Ukraine and Russia accused each other of overnight drone attacks hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed revenge for a strike that damaged his flagship bridge to Crimea.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said 28 Ukrainian drones attempted to attack facilities in Crimea, one of the most intense drone strikes against the peninsula since the war began. All the unmanned aerial vehicles were repelled and there were no reports of damage or injuries, according to a statement on the ministry’s Telegram channel.
Ukrainian officials said they downed a total of 31 drones in the southern regions of Odesa and Mykolayiv and also intercepted six Kalibr missiles launched from the Black Sea. An industrial facility in the southern Mykolayiv region was hit during the Russian attacks and debris from one of the intercepted missiles damaged port infrastructure facilities in Odesa, regional officials said.
