Russian forces carried out an unprecedented wave of drone attacks against Ukraine in March, launching a total of 6,462 unmanned aerial vehicles over the course of the month. Not a single day passed without strikes involving Shahed-type drones. Among them, March 24 saw the highest number of drones launched in a single day — 948 units. Other major spikes were recorded on March 7 (480 drones), March 14 (430), and March 29 (442).
In details:
01.03 – 123 units
02.03 – 94 units
03.03 – 136 units
04.03 – 149 units
05.03 – 155 units
06.03 – 141 units
07.03 – 480 units
08.03 – 117 units
09.03 – 197 units
10.03 – 137 units
11.03 – 99 units
12.03 – 94 units
13.03 – 126 units
14.03 – 430 units
15.03 – 97 units
16.03 – 211 units
17.03 – 178 units
18.03 – 147 units
19.03 – 133 units
20.03 – 156 units
21.03 – 154 units
22.03 – 139 units
23.03 – 251 units
24.03 – 948 units
25.03 – 147 units
26.03 – 153 units
27.03 – 102 units
28.03 – 273 units
29.03 – 442 units
30.03 – 164 units
31.03 – 289 units
According to available data, Ukraine’s air defense forces intercepted the vast majority of incoming drones. A total of 5,833 UAVs were shot down during the month.
However, 629 drones either reached their intended targets or were not intercepted
