Russia launched nearly 400 long-range drones and 30 cruise and ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, striking at least seven cities and killing at least four people while injuring more than 35, according to Ukraine's air force. Poland and Romania scrambled NATO fighter jets as Russian drones neared allied airspace — the most significant NATO air response to a single Russian assault. Fox News reported the NATO scramble under the headline "NATO scrambles jets as Russia fires nearly 400 drones toward Ukraine, signaling new spring offensive," while PBS NewsHour confirmed the same casualty and attack figures from AP wire reporting.

The Institute for the Study of War assessed that the attack, combined with intensified Russian ground operations along the roughly 750-mile front line, signals the start of Moscow's long-anticipated spring-summer offensive. Russian forces have escalated strikes since March 17 and moved heavy equipment and additional troops to the front line in recent weeks. Among the structures hit were part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the 17th-century St. Andrew's Church in Lviv, and a maternity hospital in the western oblast of Ivano-Frankivsk, killing two people there.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly address that "the scale of this attack clearly shows that Russia has no real intention of ending this war." Zelensky also warned that Kyiv faces a missile deficit while Washington's attention remains focused on the Iran war — an implicit appeal to allied nations for additional air defense support. In a separate statement, Zelensky accused Russia of sharing intelligence with Iran to "prolong" the conflict, a claim not independently verified but reported by Time magazine.

The drone attack coincided with the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, which the United Nations General Assembly marked by adopting a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire — passing 107-12 with 51 abstentions. The U.S. abstained. While left-leaning outlets emphasized the humanitarian toll and the threat to Ukrainian civilians, Fox News focused on the strategic implications for NATO and the need for sustained allied support. Both agree on the central military development: Russia's spring offensive has likely begun.