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Russia Says 33 Ukrainian Drones Downed Overnight as Strikes Kill Civilians in Kyiv

Officials on both sides described civilian damage and emergency responses during the latest overnight exchange.

Overview

  • - Russia’s Defense Ministry reported air defenses intercepted or destroyed 33 Ukrainian UAVs over multiple areas, including Bryansk, Leningrad, Crimea, Rostov, Pskov, the Black and Azov seas, Novgorod, Oryol, Tver and Tula.
  • - Regional authorities in Russia detailed damage from drone incursions, with 131 apartments affected in Bataysk and several commercial sites and two public transport vehicles damaged in Makhachkala, while temporary flight restrictions were imposed in several cities.
  • - Kyiv’s mayor said a large strike on the capital left two dead and five injured, including a two-year-old girl, as Ukrainian officials also reported energy and port infrastructure damage in Izmail, Odesa region, and nine injured in Zaporizhzhia.
  • - Ukraine issued nationwide air-raid alerts twice within hours, and local reports noted explosions in Kоноtop in Sumy region and in the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson.
  • - Russia’s military said it destroyed a UAV control post and two 120-mm mortars near Kostyantynivka, the FSB reported eliminating two sabotage-reconnaissance groups in the same area, and a pro-Russian coordinator claimed strikes on a training site near Boryspil and an air-defense asset in Zaporizhzhia.