Ukrainian drone strikes kill three in Russia
One woman was killed and two others were wounded in an attack on an enterprise in the Penza region, Governor Oleg Melnichenko said on Telegram.
An elderly man died after falling drone debris sparked a house fire in the Samara region, according to Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev. In the Rostov region, a guard at an industrial facility was killed following a drone attack and fire, acting Governor Yuri Sliusar said.
'The military repelled a massive air attack during the night,' Sliusar wrote on Telegram, saying drones were destroyed over seven districts.
Russia's defense ministry said its air defense systems had shot down 112 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory between Friday night and Saturday morning, including 34 over the Rostov region.
In Ukraine's central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, overnight Russian drone attacks wounded three people and damaged buildings, homes, and vehicles, regional Governor Sergiy Lysak said.
Russian forces have claimed gains in Dnipropetrovsk, recently announcing the capture of two villages — part of what AFP analysis of US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) data calls Moscow's accelerated push in July. Kyiv denies any Russian presence in the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire in the more than three-year conflict, said on Friday he still seeks peace but that Moscow's demands remain 'unchanged.' These include Ukraine ceding territory and abandoning ambitions to join NATO.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said only Putin could end the war and reiterated his willingness to meet, writing on X: 'The United States has proposed this. Ukraine has supported it. What is needed is Russia's readiness.'
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