Defence ministry in Moscow says 50 drones shot down over eight of country’s region with several deaths reported
overnight, the defence ministry in Moscow said on Saturday, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure.
Ukrainian officials normally decline to comment about attacks on Russian soil. However, many of the drone strikes appeared to be directed towards Russia’s energy infrastructure. In recent months, Russian refineries and oil terminals have become priority targets of Ukrainian drone attacks, part of stepped-up assaults on Russian territory.
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