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Poland responds to Russian drone attack on Ukraine power plants

The Telegraph — March 29, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC

Summary: Poland scrambled fighter jets to the Ukraine border in response to 99 Russian drones and missiles targeting thermal power plants. Three DTEK plants were hit, with severe damage reported. Ukrenergo confirmed damage to thermal and hydropower plants. The Russian assault affected 10 regions, damaging power stations and homes, injuring several. The air force destroyed 84 air targets, including 58 drones and 26 missiles.

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  1. [4.2]
    Ukraine faces critical shortage of air defense missiles (Kyiv Post)
    34d
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    Ukraine lacks modern air defenses against Russian aircraft (Asia Times)
    36d
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  3. [4.4]
    State Department approves military sales to Ukraine for defense (The Associated Press)
    37d
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  4. [4.3]
    Ukraine urgently seeks F-16 jets and Patriot systems (POLITICO Europe)
    40d
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  5. [4.2]
    Ukrainian drones target Russian sites, casualties reported (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
    41d
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  6. [4.2]
    Escalating conflict in Ukraine and Russia continues (The Guardian)
    41d
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  7. [4.8]
    Successful Ukrainian assault on Morozovsk airfield weakens Russian forces (Kyiv Post)
    42d
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  8. [6.0]
    Russian attacks in Ukraine escalate, causing civilian casualties (The Guardian)
    42d

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  9. [4.2]
    Ukrainian drones strike Russian industrial site, injuring 12 (The Independent)
    44d
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  10. [4.6]
    Ukrainian drone strikes Russian refinery, disrupting oil supplies (The Guardian)
    44d
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  11. [5.1]
    Ukrainian drones strike Russian factory in Tatarstan (The New York Times)
    44d
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  12. [4.2]
    Ukrainian drones target Russian refinery to limit war financing (POLITICO Europe)
    45d
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  13. [3.8]
    Attack on Russian factory linked to Iranian drones injures 12 (The Daily Beast)
    45d
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  14. [4.0]
    Ukrainian drones target Russian facilities in Tatarstan, causing injuries (Kyiv Post)
    45d
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  15. [3.8]
    Drone attack in Tatarstan injures people, targets industrial site (Metro.co.uk)
    45d
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  16. [5.5]
    Russian attacks in Ukraine escalate, causing casualties and destruction (The Guardian)
    46d

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  17. [6.4]
    Russia attacked Ukraine's energy network, causing casualties and outages (The Guardian)
    46d

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  18. [5.5]
    Ukraine intercepts and destroys 18 Russian missiles and drones (Kyiv Post)
    47d

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  19. [6.5]
    Ukraine energy firm hit, France sends aid, Europe on edge (The Guardian)
    47d

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  20. [5.9]
    Ukraine imposes emergency blackouts due to Russian attacks (RTE.ie)
    48d

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  21. [5.1]
    Zelensky denies Putin's claims; Russia attacks Ukraine infrastructure (The Independent)
    49d
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