Ukraine's military announced on Monday that it successfully intercepted all 29 aerial drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks. The Ukrainian air force stated these intercepts occurred over the Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Poltava regions, with no casualties or damage reported by regional officials.
The Russian defense ministry, in turn, claimed to have destroyed seven Ukrainian drones, with five intercepted over the Belgorod region and two over the Kursk region.
In a separate incident, Russian missile strikes on Sunday killed at least 11 people at a crowded resort just outside Kharkiv city. Yaroslav Trofimko, a police inspector at the resort, lamented, "There were never any soldiers here. It was a Sunday; people were supposed to be here to rest. Children were supposed to be here, pregnant women, resting, enjoying a normal way of life."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again urged Western allies to provide additional air defense systems to protect Kharkiv and other cities. "The world can stop Russian terror — and to do so, the lack of political will among leaders must be overcome," Zelenskyy said on social media. He emphasized that "Two Patriots for Kharkiv will make a fundamental difference," referring to Patriot missile defense systems. He also called for air defense systems for other cities and support for soldiers on the front line to ensure Russia's defeat.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military shelled two towns in Russia's southern Belgorod region on Sunday, injuring at least 13 people, including three children, and damaging residential areas, according to Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram. Several apartment buildings were reported damaged.
Ukraine's military has frequently targeted towns and villages in Russian border regions. On Sunday, Russia reported that Ukraine launched 62 drones on Russian regions, causing the Slavyansk oil refinery in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region to halt operations, as reported by the Interfax news agency.
A Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters in Kyiv that Ukraine's security service (SBU) and military drones struck the Slavyansk refinery and a military airfield in the Krasnodar region in overnight attacks. Additionally, the Ukrainian navy claimed to have destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Project 266M Kovrovets minesweeper.
Russia reported that its forces had defeated Ukraine's 24th and 42nd mechanized brigades and the 125th Air Defense Brigade at Lukiantsi, Vesele, and Radhospne in the Kharkiv region, and repelled attacks by Kyiv's forces at other locations in the area. Russia also accused Kyiv's forces of firing U.S., French, and Ukrainian missiles at Russia-held territory.
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