Russian attacks across Ukraine kill two and injure dozens

WorldPolitics
31 Mar 2026 • 5:26 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Russian attacks across central and northern Ukraine yesterday resulted in two deaths and over 20 injuries.
  • In the Poltava region, one person was killed and three injured by falling drone debris, which also damaged a high-rise apartment building.
  • Another person died in the Dnipropetrovsk region near Nikopol due to drone and artillery strikes, with a further 14 individuals injured across the region.
  • Glide bomb strikes in the Sumy region injured 13 people, including a six-year-old child, and damaged 15 homes.
  • Senior Russian military officials have stated their intention to establish buffer zones in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

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