Overview

• Russia’s Defense Ministry and Nizhny Novgorod governor said air defenses shot down 30–36 UAVs over the Dzerzhinsk area overnight, with falling debris damaging buildings, vehicles and an enterprise site but no major industrial losses reported.
• Ukrainian outlet Public TV reported at least 13 explosions and subsequent power outages in Kharkiv on Monday night, and a separate blast was reported in Poltava during air-raid warnings.
• Authorities in Voronezh and Novorossiysk announced active UAV-threat alerts, activating local warning systems as regional air defenses responded.
• Belgorod’s governor said fragments from intercepted rockets damaged five cars and other property in the city and nearby districts, with additional minor fires and structural damage from drone strikes.
• Russian security-linked sources claimed Ukrainian losses on the Kharkiv axis and said about 100 foreign fighters were killed in Kharkiv, assertions presented without independent verification.