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Russia’s aerial defences destroyed 77 Ukrainian drones launched overnight, Russia’s defence ministry said connected Sunday, arsenic some sides proceed cross-border aerial attacks successful the astir four-year-old war.
The drones were downed implicit 7 regions successful confederate and cardinal Russia and implicit Russian-annexed Crimea, the ministry said successful a connection connected the Telegram messaging app.
A powerfulness transmission operation was damaged successful the Rostov portion bordering Ukraine astir 1,000 km (620 miles) southbound of Moscow, leaving astir 250 residents without electricity, Rostov Governor Yuri Slyusar said connected Telegram, adding that nary 1 was injured.
Forty-two drones were destroyed implicit the Saratov portion successful southwestern Russia and 12 implicit the Rostov region, the defence ministry said.
Russian authorities seldom disclose the grade of harm from Ukrainian aerial attacks and astir ne'er corroborate hits connected subject infrastructure.
The warfare has progressively featured long-range drone and rocket strikes acold from the beforehand lines, arsenic each broadside seeks to deed military, logistics and vigor assets heavy successful the other’s territory.
Moscow has carried retired rocket and drone attacks connected Ukraine’s powerfulness grid and cities successful past winters and up of this winter, causing blackouts and putting unit connected repair crews arsenic acold upwind sets in.
Kyiv has stepped up drone attacks connected lipid depots, airfields and different targets wrong Russia, often casting them arsenic a morganatic effect to Moscow’s run against Ukraine’s cities and vigor system.
