Russia Intensifies Drone Attacks on Ukraine; Retaliatory Strikes Reported
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Russian forces launched aโ widespread drone attackโ targeting towns inโค the Sumy region of northeastern Ukraine overnight Monday, according โขto regional authorities. Concurrently, Moscow reported Ukrainian droneโ attacks โคon Russian territory, escalating tensions in โthe โคongoing conflict.
Oleh Hryhorov,โข head of the Sumy Regional Military โAdministration, reported via Telegram that the attacks, while extensive, did not initially result in reported โฃcasualties. Authorities are still assessing the extent of injuries. Fires erupted in several impacted areas, and firefighters are actively working to contain the โblazes. Serhiy Kryvoshenko, head of the Sumy Municipal Military Administration, โขstated that the city โof Sumy alone โคsustained hits in โat least ten locations, wiht residential buildings among thoseโ affected.
The Ukrainianโข Air Force reported intercepting 76 out of 104 drones and decoys launched by Russia overnight.โ Accordingโฃ to a statement released onโ Telegram, 15 locations wereโ struckโค by drones, โฃwhile debris from downed unmanned aerial vehicles caused damageโฃ in four additional areas.
Attacks Extend to Zaporizhzhiaโ Region
Theโ attacks weren’t limited to the northeast. Ivan Fedorov, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, announced that areas surrounding the village of Kushuhum, south of Zaporizhzhia, were also targeted. He indicated that Russian forces โฃlikely employed โขguided aerial bombs, causing damage to electrical lines and gas pipelines. Information regarding potential โinjuries is currently being verified.
Russia claims Interceptionโค of โUkrainian Drones
the Russian โMinistryโ of Defence claims its air defenses destroyedโข 21 Ukrainian drones in recent hours, the majority โฃover the Smolensk โคregion. Earlier, onโฃ sunday evening, reports โฃemerged โคviaโ the astra Telegram channel of disruptions to operations at the โขKaluga airport.Vladislavโ Shapsha, governor ofโค the Kaluga region, confirmed the destruction โขof one drone โขoverโค the municipality of Tarusa, located in the โregion’s eastern part.
“Theโฃ situation remainsโ highly volatile, and we are closely monitoring developments on both โsides of the border,” stated a โsource โขwithin the Ukrainianโ Air Force,โ speaking on condition ofโฃ anonymity.
These reciprocal attacks underscore the escalating โnature of the conflict and the increasing reliance on drone โขwarfare. The โtargeting of โcivilian infrastructure, as reported in Sumyโ and Zaporizhzhia,โข raises concerns about the protection of non-combatants. The โfull extent of the damage and any potential casualties is still underโค investigation.
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