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Russia Says It Downs 20 Ukrainian Drones Overnight, Ukraine Reports 12 Intercepts and Casualties in Dnipro

Official tallies underscore a grinding cross-border drone campaign.

Overview

  • Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses destroyed 20 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, including eight over Belgorod, eight over Rostov, three over Saratov and one over Voronezh.
  • Ukrainian regional authorities report air defenders shot down 12 Russian-launched drones over the Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday.
  • Officials in Dnipro now report one person killed and 31 injured from Tuesday’s drone attack, updating earlier counts.
  • Serhii Lysak says overnight strikes hit the Petropavlivka and Pokrovske communities, damaging a store and a pharmacy and igniting grass fires, with no new casualties.
  • Both sides’ figures come from official statements and were not independently verified in the reports.