INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia's Defense Ministry said early Sunday that its air defense systems downed nearly 160 Ukrainian drones across 15 regions, including
two over Moscow, making it one of the largest coordinated attacks on the country since the start of the war."During the night, the Kyiv
regime attempted a terrorist attack using drones against targets in Russian territory, but air defense systems on duty successfully
intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.The military added that most of the
drones were destroyed in the border regions of Kursk, Bryansk, Voronezh and Belgorod.The air barrage comes just days after more than 200
Russian drones and missiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure in one of the largest such attacks
It is also nearly a month since Ukrainian troops launched a surprise cross-border offensive into the southwestern Kursk regionNear Moscow,
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin wrote on Telegram.In the central Tver region, authorities reported the downing of at least five drones in the area of
An unverified video shared online claimed to show a drone crashing into the plant, causing a large explosion.Across Russia, dozens of
flights were delayed or rerouted due to the overnight attacks, the RBC business news outlet reported.Russia and Ukraine have both
intensified their attacks on each other's energy infrastructure in recent months, with Kyiv aiming to hinder Moscow's capacity to carry
out military operations.AFP contributed reporting.
