Ukraine, Russia claim to have shot down each other's drones in overnight attacks

ISTANBUL

Ukraine and Russia each claimed on Tuesday that they had shot down each other's drones in overnight attacks, but neither provided details about the damage or casualties.

According to Ukraine's air force, Russia launched 113 drones, approximately 70 of which were Shahed types, and 89 were shot down or suppressed over northern, southern, eastern, and central areas.

"There have been 22 strikes by attack UAVs recorded at six locations, with debris from downed drones found at two sites. Two enemy drones remain in the air," the statement read.

Kyiv also reported that Russia struck Zaporizhzhia with 10 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) shells around midnight, believed to be Tornado-S rockets.

Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense forces destroyed and intercepted 87 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 30 over Kursk, 18 over Saratov, 11 over Rostov, and others across the Bryansk, Tula, Ryazan, Crimea, Volgograd, Voronezh, and Nizhny Novgorod regions, as well as over the Black Sea.

The claims by both sides could not be independently verified.