Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 99 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions.
• A drone attack on a Volgograd power substation cut electricity to railway lines and delayed train services without causing casualties.
• St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport halted flights for hours after drone incursions and debris injured a woman in the Leningrad region.
• Authorities in St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Vladivostok canceled or scaled back Navy Day parades for security reasons linked to drone threats.
• Ukraine’s long-range kamikaze drones have sunk Russian warships in the Black Sea and struck bomber bases, prompting Russia to redeploy its fleet and strengthen air defenses.