Overview

• Moscow said drones were downed overnight across multiple regions, including 62 over Kursk, 31 over Belgorod, and about 30 over Nizhni Novgorod targeting the Dzerzhinsk industrial zone.
• Tyumen regional authorities reported the territory’s first drone incident since 2022, stating three drones were detected and neutralized at an industrial site in the Antipino district.
• Four civilians were reported killed in Russian-occupied Kherson in a drone strike attributed to Ukraine by Moscow-appointed official Vladimir Saldo, and a separate attack killed a 65-year-old man in Ukraine-held Kherson, according to local authorities.
• Energy infrastructure remained a focus, with outages noted in Belgorod after recent strikes, Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities, and stepped-up Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid.
• Ukrainian sources promoted new 5.56 mm “Horoshok” cartridges that fragment in flight for short-range counter‑drone use compatible with NATO-standard rifles.