Overview
- Ukraine said Russia launched 135 Geran drones overnight and that air defenses destroyed 108, with 27 reaching targets.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reported 75 Ukrainian drones shot down across multiple regions, mostly over Volgograd, and officials said energy facilities were damaged in Kostroma without injuries.
- Volgograd authorities said one civilian was killed and falling drone debris ignited a fire in an industrial zone, with additional damage to homes and vehicles reported.
- Belgorod’s administration reported successive waves of Ukrainian UAV attacks, citing nearly 90 drones in one 24‑hour period and more than 40 in another, including a fatal strike on a vehicle in Oktyabrsky and other injuries.
- Chernihiv’s regional chief said Geran drones hit an energy site and sparked a fire that was extinguished, transport infrastructure was struck in Nizhyn district, and 17 settlements came under attack over the past day.