Ukraine launched a new wave of large-scale drone strikes on Sunday as Russians cast their votes in the final days of the election. presidential vote Plans to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule 6 more years.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that it shot down 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, four of which were shot down in the Moscow region.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said a fifth drone was later shot down near the capital's Domodedovo airport on Sunday morning. No casualties or damage were reported.
Two more drones were shot over Russia's Kaluga region, just south of the capital, and Yaroslavl region, northeast of Moscow, the Defense Ministry said.
The attacks on the Yaroslavl region, located about 800 kilometers (500 miles) from the Ukrainian border, were some of the farthest ever carried out by Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defense announced that more Ukrainian drones were shot down in the Belgorod, Kursk and Rostov regions and the southern region of Krasnodar, which border Ukraine.
Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Sunday's Ukrainian shelling killed a 16-year-old girl and wounded her father.
A drone crashed into a refinery in the Krasnodar region, starting a fire that was put out several hours later, regional authorities said. One refinery worker died of a heart attack, officials said.
Refineries and oil terminals are the main targets of Ukrainian drone attacks.
The attack follows a series of Ukrainian drone strikes and other attacks in recent days that President Putin described as Ukraine's attempt to frighten the population and derail Russia's presidential election.
“No enemy attack has and will not go unpunished,” he vowed at Friday's Security Council meeting. “I am sure that our people, the Russian people, will respond even more unitedly.”
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military announced on Sunday that 14 Russian-made drones had been shot down over the Odesa region.The attack is as follows Russian ballistic missile attack At least 21 people were killed on Friday when a house was blown up in the southern port city. A second missile then targeted first responders as they arrived at the scene, officials said.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces also fired five S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in Ukrainian-controlled areas of Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, and two X-59 guided missiles in the Chernihiv region.
as war dragged into one third YearRelying on its superiority in firepower, Russian forces have slowly inched forward along the front, while Ukraine has counterattacked with further drone strikes and cross-border raids deep in Russia.
Two people were killed and three others injured in the accident on Saturday. ukraine bombardment The Russian border city of Belgorod is under regular attack.
The Russian military also claimed on Saturday that it had thwarted a new cross-border invasion attempt by a Ukrainian “sabotage and reconnaissance group.”
Russian volunteer forces, including Russians, fighting alongside Ukrainian forces released a video on social media on Saturday claiming to have captured 25 Russian soldiers. This claim could not be independently verified.
Cross-border attacks in the region have occurred sporadically since the war began and have not only been the subject of claims and counterclaims; false information And advertising.
