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What happened on 17 March 2024 near Ukraine?
Summary
A look back at a drone report from Transnistria and the strikes in the days just before it.
What was reported on 17 March 2024? A drone reportedly hit a military base in Transnistria, destroying an Mi-8 helicopter. This was the day's notable security development in Ukraine's neighbourhood.
The report came after two days of violence tied to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 15 March 2024, a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa killed at least 20 people and injured at least 73 others.
On 16 March 2024, Russia said that two civilians had been killed by Ukrainian shelling in the city of Belgorod, in Russia.
Taken together, the reports from 15 to 17 March 2024 show strikes and shelling in Odesa, Belgorod and Transnistria. The Transnistria report concerned a single helicopter at a military base, and it was described only as a reported drone hit.
