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Ukraine and Russia Report Massive Overnight Drone Attacks With High Shootdowns

The scale points to mass drone warfare that strains layered air defenses on both sides.

Overview

  • Officials on both sides said Monday that most drones were shot down in a cross-border barrage that began Sunday evening.
  • Ukraine said its air defenses neutralized 113 of 142 incoming drones and warned several were still in its airspace.
  • The attack used Shahed drones plus Gerbera and Italmas types launched from Russian regions and occupied Crimea, and Ukraine logged 28 impacts across 18 sites with debris in six.
  • Russia said its forces downed 112 Ukrainian drones over regions including Bryansk, Kursk and Krasnodar, and a strike ignited a fire at the Tuapse seaport that killed one man and injured another.
  • Regional officials in Tuapse reported broken windows at schools and a church, damage to a gas pipeline and port equipment, and said trains at the station were not affected.