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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 19 Ukrainian drones were destroyed before they could reach the city, coming in from various directions. Some debris fell onto a key highway into Moscow, but there were no injuries. Ukraine has not yet made a statement on the matter.
Meanwhile, Kharkiv's mayor said Russian drones also struck areas in Kharkiv and Kyiv overnight. In Ukraine's Odesa region, Governor Oleh Kiper confirmed that one person was killed by a drone strike.
This comes after a previous night when Russia's defense ministry claimed it had shot down 26 Ukrainian drones. Russian military bloggers mentioned that windows in a southern Moscow apartment were shattered, though this remains unconfirmed.
Drone attacks were also reported in other Russian cities like Penza and Voronezh. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began over three years ago, Kyiv has launched several drone operations against Moscow. The deadliest, in March, killed three people.
On Monday, Ukraine was also accused of trying to cross into Russia's Kursk region. Ukrainian forces claimed to have struck a drone command post near Tyotkino, a village close to the border. Although Russia claimed it had regained full control of the Kursk region in April, Ukraine insists its soldiers are still operating there.
In Rylsk, a town in Kursk, an electric substation lost power after an alleged Ukrainian attack damaged two transformers. Acting regional governor Alexander Khinshtein said two teenagers were hurt by shrapnel during the blast.
Military bloggers reported Ukrainian troops attempted to break through tank barriers at the border, posting images of vehicles, though these are yet to be verified. They said Ukraine fired missiles, used mine-clearing vehicles, and followed up with armored units.
A Ukrainian statement on Monday claimed their forces remain active inside Russia's Kursk region, even nine months after their operation began. Unconfirmed reports suggest troops attempted to cross the border at two separate points near Tyotkino.
Meanwhile, in Sumy—just 12 kilometers from Tyotkino—Ukrainian authorities called for residents of two settlements to evacuate, according to Reuters. Ukraine first entered the Kursk region in August 2024, aiming to create a buffer zone to protect Sumy and nearby areas, and possibly to use it as leverage in future talks.
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