Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed today that Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones during a major attack carried out last night on 12 Russian regions, as well as Crimea, which Moscow considers the largest attack to date.
The major attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on the X platform that he had ordered a “40-day impact operation,” believed to mean an escalation of attacks, with the aim of “forcing Russia to end the war,” after US peace efforts over the past year have failed to produce progress.
A house was destroyed in the Tula region, south of Moscow, and a woman was injured, Tula Governor Dmitry Milyaev said. He added that a power line and an unidentified industrial facility in the city of Novomoskovsk were also damaged, theindependent reports.
The independent Russian online portal Astra reported that a chemical plant and a hydroelectric power plant in Novomoskovsk were attacked and engulfed in fire.
Zelensky zbulon operacionin 40-ditor për të goditur dhe dobësuar Rusinë Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also announced that 47 Ukrainian drones were shot down while flying towards Moscow, but did not indicate whether there were any casualties or damage.
Two people were killed and seven others were injured during Russian attacks in the Ukrainian region of Kharkiv in the last 24 hours, regional head Oleg Synegubov announced today. Russia attacked the city of Kharkiv and 16 other areas across the region using guided aerial bombs and drones of various types, Synegubov said.
The Ukrainian Air Force announced that overnight it had intercepted 174 of the 189 Russian drones used in the attack. Ukrainian officials reported damage to energy facilities, homes and other civilian infrastructure in Kiev, Odessa and Sumy. /Telegraph