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Drone Strike Injures 14 in Cheboksary as Russia Claims 121 UAVs Downed Overnight

Regional officials activated emergency support following damage to homes.

Overview

  • Chuvashia’s vice premier said 14 people were injured in Cheboksary, including a child, after morning drone strikes that damaged residential buildings.
  • Authorities reported a fire was quickly contained, traffic restrictions were introduced, an assistance point opened at School No. 20, and a regional-level emergency regime will be declared.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses destroyed 121 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Rostov region reported repelling UAV attacks in six districts and Voronezh lifted a UAV danger alert after about five hours.
  • The Defense Ministry claimed Russian forces took Chervonoe in the DPR and Novodanilovka in Zaporizhzhia, destroyed a fortified position in Huliaipole, and killed at least 15 Ukrainian servicemen near Konstantinovka, with independent verification limited.
  • Ukrainian outlets reported explosions in Kherson and Sumy during air alerts, and separate reporting said strikes left parts of Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions without power as Ukraine’s Air Force reported 110 drones launched and 84 downed.