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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,112: drones struck Kharkiv, Poltava, and Kyiv oblasts [1]

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Date: 2025-03-10

Russian forces launched a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of March 9 to 10.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 176 Shahed and decoy drones from the directions of Kursk and Bryansk cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast; Primorsko-Akbtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea. [89] The Ukrainian Air Force stated that Ukrainian forces downed 130 Shahed and decoy drones over Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson oblasts and that 42 decoy drones were “lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference. Ukrainian officials reported that drones struck Kharkiv, Poltava, and Kyiv oblasts. [90]

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Ukrainian Air Force stated that Ukrainian forces downed 130 Shahed and decoy drones over Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson oblasts

Ukraine continues to expand its domestic production of drones and air defense systems to support its war effort. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov signed a memorandum of understanding with German defense manufacturer Diehl Defense on March 9 to triple the supply of IRIS-T air defense systems and missiles to Ukraine and establish longer-term industrial projects that will strengthen Ukraine's air defense. [26] Director of the Procurement Policy Department of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (MoD) Hlib Kanevsky reported on March 10 that the MoD plans to purchase approximately 4.5 million first-person view (FPV) drones from domestic producers in 2025 — the projected limit of Ukrainian domestic drone production for 2025. [27] The MoD announced that it will allocate an estimated 102 billion Ukrainian hryvnia (approximately $2.4 billion) to this initiative. Ukrainian Armor LLC CEO Vladyslav Belbas announced on March 10 that the company is on track to produce at least 50 percent more Novator armored vehicles in 2025 compared to 2024 and that the company aims to provide Ukrainian forces with several hundred armored vehicles. [28] Belbas noted that the company delivered over 100 armored vehicles to Ukrainian forces as of August 2024. [29]

Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast on the night of March 8 to 9. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Ryazan oil refinery, which provides fuel for the Russian military, causing an explosion. [30] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Ryazan oil refinery produces fuel for Russian jet engines. Ryazan Oblast Governor Pavel Malkov claimed that Russian air defenses downed drones over Ryazan Oblast on the night of March 8 to 9. [31]

Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Samara Oblast on the night of March 9 to 10. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery, which provides fuel via a pipeline and railways line to Russian forces operating in Ukraine. [32] Head of Ukraine’s Center for Combatting Disinformation Lieutenant Andriy Kovalenko stated that the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery is one of the 10 largest oil refineries in Russia and has a refining capacity of 8.8 million tons of oil per year. [33] A source in Ukraine's special services told Ukrainian outlet Suspilne that Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery produces fuel for supersonic aircraft jet engines. [34] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces shot down three drones over Samara Oblast on the night of March 9 to 10. [35]

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