After a string of massive attacks topping 286 and 542 drones, Russia launched 93 overnight on 4-5 April — a dip that has preceded surge attacks before, or may signal an emergency diversion of drone supplies to Iran.
Ukraine's Air Force explicitly labeled the morning drone push toward Kyiv on 16 March as "atypical," as Russia combined a standard overnight attack on Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Mykolaiv with an unusual morning wave of over 20 Shaheds targeting Kyiv's energy infrastructure.
A Russian drone hit a train in Mykolaiv, while a second drone narrowly missed a passenger locomotive on the Dnipro–Kovel route — part of a campaign averaging six railway strikes per day since the start of March.
Ukrenergo reported that atomic generation remains partially offloaded because damaged high-voltage substations cannot handle the output, as another 101-drone barrage from five directions hit overnight on 8 February.
The 14 drones that slipped through air defense, along with a ballistic missile from Crimea, struck eight locations in the oblast, igniting fires visible across the regional capital.