Kyiv's Relentless Drone Strikes Target Russian Infrastructure

Kyiv launched over two dozen drones at Russia's Kursk region, damaging an oil depot. Russian air defense destroyed multiple drones. The attacks aim to disrupt Russian infrastructure and economy in retaliation for Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and its bombings.

Kyiv launched more than two dozen drones on the Russian region of Kursk in several waves of attacks that started Saturday night, causing damage to an oil depot, the region's acting governor stated late on Sunday.

At least 13 drones from Ukraine were intercepted by Russian air defense late Sunday, according to Governor Andrei Smirnov via the Telegram app. This followed the destruction of 19 drones over the region during the day, he reported.

Smirnov did not provide a total count of drones launched by Ukraine. Firefighters are still contending with a fire at the oil depot, ignited by Saturday night's drone strike. Minor damage was reported to several residential buildings.

Russian officials seldom reveal the full impact of Ukrainian attacks. Ukraine continues to target Russian transport, energy, and military infrastructure to weaken Russia's economy and war capabilities since the full-scale invasion started in 2022.

Kyiv claims the drone attacks are retaliatory measures against Russia's persistent bombardment of Ukraine. The governor of Russia's Oryol region reported that a power plant was damaged early Monday by a Ukrainian drone strike, while four additional drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region.

(With inputs from agencies.)