Russian drones damage SBU building in Lviv, historic Odesa in overnight attack
Russian forces launched 133 strike drones overnight into Thursday, hitting multiple regions from Lviv to Odesa and causing damage, including to an SBU building in Lviv and historic central Odesa, local administrations and the Air Force reported.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched 133 attack drones at Ukraine overnight; air defenses shot down or neutralized 109 of them.
Strikes by 20 attack drones were recorded at 11 locations, and debris from downed drones was found at 7 locations.
Odesa Oblast
In Odesa, strikes damaged three districts, including the historic center.
In the Primorskyi district, 12 residential buildings were damaged. In the Kyivskyi district, a 22-story apartment building and a university dormitory were hit.
One Shahed drone struck a multi-story building, partially destroying several apartments, the facade and glazing. A municipal enterprise site was also damaged, affecting equipment and 11 vehicles.
Three people were injured, two hospitalized.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Russian forces attacked three districts more than 10 times with drones, wounding two people.
In the Mezhova and Mykolaivka territorial communities of the Synelnykove district, a private house was damaged and a 57-year-old woman injured.
A 56-year-old woman wounded in the earlier attack was hospitalized in serious condition.
Lviv Oblast
Air raid alerts lasted from the evening of March 18 due to drone threats. Russian forces struck Lviv, including the SBU Main Directorate building.
Debris caused damage and shattered windows but no casualties were reported.
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
One person was killed and two wounded in Russian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia district on March 18.
Overall, Russia delivered 864 strikes on 41 settlements. Authorities received 43 reports of damage to homes, non-residential buildings and infrastructure.
On Thursday morning, attacks continued in Zaporizhzhia city, wounding one person and leaving over 38,000 households and about 2,000 businesses without power.