The Ukrainian Air Force stated on March 30 that the Russian military launched four missiles into eastern Ukraine overnight and launched 12 Shahd drones across the country.

Ukraine allegedly shot down nine drones in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Odessa and Poltava regions. There have been no reports of casualties.

Over the past week, Russia has launched an air campaign targeting Ukraine’s energy sector, firing 190 rockets, 140 Shahid drones and 700 anti-aircraft missiles in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called “a dramatic escalation of Russian aerial terror.” Increase”.

The Ukrainian military said in its daily communiqué that Russian troops were also “actively trying” to advance towards the front lines, with 72 fighting clashes taking place in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk provinces in the past day.

The announcement stated that Ukrainian troops repelled at least 40 Russian attacks near the cities of Avdiivka, Bakhmut and Leman in the Donetsk region and Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region.

“The Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 attacks from Lyman and Bilohorivka, and the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through our defenses,” the military said.

Over the past few months, Ukraine has been forced to take a defensive stance on the front lines as Kyiv has struggled with ammunition shortages as the United States delayed a $60 billion aid package.

during an interview Washington post Zelensky warned on Friday that Ukrainian troops would have to withdraw “step by step and in small steps” if Kyiv does not receive U.S. military aid that has been blocked by political disputes in Congress.

“Without U.S. support, it means we have no air defense systems, no Patriot missiles, no electronic warfare jammers, no 155mm artillery shells,” Zelensky said. “

This report contains information obtained from Reuters and AFP.