Air defense forces shot down 106 drones over regions of Russia overnight.

Regional Ukrainian‑aligned outlets depict Russia as the primary aggressor conducting large‑scale drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, causing civilian casualties, while Ukraine responds with targeted strikes to weaken Russian military capabilities. They attribute responsibility to Russia for initiating and sustaining high‑intensity attacks, and portray Ukrainian drone and missile operations as aimed at destroying key Russian air defense systems and command assets. They argue that these strikes are eroding Russia’s ability to wage war and that Russian claims of successful interceptions mask significant losses.

• •Ukrainian security services claim that Ukrainian forces have destroyed around half of Russia’s ‘key’ Pantsir air defense systems, targeting them to open gaps in Russian air defenses.
• •Regional reporting states that Ukrainian forces have hit Russian Nebo‑U radar systems and clusters of drone operators and troops, aiming to disrupt Russian reconnaissance and strike coordination.
• •Ukrainian‑side sources report that Russia recently attacked Ukraine with 154 drones and Iskander‑M missiles overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses shooting down 111 UAVs.
• •Another Ukrainian‑side account notes that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 15 Russian Iskander missiles and almost 200 drones in a separate attack, though 13 strikes still hit targets in Ukraine.
• •Ukrainian‑aligned outlets report that Russia lost approximately 1,070 soldiers, a tank, and hundreds of other weapons and pieces of military equipment over a single day of fighting.