Russia Reports Mass Destruction of Ukrainian Drones Overnight

Ukrainian and regional outlets focus on Russia’s use of thousands of attack drones against Ukrainian cities and energy facilities, portraying it as a sustained air campaign. This view stresses that Ukraine is under heavier bombardment than Russia, and that Ukrainian strikes and partisan actions inside Russia are aimed at weakening Russian military capacity. These sources suggest that disabling Russian electronic warfare in Novgorod Oblast could make future Ukrainian drone operations against military targets inside Russia more effective.

• •Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that Russia launched more than 3,000 attack drones at Ukraine in a single week.
• •Russian drones are described as striking Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, increasing pressure on the power grid.
• •Pro-Ukrainian partisans claim to have disabled Russian electronic warfare equipment in Novgorod Oblast to reduce Russian air defense effectiveness.
• •Ukrainian strikes inside Russia are framed as targeting military or logistical sites rather than civilians.
• •Regional outlets argue that Russia’s large-scale drone use shows Moscow relying heavily on cheaper unmanned systems to sustain its campaign.