Moscow’s defense forces reported Monday morning that they successfully intercepted 148 Ukrainian drones during a concentrated three-hour assault, while utility workers scrambled to restore electricity to approximately half a million homes affected by the overnight strikes.
The drone offensive on Sunday night resulted in casualties, including the death of a civil defense volunteer in the Belgorod border region, an area that has repeatedly faced Ukrainian military operations. Additionally, unmanned aircraft struck a residential tower in the Black Sea coastal city of Novorossiysk.
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the interceptions occurred primarily across the nation’s central and southern territories during an intense window from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. local time on Sunday.
Novorossiysk Mayor Andrei Kravchenko confirmed that fragments from destroyed drones had impacted a multi-story residential complex, though no information about potential injuries was immediately available.
The annexed Crimean peninsula also faced sustained aerial attacks, with Sevastopol’s governor reporting four separate drone assaults throughout Sunday. Officials stated that seven additional drones were eliminated during the most recent wave of attacks on the strategic port city.
In Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, currently under Russian control, Moscow-appointed administrator Andrei Chertkov announced that repair teams had successfully restored electrical service to the major urban centers of Donetsk and Makiivka following Ukrainian strikes targeting power infrastructure.
Chertkov had previously disclosed that close to 500,000 homes lost electrical power during the attacks. Restoration efforts remained ongoing in communities still experiencing blackouts.
Emergency repair operations were also underway throughout Russian-controlled portions of the Zaporizhzhia region, where widespread power failures occurred following the strikes.
