Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Attacks Amid Warnings of Intensified Winter Assaults

As Ukraine braces for more powerful attacks with the onset of winter, officials warn of Russia's stockpiled missiles in Crimea, while Ukrainian forces establish a strategic position on the Dnipro River.

Russia launched a major drone attack on Ukraine, hitting infrastructure facilities in the south and north of the country, with Ukraine's air defense shooting down 29 out of 38 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched from Russian territory.
Ukraine also launched a drone attack on Russia, with the drone heading towards Moscow being destroyed by Russia's air defense systems.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that as winter approaches, Russia would try to make their attacks more powerful and called for 100% air defense effectiveness.
Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia has stockpiled around 800 missiles on the Moscow-controlled Crimean peninsula for winter strikes against Ukraine's energy sector.
Ukrainian forces have established a bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, with intense fighting concentrated near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, Avdiivka in the Dontesk region, and on the left bank of the Dnieper River.

South China Morning Post