Russia launched 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 117 drones against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces knocked out 98 drones.
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March 7-8: 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 117 drones, Ukrainian forces knocked out 98 drones
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Rostov and Voronezh oblasts and 117 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, Italmas-type, and other drones — of which about 70 were Shaheds.
Russia launched 29 missiles and 480 drones against Ukraine on the night of March 7.
Russia launched 480 drones, including Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles, and 29 missiles, including hypersonic Zircon anti-ship missile and Iskander-M ballistic missiles
Ukraine defeated Russia's winter bombardment campaign.
Russia launched 13 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles from Bryansk, Kursk, and Voronezh regions
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Source story: day-1478b-2026-03-17