Russia Fights Wave of Drones as Ukraine Claims Troops Advancing
- Air defenses downed 117 drones, four missiles, Russia says
- Ukrainian army chief says forces gained 2km in Russia’s Kursk
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Russia said its air defenses downed 117 drones and four tactical missiles, one of the largest overnight attacks of the war, as Ukrainian forces claimed to be continuing advances on Russian territory.
The Defense Ministry in Moscow said its forces destroyed unmanned aerial vehicles over almost all regions bordering Ukraine as well as in the Nizhny Novgorod region to the east of the Russian capital. Regional Governor Gleb Nikitin said drones attacked the Kulebaksky district, which is home to a military airbase about 700 kilometers (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border.