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Russia Says Air Defenses Downed 77 Ukrainian Drones as Explosions Reported in Odesa Region

Authorities paired air-defense claims with tightened security measures inside Russia.

Overview

  • Ukrainian media reported explosions in Odesa, Izmail and Mykolaiv during overnight air raid alerts, citing the public broadcaster and official online maps.
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 77 Ukrainian drones over seven regions and the Black and Azov seas, including several near the Moscow region.
  • Regional emergency services in Daghestan announced and later canceled a drone-attack warning across the North Caucasus after roughly four hours.
  • The FSB said it foiled a planned car-bomb attack against a Defense Ministry serviceman in Stavropol, detaining a teenage suspect who later acknowledged guilt in a video released by the agency.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held a call with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss ideas for a durable peace and indicated further discussions would follow.