Overview
- Ukraine reported that Russian forces launched 139 UAVs overnight on 21–22 March, with 127 shot down or jammed, eight strikes recorded at seven sites, and debris falling at seven locations.
- The Ukrainian Air Force said the 21–22 March attack was still underway in the morning with several drones remaining in the country’s airspace.
- A night earlier, Ukraine said Russia sent 154 drones, including about 90 Shahed loitering munitions, and reported 148 neutralized, five hits at four sites, and debris at seven locations.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces downed 668 Ukrainian fixed‑wing drones over the past day, reported about 1,310 Ukrainian personnel losses, and claimed strikes on energy and transport infrastructure as well as UAV control and deployment points in 137 areas, while also reporting nine guided aerial bombs downed.
- Ukrainian media reported that a Russian drone destroyed a house in Zaporizhzhia on 21 March, killing both parents in a family.