Russia says it shot down 33 Ukrainian drones

Russia’s Defence Ministry says its air defences intercepted 33 Ukrainian drones overnight.

In a statement cited by Russia’s TASS news agency, the ministry said 13 drones were downed over the Belgorod region, 10 over Voronezh, four over Lipetsk, one over Bryansk, and five over the Black Sea.

The latest attack comes after Ukrainian strikes left about 40,000 people without electricity in a Russian-occupied area of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region, said Yevgeny Balitsky, a Moscow-installed official.