
AI-generated summary
Ukraine and Russia have been in a state of armed conflict since 2022. The sides regularly carry out strikes on each other's territory, including the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Civilian targets are periodically targeted, causing international concern.
On the night of September 11, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) massively attacked Russian regions with drones. Two Russian cities on the Volga were attacked, and authorities in the Tula region also reported serious consequences. According to the Ministry of Defense, more than 700 UAVs were destroyed.
It is known that air defense forces discovered and destroyed 26 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the skies over the Tula region. The governor of the region, Dmitry Milyaev, said that as a result of the attack, two people could not escape, and three more were injured. Doctors provide the victims with all necessary assistance.
The official added that the threat of a UAV attack continues to exist in the Tula region, and asked all residents to be attentive and careful.
As the Russian defense department later clarified, air defense systems shot down 777 Ukrainian UAVs overnight over the regions of the Russian Federation, as well as over the waters of the Black and Caspian Seas.
Putin spoke about the response to Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strikes on civilian targets
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are striking purely civilian Russian targets, President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
According to him, Moscow proceeded from the fact that civilian objects should not become the target of attacks even in conditions of armed conflict. “Our enemy, unfortunately, thinks differently, and began to strike these civilian, purely civilian targets. As you can see, we were forced to respond in a mirror way,” said the head of state.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will strengthen air defense measures in vulnerable regions
Likely · Within days
Russia will launch retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian territory
Very likely · Within days

Eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down at night over the territory of the Ryazan region, there were no casualties or damage, Governor Pavel Malkov said. During the night, Russian air defense forces destroyed 777 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs.

Russian armed forces attacked data centers, logistics points and sea vessels used in the interests of Ukrainian troops in the Kyiv and Odessa regions using high-precision air-launched weapons and UAVs, as the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Telegram.

The Russian serviceman said that Ukrainian troops avoid direct confrontation, actively use drones to attack fuel tankers in the Zaporozhye region and use foreign components in drones; according to him, Russian forces are adapting tactics, lining up in a column to minimize losses.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that during the sea passage to the port of Odessa, a dry cargo ship carrying cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit. The incident occurred in the zone of a special military operation.

During the night from September 10 to 11, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 777 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over several regions of Russia, as well as over the Black and Caspian Seas, according to a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian drone pilots of the Yuzhnaya group of troops are blocking the movement of Ukrainian troops between Druzhkovka and Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, turning the section of the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka highway in the DPR into a dangerous zone where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are forced to use only armored vehicles, said Hero of Russia Alexey Sokolov with the call sign Sokol.