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Ukraine Says It Repelled Record Drone Barrage as Fighting Intensifies

Kyiv says it will add a new air-defense line to shield western regions after repelling most of an unprecedented drone barrage.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Force said Tuesday it faced one of the largest drone attacks to date, with nearly 1,000 strike drones launched over 24 hours and about 94% destroyed or suppressed.
  • Daytime waves hit western and central cities, and officials in Lviv reported more than 30 people wounded and damage to a historic complex in the UNESCO-listed center.
  • Ternopil region authorities said energy facilities were struck, cutting power to about 70,000 customers before crews began restoring service.
  • The General Staff reported 191 ground clashes on Tuesday, with the Pokrovsk sector seeing 47 Russian assaults that Ukrainian troops said they stopped.
  • Estonian and Latvian officials confirmed a Ukrainian drone strayed into their airspace during operations targeting Russia, with one crashing into an Estonian power-plant chimney without injuries.