Overview
- The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that its air defences shot down 660 drones overnight on Friday across more than a dozen regions, including the Moscow area, annexed Crimea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- Moscow officials said at least 47 drones were intercepted en route to the capital and the Tula governor reported a 'massive' attack there that damaged a house and injured one woman.
- Ukrainian forces said their strikes destroyed a railway bridge serving northern Crimea and have repeatedly hit energy, fuel and transport nodes in the peninsula to disrupt supplies and logistics.
- The strikes have caused concrete local effects: explosions and fires near Kerch, temporary flight curbs at Moscow's airports, suspended fuel sales for civilians in Crimea and frequent blackouts in parts of the peninsula.
- Western officials and analysts warn the surge raises escalation risks, with NATO members monitoring possible Russian hybrid or limited military responses and open‑source researchers linking targets like the Azot plant to Russia's defence supply chain.