Russian drone attacks damaged infrastructure sites in multiple regions of Ukraine on Monday, as Kyiv reported heavy intercepts by its air defense forces. Ukraine’s air force confirmed it shot down 57 of the 104 drones launched by Russian forces overnight, targeting a wide range of regions including Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr.
The attacks, which primarily targeted critical infrastructure, were concentrated in the Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk and Sumy regions, according to Ukrainian military officials.
In Dnipropetrovsk, Governor Serhiy Lysak confirmed the damage and reported at least five injuries in the city of Nikopol, following a Russian shelling on Monday.
“Russian shelling injured at least five people in Nikopol,” Lysak said in a Telegram post, though he did not provide further details on the victims’ conditions.
As Ukrainian forces successfully intercepted the majority of the drones, the damage caused by the remaining drones remains unclear, but Ukrainian officials noted the potential impact on energy and communications infrastructure in the affected regions.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed to have shot down 32 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory, including in the regions of Voronezh, Belgorod, Kursk, Oryol and Tver. Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov also reported a Ukrainian drone attack in the city, which damaged a house but did not cause any casualties.
In the wake of the ongoing tensions, a Kremlin spokesperson stated on Monday that Russia had not received any signals suggesting a potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. This comment followed Putin’s remarks over the weekend, in which he suggested that the two leaders should discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and energy prices.
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