

Info is being up to date. Stay in shelters till the all-clear is given!"

Replace: Later, Sadovyi wrote that the variety of these injured had risen to 13.

Kozytskyi subsequently reported that the Bernardine Monastery, an architectural monument of nationwide significance, has been broken in Lviv.

It’s positioned inside the historic centre of Lviv, which is included within the Listing of Cultural Property below Enhanced Safety.

The fireplace affected the perimeter buildings of the monastery.

Hits on essential infrastructure amenities have been additionally recorded within the Komarno and Dobrosyn-Maheriv hromadas.

In the meantime, details about a fireplace on Brativ Rohatyntsiv Avenue in Lviv was not confirmed.

As of 18:55, Sadovyi mentioned that the variety of folks injured within the assault had risen once more.

Quote from Sadovyi: "As issues stand, 22 folks with accidents of various severity are being handled in Lviv hospitals."

Help Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

A lady has been killed and a person injured after Russian forces struck Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast with 9 aerial bombs.

Supply: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Quote: "A lady born in 1954 has been killed. A person born in 1951 has been injured, and first responders offered him with first support."

Particulars: The State Emergency Service stated 9 aerial bombs hit a residential space within the metropolis.

Harm was induced to 12 homes, an outbuilding and an infrastructure facility.

Fires broke out on the influence websites, affecting components of the outbuilding and private belongings.

Firefighters contained the blaze over an space of 121 sq m however briefly suspended firefighting efforts as a result of risk of additional strikes.

Help Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

Plans to announce the European Fee's RePowerEU proposal on 15 April, geared toward totally phasing out imports of Russian oil into the EU by the tip of 2027, have been faraway from the Fee's provisional agenda for subsequent month.

Supply: a European Pravda journalist in Brussels

Particulars: The presentation of the draft RePowerEU proposal on ending Russian oil imports into the EU by the tip of 2027 has been postponed indefinitely.

Based on the Fee's provisional agenda dated 16 March 2026, seen by European Pravda, Govt Vice-President Teresa Ribera had been scheduled to current the proposal on Wednesday 15 April.

Nevertheless, within the up to date provisional agenda revealed on 24 March, additionally reviewed by the journalist, the occasion is now not listed – and no initiative shows are scheduled for that date in any respect.

Primarily based on present provisional agendas, there aren’t any plans to current a proposal on a full phase-out of Russian oil imports into the EU as much as and together with 27 Could.

The European Fee has not but defined why the brand new RePowerEU proposal has been delayed or when it may be offered.

"I would not have, to start with, a brand new date to present," Fee spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen mentioned on 24 March.

She clarified that the Fee's planning is provisional and features a preliminary overview of the record of factors it revealed.

"What I can reassure you of is that we stay dedicated to creating this proposal (on the total phase-out of Russian oil – ed.)," the spokesperson harassed.

Itkonen additionally reiterated that what Fee President Ursula von der Leyen "has been very clear on is that going again to importing Russian power can be repeating a mistake from the previous".

"It could be a strategic blunder. So we’ve got efficiently already put in place and enforced the gasoline – Repower gasoline regulation, which already banned us from final Wednesday the brand new short-term and long-term gasoline contracts. And we’re decided to proceed with different power kinds as nicely," she added.

Background:

• Von der Leyen warned that Europe would make a strategic mistake if it tried to curb rising power costs by returning to Russian fossil fuels.
• In the meantime, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin mentioned that Russia is keen to produce power assets to Europeans if they need them.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán later described the EU's place on abandoning Russian oil as loopy, claiming that beneath present circumstances, the European Union is not going to survive with out Russian power provides.

Assist Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

A pointy rise in oil costs triggered by the conflict with Iran has allowed the Russian authorities to defer a plan to extend long-term finances reserves, easing strain on short-term funds.

Supply: Reuters, citing sources

Particulars: The deferral displays the truth that the Russian financial system, regardless of difficulties stemming from the prices of the conflict in Ukraine and worldwide sanctions, is likely one of the few on the earth to be benefiting from the US and Israeli conflict in opposition to Iran.

Worldwide oil costs, which had held at round US$70 per barrel earlier than the conflict started in late February, have risen above US$100 per barrel. Fuel costs have additionally risen sharply.

Russia's oil and gasoline finances revenues in April are anticipated to rise by 70% in contrast with March, reaching 0.9 trillion roubles (roughly US$11.1 billion) – the very best month-to-month degree since October 2025, based on Reuters calculations based mostly on a tax oil value of US$75 per barrel.

Background:

• Russia is incomes as much as US$150 million per day in extra finances revenues from oil gross sales, making it the biggest beneficiary of the Center East battle.
• The US conflict within the Persian Gulf is sharply rising Russia's oil revenues. New analysis exhibits that if hostilities proceed till September, it will deliver Russia as much as US$250 billion.

Assist Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

One particular person was killed and 9 others had been injured in a Russian strike on town of Zaporizhzhia on the evening of 23-24 March, as police doc the aftermath of the assault.

Supply: Nationwide Police of Ukraine

Particulars: A 32-year-old man was killed within the assault on Zaporizhzhia. One other 9 folks had been injured, together with three girls and 6 males aged between 31 and 69.

Along with town of Zaporizhzhia, Russian forces attacked 44 different settlements throughout Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Monday 23 March.

In Vilniansk, a 24-year-old lady was injured when a Russian drone struck the city.

Legislation enforcement officers recorded 63 experiences of injury to infrastructure amenities.

Background: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Navy Administration earlier reported that on the evening of 23-24 March, Russian forces carried out a mixed strike on Zaporizhzhia, with a drone hitting a high-rise residential constructing. Early experiences on the time indicated that one particular person had been killed and 5 folks injured.

Assist Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

A person has been killed in a Russian multiple-launch rocket system assault on the Tsentralnyi district of the town of Kherson on the morning of 24 March.

Supply: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Army Administration, on Fb

Quote: "At the least two homes and a storage have been destroyed as a result of successful and residential buildings throughout a whole block have been broken.

A person was killed below the rubble of one of many destroyed homes; his identification is at present being established."

Particulars: A 64-year-old lady and a 65-year-old man have been injured. They suffered concussion, blast accidents and closed head accidents.

The girl has been taken to hospital in a average situation, whereas the person acquired medical therapy on the scene.

Assist Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!

Two individuals have been killed and 11 injured in a Russian assault on Poltava Oblast on the evening of 23-24 March.

Supply: Vitalii Diakivnych, Head of Poltava Oblast Army Administration, on Telegram

Particulars: At 02:56, Diakivnych reported a Russian assault and air defence methods responding in Poltava Oblast.

Native media shops and Telegram channels wrote that a number of explosions had been heard in Poltava.

At round 03:30, Diakivnych commented on the aftermath of the assault.

Quote: "Injury to residential buildings and a resort has been recorded within the Poltava hromada because of the enemy assault. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Fires have damaged out. Firefighters are working on the scene. Info on casualties is being confirmed".

Replace: Diakivnych later reported that two individuals had been killed and 7 injured within the assault.

Quote: "Sadly, two individuals have been killed and 7 injured."

Replace: In response to Poltava Oblast Army Administration, as of 04:00 the variety of individuals injured in Poltava Oblast had risen to 11.

Within the morning, Suspilne Poltava, a neighborhood department of the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, posted images of broken high-rise residential buildings.

Help Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!