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3 people die in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia
RUSSIA, AUG 2 – Russian air defenses intercepted or destroyed 112 drones during Ukrainian strikes that killed three people across multiple regions, officials said.
- Regional governors said Ukrainian drone attacks overnight into Saturday killed three people in western Russia.
- After a Russian drone and missile attack that killed 31 people including five children and wounded over 150, the reciprocal strikes followed a day of mourning in Kyiv.
- In the Rostov region, a guard at an industrial facility was killed after a drone attack, and falling drone debris caused a fire that killed an elderly resident in Samara region, Russian officials said.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses neutralised 112 Ukrainian drones, including 34 over Rostov, in a nearly nine-hour period from Friday night to Saturday morning.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump set an Aug. 8 deadline for Putin to make peace progress, sending envoy Steve Witkoff to push for a ceasefire and warning of sanctions.
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Three killed in Ukrainian drone strikes on western Russia
Russia's defence ministry said its air defence systems had destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory -- 34 over the Rostov region -- in a nearly nine-hour period, from Friday night to Saturday morning.
According to Russian sources, at least three people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks last night.
3 People Die in Overnight Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Russia
Ukrainian drone attacks overnight into Saturday killed three people, Russian officials said Saturday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted or destroyed 112 drones across eight Russian regions and the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. A drone attack on the Rostov region, on the border with Ukraine, killed one person, acting governor Yuri Slyusar said.
Russian authorities reported at least three deaths after Ukrainian drone attacks in several regions. At the airport of the Russian region of Samara, take-offs and landings were restricted.
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