Overview

• The Defense Ministry reported 251 Ukrainian UAVs intercepted across multiple areas, including 40 over Crimea, 34 over Kursk, 30 over Belgorod, 20 over Nizhny Novgorod, 17 over Voronezh, 11 over Krasnodar, eight over Tula, four over Ryazan, plus 62 over the Black Sea and five over the Azov Sea.
• Belgorod region officials said 197 drones targeted 14 municipalities in 24 hours, six people sought medical care, and roughly 40,000 residents temporarily lost power as housing, vehicles and infrastructure sustained damage and fires.
• Regional authorities reported additional injuries and damage, including two people hurt at the Tuapse oil refinery after debris sparked a fire and one person injured in the Nizhny Novgorod region, along with broken windows at a home in Kaluga.
• UAV-threat alerts were declared in several areas, with Voronezh warning of a direct strike risk, Novorossiysk and Stavropol later lifting alerts, and Moscow’s mayor saying air defenses downed one drone headed toward the capital.
• Russia highlighted offensive drone use and counter‑UAV steps, releasing battlefield footage of strikes and noting the creation of specialized “night hunter” teams to target large Ukrainian drones.