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Russia Says It Downed 151 Ukrainian Drones Overnight as Volgograd Reports Fatality

The scale points to an intensifying cross-border drone war that is straining defenses.

Overview

  • Russia’s Defense Ministry reported 151 Ukrainian UAVs shot down overnight across several regions and over the Caspian Sea, including 57 over Volgograd, 48 over Rostov, 35 over Belgorod, and single drones over Kalmykia and Tambov.
  • Volgograd officials said a resident of Volzhsky was killed and a petroleum-products tank caught fire, with damage to homes and utility lines also reported, while Rostov authorities cited debris damage without injuries.
  • Flight restrictions led to delays for more than 10 departures and arrivals at airports in Perm, Orenburg, and Kazan, according to online boards and airline notices.
  • In the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours, authorities counted 107 drones, reported one person killed and 13 injured, and detailed damage to private houses and administrative buildings.
  • Russia said its forces struck Ukrainian fuel and energy infrastructure and other military targets, while Ukrainian police reported Russian shelling in Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, that injured two women and three children and prompted a war‑crimes case.