WESTERN PERSPECTIVE

Ukraine launches drones at Moscow, western Russia, regional officials say

Ukraine launched a series of drones targeting Moscow and western Russia, regional officials said early on Sunday, adding that there were no injuries or significant damage reported.

Russia's air-defence units destroyed at least one drone flying towards Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app.

According to preliminary information, there was no damage or casualties where debris fell in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region.

Drone debris sparked several short-lived fires in the Lipetsk region in southwestern Russia, the region's governor said on Telegram. There were no injuries reported, he added.

Governors of the Bryansk and Oryol region, also in western parts of Russia, reported that air defence units destroyed several drones there.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.

Kyiv has often said in the past that its air attacks target infrastructure key to Russia's war efforts and are a response to Moscow's continued air attacks on Ukraine.

Russian officials often do not disclose full extent of damage inflicted by the drone attacks, especially on military, transport or energy infrastructure.

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE

Russia says its Mi-28NM helicopter destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles in Kursk Region

An Mi-28NM helicopter destroyed a cluster of Ukrainian troops and armored vehicles near the border in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Army aviation crews flying an Mi-28NM helicopter struck Ukrainian manpower and armored military vehicles with air-borne missiles near the border in the Kursk Region. According to reports from the forward air controller, the Ukrainian personnel and armored military vehicles were destroyed," it said.

The strike on the previously detected enemy targets were delivered with air-borne missiles.

"After the use of air-borne weapons, the crew performed an anti-missile maneuver, released heat traps and returned to the base," the ministry said.

Reuters/Tass