Air defences downed 33 drones in a single day in Russia’s Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd areas, the Defence Ministry in Moscow mentioned on its Telegram channel. It later reported that two drones had been destroyed within the Volgograd area on Sunday morning. Russian information providers cited governors of the Lipetsk and Volgograd areas as saying there have been no casualties or injury.
The strikes got here a day after Russia mentioned it downed nearly 40 Ukrainian drones. Most have been shot down over Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula Russian forces have occupied since 2014, with others destroyed in Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod areas.The weekend assaults adopted intense Russian drone and missile strikes concentrating on a number of Ukrainian areas, together with Kyiv and port infrastructure within the Danube space, over the previous week. Ukraine mentioned Russia additionally fired a Kinzhal hypersonic missile whereas Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding a media occasion Thursday through which he vowed to win the battle.