Ukraine and Russia Report Extensive Drone Attacks Amidst Peace Talk Preparations

Russian air defenses report intercepting 337 drones over its territory, including the Moscow region, marking what they claim is the largest Ukrainian drone attack since the start of military actions. According to Russian defense officials, 91 drones were downed near Moscow, resulting in one death and three injuries, as reported by Moscow region's governor Andrei Vorobiov. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobianin described the attack as the most massive on the capital to date. Of the total, 126 drones were reportedly destroyed over the Kursk region. In a separate incident, Russia launched a ballistic missile and 126 strike drones against Ukraine, targeting regions including Donetsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kyiv. Ukrainian Air Forces confirmed the downing of a ballistic missile and 79 drones in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Kherson regions. Kherson also experienced Russian shelling, resulting in injuries to 11 civilians. Residential areas were hit, damaging homes and infrastructure, according to Kherson Oblast Administration Head, Oleksandr Prokudin.