Russia Claims 173 Ukrainian Drones Intercepted Overnight, Reports Damage and Injuries
Quick Look
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting 173 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions, including Moscow and Crimea.
- An attack near Yaroslavl caused a minor shrapnel wound to one woman and temporary traffic disruption.
- Power outages were reported in nine districts of Kherson Region, and five civilians were injured in Gorlovka.
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Why It Matters
Russia's Defense Ministry reported intercepting a large number of Ukrainian drones over its territory. The report details specific regions affected and instances of damage and injuries. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has involved frequent aerial attacks.
MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Overnight, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 173 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
A large-scale attack by Ukrainian UAVs was repelled near Yaroslavl, where a woman sustained a shrapnel wound.
TASS has compiled the key details regarding the aftermath.
Attack scale
- Air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 173 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions during the night, the Defense Ministry reported.
- According to the ministry, the UAVs were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kostroma, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl, and Moscow regions, as well as the Republic of Crimea.
Aftermath
- A large-scale Ukrainian UAV attack was repelled near Yaroslavl, where a woman sustained a minor shrapnel wound, regional Governor Mikhail Yevrayev reported on his Max channel.
- The woman declined hospitalization.
- Due to the drone attack, traffic was temporarily suspended on the road leading from Yaroslavl toward Moscow for safety reasons.
- Traffic has since resumed.
- A Ukrainian UAV attack left nine districts of the Kherson Region without power, regional governor Vladimir Saldo reported on his Max channel.
- Emergency power outages affected the districts of Genichesk, Novotroitsk, Chaplinka, Kalanchak, Ivanovka, Nizhniye Sirogozy, Gornostayevka, and Kakhovka, as well as the city of Novokakhovka.
- Utility crews and emergency responders are already on site and are doing everything possible to restore electricity as quickly as possible.
- Five civilians were injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Kalininsky District of Gorlovka in the DPR, the city’s mayor Ivan Prikhodko reported on his Max channel.
- He added that several residential buildings in the area were damaged in the attack.
Open Questions
- What was the total number of drones launched by Ukraine?
- What was the specific target of the drone attacks in the affected Russian regions?
- What is the extent of the damage to residential buildings in Gorlovka?
- What is the current status of the power restoration efforts in Kherson Region?
