Civilian Deaths Reported in Cross-Border Attacks
Drones and artillery killed civilians on both sides of the Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday, local officials reported. In Russia's Bryansk region, a Ukrainian drone strike killed two people in their car in a village near the border, according to acting Governor Yegor Kovalchuk on Telegram.
Russia's Defense Ministry, quoted by Russian news agencies, said 124 Ukrainian drones had been downed over Russian regions between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (0500-1700 GMT). Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin issued a series of statements about Ukrainian drones heading for the capital being intercepted. An informal tally kept by Russian news agencies put the number at 24 during the day.
Ukraine Reports Casualties from Shelling
In Ukraine, the governor of the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk Region, Oleksandr Ganzha, said a combined total of more than 40 drone strikes and artillery fire had killed one person and injured one near Nikopol. The town lies on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River from the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and is a frequent Russian target.
Donetsk Region Also Hit
The Moscow-appointed head of Russian-held areas in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, said on Telegram that two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in the major towns of Horlivka and Makiivka.
