Overview
- Russia’s military said long‑range UAVs launched from Ukraine’s Sumy and Chernihiv regions were detected on Dec. 28 and intercepted through the morning of Dec. 29 over Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver and Novgorod.
- The ministry released video of debris, a strike map and a timeline, saying air defenses used missile systems, mobile fire teams and electronic warfare to stop all drones.
- Ukraine denies targeting the residence, and U.S. and French officials cited in independent outlets voiced skepticism, with no independent verification of the purported attack presented.
- Belgorod authorities reported more than 60 UAVs over nine districts in the past day, with three civilians killed, multiple injuries and damage to homes, vehicles and infrastructure.
- Local Ukrainian officials reported overnight strikes on Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions that injured civilians including children and caused outages, while Zaporizhzhia authorities worked to restore power to tens of thousands of customers after a drone attack.