“Russian truce": hundreds of drones, dozens of dead and wounded. How Russia attacked Ukrainian cities from March 17 to 23
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During the week from March 17 to 23, 2025, Ukraine suffered a series of Russian attacks on peaceful cities, resulting in significant civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction. Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and Kiev were particularly affected, where the aftermath of the attacks was recorded by photographers at the scene. In addition, the frontline territories of Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions were daily bombarded with various types of weapons. These events once again highlight Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine and its civilian population, resulting in numerous casualties and destruction.
March 17, 2025.Russia massively attacked Ukraine with attack drones. According to the Air Force, the invaders launched 174 kamikaze drones. In Odesa region, as a result of the attack, a woman was injured, a kindergarten, a residential building, a shop and a car were damaged. In the Sumy region, Russian drones attacked civilian objects: they hit a high-rise building in the city of Seredyna-Buda, as a result of which a civilian was killed; two more people were wounded in the communities of Bilopilla and Myropillia. Also during this day, Russian troops repeatedly beat in Kherson and coastal communities.
March 18, 2025.At night, the enemy launched another wave of drones (more than 130 devices), trying to overload the air defense with false targets. Two civilians were injured as a result of a night drone attack in the Buchansky district of Kiev region. On the highway near Kupyansk, the Russians used a drone kamikaze FPV on the car of a team of power engineers. A 45-year-old woman, an Oblenergo employee, died, four more people were injured. Also late in the evening that day, the city of Slavyansk in the Donetsk region came under fire — at least three civilians were wounded, part of the city was left without electricity.
March 19, 2025. Russia has stepped up air strikes in the central and eastern regions. The most intense attack this night was Kirovograd region: At least 21 Shahed drones were directed at Kropyvnytskyi by the enemy, which was one of the most massive strikes in recent years in the region. 10 people were injured, including 4 children.
March 21, 2025. Russian shelling has killed five people in Ukraine. In Zaporizhia, two people died after more than 10 attacks, among the wounded were a nine-month-old child and a woman in serious condition. In the Sumy region, Russian troops bombed Krasnopol, killing two people and wounding at least two. In Donetsk, one person died as a result of the bombing of Konstantinovka.
March 23, 2025.A Russian drone attack on Kiev killed three people, including a five-year-old child, and injured 10 people, including an 11-month-old baby.
Night drone attack on Odessa: wounded teenagers and destroyed shopping centers
On the night of March 20-21, 2025, Odessa was again under massive attack from Russia. This time the attack was carried out by long-range drones, which descended from a height to bypass Ukrainian air defenses. This is one of the largest drone attacks on the city in recent months.
Wounded received three teenagers. They suffered burns, but fortunately, their lives are not in danger at the moment.
Large-scale fires broke out as a result of hits in various objects of the city. A number of buildings were destroyed and damaged, including several shopping centers, a car dealership and shops. Operational services worked through the night, eliminating fire and dismantling debris.
Documentarian Alexander Gimanov, who captured the consequences of the blow in the photo, described the experience as follows: “Tonight, Odessa once again felt all the “Russian thirst for a truce”. Fortunately, there are no dead. Three boys were injured, they have burns, there is no threat to life at the moment. Several shopping centers, a car dealership and shops were destroyed and burned.
The images, shared by journalists and documentarians, show the wreckage of drones, destroyed buildings with broken windows, scorched windows, burnt-out cars, and rescuers working in smoke and ash.
Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia: family killed, 16 wounded, among them a baby
The evening of March 21, 2025 became tragic for Zaporizhzhia. The Russian army attacked the city with twelve Shahed kamikaze drones, causing numerous casualties and destruction.
Three people died as a result of the attack — a 17-year-old girl, her mother and father. Another 16 people were injured, including a nine-month-old baby. The explosions damaged an infrastructure facility, a restaurant, a kindergarten building, cars, as well as high-rise and private houses.
Rescue work continued in three districts of Zaporizhzhia. Head of Zaporizhzhya OVA Ivan Fedorov reported that six victims remain in hospitals, including a nine-month-old boy. Two of the injured — an 18-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman — sought medical help after the attack. The young man was hospitalized, and the woman will be treated on an outpatient basis.
Among the devastation, there are unexpected stories of salvation. In a damaged kindergarten, rescuers found a turtle that miraculously survived under the rubble. An employee of the institution turned to the State Emergency Service with a request to find a pet who lived in one of the offices.
“Rescuers examined the premises and found the reptile intact. The turtle, nicknamed Bayraktar, was handed over to a woman who thanked the rescuers and took him home.” reported in the State Emergency Service. There is no threat to the life and health of Bayraktar.
Russia attacked Kiev at night: three dead, including a child, ten wounded
On the night of March 23, Russian forces launched another strike on Kiev, using kamikaze drones. According to the official information Kyiv city military administration, three people died as a result of the attack. Among them is a five-year-old girl and her father. Another ten people were injured, the youngest victim was only 11 months old.
How reported State Emergency Service, wreckage of downed drones fell in five districts of the capital. In the Dnipro district, parts of the drone hit a nine-storey residential building. A massive fire broke out on the upper floors, which spread to the roof — the fire covered 100 square meters. As a result, the inhabitant of the house died. 27 people were evacuated from the building. In the same area, an apartment on the sixth floor of another high-rise building suffered damage — windows, floor and ceiling were damaged.
In Podolsk district, the wreckage of the drone caused a fire on the 20th floor of a 25-storey residential building. The fire on an area of 20 square meters was quickly eliminated. In the Holosiivskyi district due to a drone attack, a fire broke out on the territory of an office and warehouse building with an area of 2000 square meters. The fire also destroyed a residential trailer and several trucks on an area of 60 square meters. In Desnyanskyi district, a forest strip caught fire, and in Shevchenkivske — two cars were damaged. The mayor of Kyiv clarified that as a result of this attack, a total of seven people were injured.
Documentary photographers worked at the scene of the tragedyKonstantin and Vlada Liberov. In their publication, they described the night attack as yet another proof of Russian cynicism: “This is what Russia's desire for peace looks like. This is what the Russian ceasefire looks like. Russia is lying. And in fact, nothing has changed in her plans. All the same as 24.02.22. As in 2014. Like a hundred years ago. They want to destroy. They want us not to exist.”According to Liberov, one of the most painful stories is the death of an elderly woman who was burned alive in her own apartment: “This is no exaggeration — the whole area heard these terrible inhuman screams.”The photographers ended their publication with a call to support the defenders: “We turn rage into donuts. That's all we have.”
These attacks underscore that Russia continues its military aggression against the civilian population of Ukraine, resulting in numerous casualties and destruction. Photos from the scene remind us of the importance of international support and solidarity with Ukraine in this difficult time.
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Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
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Literary editor: Yulia Futey
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