Ukraine successfully defended against a large-scale drone attack launched by Russia, repelling 103 Shahed UAVs. Russia, in its own statement, claimed to have destroyed 66 Ukrainian drones. Ukraine highlighted the ongoing reliance of Russian weaponry on globally sourced components despite sanctions.
Ukraine repelled a wave of 103 Russia n drones overnight, while Moscow claimed to have downed 66 Ukrainian UAVs.In the past week, Russia deployed over 630 attack drones, about 740 guided aerial bombs, and nearly 50 missiles of different types, using more than 50,000 sanctioned components obtained from various countries worldwide.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia attacked Ukraine with 103 Iranian-made Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), while Moscow claimed to have destroyed 66 UAVs sent by Ukraine into Russian territory. “Almost every day, we defend our skies against Russian missiles and drones. Just last night, Ukraine was attacked by 103 drones, which contained 8,755 foreign-made components,” Zelenskyy said on X on Sunday. In the past week, Russia deployed over 630 attack drones, about 740 guided aerial bombs, and nearly 50 missiles of different types, using more than 50,000 sanctioned components obtained from various countries worldwide, he added pointedly. “The sanctions pressure on supply chains for foreign components remains insufficient. Russia continues to acquire the components and manufacturing tools it needs — almost globally — and uses them in the weapons it employs to terrorise Ukraine,” he said. The Russian military shot down 61 UAVs, including 37 in the Rostov region, 20 in the Bryansk region, two in the Voronezh region, and one each in the Belgorod and Oryol regions, said the country’s Defence Ministry. The statement added that in one two-hour period, Russian air defence systems destroyed five UAVs, three in the Belgorod region and two in the Kursk region.Russia said that Ukraine had launched a'counterattack' in the western border region of Kursk, where Kiev's forces began a shock ground offensive last August. It was not immediately clear how much Ukraine had advanced in the region, but pro-Kremlin military bloggers reported earlier that a powerful new offensive was underwa
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