Ukraine News: Fierce fighting on both sides of the border

The Russian Ministry of Defense has updated the information about the downed Ukrainian drones over Russia. Last night, 51 Ukrainian drones were rendered harmless by air defense, 18 of them in the Tambov region, 400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Another 16 drones were shot down in the area around the border city of Belgorod, while the others were all shot down in Oryol, Bryansk, Lipetsk and Voronezh regions. In Belgorod, a woman was slightly injured, Governor Vyacheslav Klatkov said in a telegram.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian air defense intercepted at least 30 Ukrainian drones during the night. The ministry said they were shot down in Voronezh, Bryansk, Oryol, Lipetsk and Belgorod regions.

According to information from Kiev, Russia has attacked almost all divisions of the front in the east and south of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian civil servants, more than 100 glide bombs were dropped. The Russian Air Force used more than 30 cruise missiles on the contested Russian border in Kursk. Yesterday there were about 160 individual battles on the ground along the entire front line. The situation near Pokrovsk was described as particularly difficult, but under control. Fighting also took place around Selido. Much of the city is already under Russian control, according to reports from Russian and Ukrainian military bloggers.

A Russian attack with two cruise missiles killed one person and wounded three others in the eastern Ukrainian industrial city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, Governor Vadim Flyashkin wrote in a Telegram. More than 20 buildings, including residential buildings, were damaged. Pilashkin again called for an exit. The front line is nine kilometers to the east.

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has warned against underestimating Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I trust Putin with everything,” he told newspapers from the Funke media group. Europe must invest more in its defense and deterrence. In the future, we will need more than NATO’s two percent target. “We finally have to grow up,” Waldonen said: “Putin is a dictator who only understands strength.” France and Germany are the main targets of a Russian hybrid war, the politician from the conservative National Alliance party said. The main purpose of public disinformation is to reduce support for Ukraine.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko informed the people of Kyiv on Telegram about the wave of Russian drone attacks in the capital. Air Defense is in action. “Stay in the settlements,” he wrote.

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