Russia Stages Major Airstrike on Ukraine; One Missile Enters Polish Airspace

Russia Stages Major Airstrike on Ukraine; One Missile Enters Polish Airspace
An explosion of a missile in the sky over the city during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 24, 2024. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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KYIV—Russia struck critical infrastructure in Ukraine’s western region of Lviv with missiles early on March 24, Kyiv said, in a major airstrike that saw one Russian cruise missile briefly fly into Polish airspace, according to Warsaw.

Moscow launched 57 missiles and drones in the attack that also targeted Kyiv, two days after the largest aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy system in more than two years of full-scale war, Kyiv said.