{"id":105515,"date":"2026-04-28T17:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/ukraine-says-it-shot-down-33000-russian-drones-in-march-a-monthly-record\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:18:29","slug":"ukraine-says-it-shot-down-33000-russian-drones-in-march-a-monthly-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/ukraine-says-it-shot-down-33000-russian-drones-in-march-a-monthly-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine says it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, a monthly record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">Kyiv, Ukraine &#8212; <\/span>Ukraine used interceptor systems to shoot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched them. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\">all-out attack<\/a> More than four years ago, Ukraine&#8217;s Defense Minister made the claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Meanwhile, Ukraine grew domestically <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-drones-weapons-industry-russia-7201ab851544c394ee454407058b10ba\">long range attack drones<\/a> A Russian oil refinery and terminal on the Black Sea has been attacked for the third time in less than two weeks, prompting the evacuation of locals as a precaution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Ukraine has developed state-of-the-art and battle-tested <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/war-russia-ukraine-drones-innovation-interceptor-shahed-e9de7db6437d3cbb428a6bacac326fb3\">drone technology<\/a> It has proven essential in stopping Russia&#8217;s larger forces and has drawn military interest from around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Interceptor drones are now being sought as part of comprehensive air defense systems <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-odesa-drones-zelenskyy-gulf-5d520d03324170efbfb7f75ca6f2492e\">Middle East and Gulf countries<\/a> According to Ukrainian officials, in the midst of war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in a post on Telegram late Monday that Ukraine was increasing supplies of interceptor drones to thwart Russian air strikes and that its military had launched a new command within the air force to bolster the country&#8217;s capabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Ukraine&#8217;s offensive capabilities have also improved, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the country&#8217;s forces have more than doubled the extent of their deep-strike capabilities since Russia&#8217;s February 2022 invasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">At the time, Ukrainian forces were able to hit military targets about 630 kilometers (400 miles) away, it said. They are now attacking targets about 1,750 kilometers (1,100 miles) behind enemy lines, the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">That reform has allowed Ukraine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ukraine-russia-war-drones-economy-refineries-strikes-24fb93e0fab5dbba1a323b92510125bb\">Russian oil installations attacked<\/a> which provided vital revenue for Moscow&#8217;s war efforts. It has also targeted manufacturing plants supplying Russia&#8217;s armed forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery off the Black Sea port of Tuapse for the third time this month in a coordinated operation involving multiple branches of the country&#8217;s defense and security services, Ukraine&#8217;s Unmanned Systems Forces said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It said 24 oil storage tanks were destroyed and four others were damaged in the two attacks earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Independent verification of the claims was not possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said people living near the Tuapse refinery were being evacuated on Tuesday. He did not provide any details on how many people were being evacuated or for how long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday its air defenses intercepted 186 Ukrainian drones over Russian territories, Crimea and the Black and Azov seas overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said three people were killed and three others injured in a drone strike in the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said Russian drone strikes on Ukraine killed three civilians and injured five others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two people were killed in the town of Chuhuiv in the northeastern Kharkiv region, according to Oleh Sinihubov, head of the regional military administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 40-year-old man was killed and five others were injured in Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Another Russian attack on Konotop in Ukraine&#8217;s northern Sumy region knocked out the town&#8217;s electricity and water supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Watch AP&#8217;s coverage of the war in Ukraine <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyiv, Ukraine &#8212; Ukraine used interceptor systems to shoot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched them. all-out attack More than four years ago, Ukraine&#8217;s Defense Minister made the claim. Meanwhile, Ukraine grew domestically long range attack drones A Russian oil refinery and terminal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[4294,96,5413,2447,385,6019,1937],"class_list":{"0":"post-105515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-news","8":"tag-drones","9":"tag-march","10":"tag-monthly","11":"tag-record","12":"tag-russian","13":"tag-shot","14":"tag-ukraine"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105525,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105515\/revisions\/105525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}