Russian forces attacked Ukraine with a ballistic missile and 126 drones, setting a fuel storage facility on fire and injuring at least two people in different parts of the country, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian air defences successfully neutralized 130 out of 178 drones launched by Russia in the latest overnight attack. The Kyiv air force reported the loss of 38 drones due to electronic jamming and confirmed that Russian forces also fired two ballistic missiles during the assault.

Ukrainian air defenses had confirmed downing 47 Shahed strike drones and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles in Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Odesa oblasts.

President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin place heavy emphasis on their image as protectors and guarantors of security for the Russian people. Ukrainian large-scale strikes directly discredit that image.

Russia launched two ballistic missiles and 178 drones at Ukraine during the night of March 15. Air defense shot down most of the drones, according to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "On the night of March 15,