Russian drone, missile attack kills three in Ukraine


Firefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

KYIV, March 24 (Reuters) - ⁠Russia launched drones and missiles overnight ⁠on Tuesday at Ukraine, killing at least ‌three people, damaging houses and triggering fires, Ukrainian officials said.

The attack came as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on ​Monday of an imminent, mass ⁠Russian attack on ⁠the country, citing Ukrainian intelligence.

One person was killed ⁠and five ‌injured in a drone and missile strike on the city of ⁠Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine, the regional governor ​said on ‌the Telegram messaging app.

"Russia launched a massive ⁠combined strike ​on Zaporizhzhia using drones and missiles," Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Fedorov also reported that six apartment ⁠buildings, two private houses, a ​store, non-residential buildings as well as an industrial infrastructure facility in Zaporizhzhia were damaged in the ⁠attack.

He posted pictures on Telegram showing firefighters putting out a fire in a high-rise building and of a smaller building engulfed in ​flames.

Two people were killed ⁠and 11 injured in the attack in the eastern ​Poltava region, the regional governor ‌said, adding that residential ​buildings and a hotel were damaged.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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