Ukraine Reports Escalating Drone Strikes and Renewed Offensive in Kursk Region

Russian attacks target Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, while Ukraine launches a new offensive in Kursk, claiming significant enemy losses.

Russian forces carried out extensive drone and artillery strikes across Ukraine, damaging infrastructure in cities like Kharkiv and Dnipro and injuring multiple civilians.
Ukraine's military reported a renewed offensive in Russia's Kursk region, aiming to weaken Russian positions and maintain a strategic buffer zone.
Ukrainian forces struck a key airfield in Russia's Krasnodar region used for launching Shahed drones, reportedly causing significant damage and a fire.
The ongoing Kursk operation has inflicted heavy losses on Russian forces, with Ukrainian officials estimating over 16,000 Russian soldiers killed in the last six months.
Civilians in Kherson and other regions continue to face targeted drone attacks, which Ukraine alleges are deliberate war crimes by Russian forces.