Consequences of the strike on Odessa on March 19, 2026. Photo Oleg Grekov / AP Photo / dpa / picture alliance.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a large-scale attack involving 249 drones that covered 12 regions of the country. This is the second such operation in three days, as earlier reports indicated 283 downed drones.
- In the Leningrad region, according to the governor, a fire broke out at the Primorsk marine oil terminal due to an attack by more than 70 drones, which is a strategically important facility for the supply of Russian oil and diesel fuel. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported a strike on the Transneft oil terminal.
- Many flights were canceled at Pulkovo Airport overnight due to attacks in the Leningrad region.
- According to Reuters, the primary oil processing unit at the Saratov Oil Refinery was damaged in a drone attack on March 21 and has not yet been restored.
- In Zaporizhzhia, a drone struck an apartment building, resulting in injuries.
- Russian forces attacked Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region on Monday morning, injuring several people.
- As a result of Russian shelling in the Druzhkovka area of Kramatorsk, one person was killed and two were injured.
- In Bucha, Kyiv region, two law enforcement officers were injured as a result of an explosion of an unknown device; the police detained a suspect—a 21-year-old local resident.
- European Union countries express concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump may retaliate against Europe for its absence in the conflict with Iran by completely halting aid to Ukraine. This was reported by Politico, citing anonymous sources in diplomatic circles.
- Kyiv did not allow European experts to inspect the Druzhba oil pipeline, through which Hungary and Slovakia receive oil from Russia.
