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Russia says it intercepted 644 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 644 Ukrainian drones were intercepted overnight over 26 Russian regions and Crimea. About 160 flights were delayed or canceled at the capital’s airports because of 94 drones heading for Moscow, while U.S. President Trump criticized Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries.
Attacks on energy facilities and air operations brought new developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. As U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that 644 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted overnight.
The ministry said the drones were intercepted over 26 Russian regions and Crimea, which Russia has annexed. Vladimir Region Governor Alexander Avdeyev also said air defense systems repelled an attack reportedly targeting municipal heating infrastructure in the regional capital. Avdeyev said the damage was limited.
Air traffic disrupted in Moscow
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defense systems shot down 94 Ukrainian drones approaching the capital from Thursday evening to Friday morning.
Because of the attacks, about 160 flights were delayed or canceled at Moscow’s four major airports. Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo were the airports hit hardest by delays and cancellations.
Impact of attacks in Kharkiv and Volyn
Three people were killed and five injured in a Russian attack on the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.
In the Volyn region of northwestern Ukraine, Russian attacks left 370,000 people without electricity. Polish and NATO fighter jets were scrambled to protect Polish airspace.
In Kyiv, scheduled power outages were introduced during the Russian attacks.
Trump criticizes energy attacks
Speaking after Ukraine attacked a Russian refinery southeast of Moscow that supplies fuel to the capital, Trump said such attacks drive up world oil prices. “I think it’s a disgrace,” the U.S. president said.
Last week, Trump announced that Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other’s energy facilities. A refinery in Russia was hit after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was abandoning the arrangement announced as an energy ceasefire.
The U.S. president argued that Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries were pushing up energy prices and that this could have political consequences ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, played down the impact of Ukraine’s attacks on refineries. Putin said the attacks had not led to any “particularly significant” consequences.
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