Greater than 100 Ukrainian drones had been shot down over Russian territory on Sunday, based on Russian officers, marking one of many largest drone assaults on Russian soil because the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The barrage sparked wildfires and brought on injury to residential buildings throughout a number of areas.
Russia’s ministry of defence reported that 125 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted in a single day in seven areas, with the southwestern Volgograd area dealing with the heaviest assault.Russian air defenses claimed to have downed 67 drones in Volgograd alone.
In Voronezh, falling particles from 17 intercepted drones brought on vital injury to an house block and a non-public house. Native governor Aleksandr Gusev confirmed the injury, sharing pictures on social media that confirmed flames engulfing the highest flooring of a high-rise constructing. Thankfully, no casualties had been reported.
Within the Rostov area, 18 drones had been reportedly shot down, sparking a wildfire within the aftermath. Governor Vasily Golubev mentioned the hearth unfold throughout 20 hectares (49.4 acres) of forest however posed no rapid risk to close by populated areas. Emergency providers had been actively working to include the blaze.
In the meantime, throughout the border in Ukraine, 13 civilians had been injured in a collection of in a single day Russian airstrikes on town of Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainian authorities mentioned town was hit by Russian guided bombs in 10 separate assaults, damaging a high-rise constructing and several other residential properties.
“At present, Russia struck Zaporizhzhia with aerial bombs. Peculiar residential buildings had been broken, and the doorway of 1 constructing was destroyed. Town’s infrastructure and railway had been additionally broken,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned in a publish on X. He added that two folks had been rescued from the rubble, and emergency providers had been nonetheless working to clear the particles.
The strikes on Zaporizhzhia come amid warnings from Ukraine’s army that Russia might be making ready for a brand new offensive within the southern area. Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for Ukraine’s southern army command, mentioned Russian forces had been amassing personnel within the area, presumably signaling future operations.
Ukraine’s air drive reported that 22 Russian drones had been launched over Ukraine in the course of the night time, 15 of which had been shot down within the areas of Sumy, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, and Odesa. 5 extra drones had been neutralized utilizing digital defenses. The destiny of the remaining two drones stays unclear.
