Ukraine said Russia launched nearly 1,000 drones in one of the largest aerial assaults of the war. Ukrainian officials said air defenses intercepted about 94% of the incoming targets. The attack began overnight and extended into daylight hours on March 24,

Ukraine is using ​long-range strikes on energy infrastructure to maintain pressure on Russia after international oil sanctions on Moscow were ‌eased in the wake of the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.