- Russian media reported that a total of 605 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory, as well as over the occupied Crimean peninsula, according to the same information.
- Kyiv Independent reports that it was in connection with an attack on oil refineries that the UAVs were launched, citing Slavneft-Janos.
- In the Kharkiv region, Vitaly Korolev, the head of the regional military administration, said that a drone attack hit a Wildberries warehouse.
On the incident, CT24, Meduza and České noviny reported.
Russia says it shot down 605 Ukrainian drones over its territory, including over Crimea, as well as over the Azov Sea. According to the report, the Ministry of Defence in Moscow said that the air defense forces had intercepted the drones.
In the meantime, the Ukrainian side did not provide details about the Russian claims that it had shot down the drones, citing the existence of additional information. Kyiv Independent said it had received information from Russian sources that the drones were aimed at Slavneft-Janos.
In a video published online, footage shows the scale of the attack and the aftermath at Slavneft-Janos. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later said that the attack had been carried out as well.
According to the provided information, the Ukrainian side said that the drones were aimed at targets in Russia. A non-official Telegram channel Astra reported that the drones had hit Slavneft-Janos.
According to the reports, the attack targeted Russian regions, including the city of Balakliya in the Kharkiv region, where three people were killed. The report was attributed to Vitalij Karabanov.
In his remarks, the first person in Balakliya said that the damage was caused by the strike. Karabanov also said that the other drone hit the building.
The reports also said that the strike targeted residential areas. For example, the Russian outlet RBK-Ukraine said that the attack damaged a total of 13 people.
According to the reports, Astra said that a drone hit the premises of a Wildberries warehouse. Vitaly Korolev said that the drone strike caused the “falling debris” at the Ukrainian site. The reports also said that the company’s warehouse was not hit directly.
According to Astra, the drone strike hit the premises of a warehouse in Palkino. The reports also said that 4 of Korolev’s statements referred to the injuries caused by the strike at the Wildberries warehouse in the Emmaus area, without specifying the exact number of victims.