Russian air defenses shot down 72 Ukrainian drones across St. Petersburg and surrounding region, Gov. Alexander Beglov said.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because Russia has resumed hitting Ukraine's grid substations heading into a war-strained year and just opened a new front across the Oskil river near Kupiansk, threatening both civilian heat and a fresh Ukrainian defensive collapse.
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"He also said that air defenses shot down 72 Ukrainian drones across Russia's second-largest city and the surrounding region."
"He also said that air defenses shot down 72 Ukrainian drones across Russia’s second-largest city and the surrounding region."
"He also said that air defenses shot down 72 Ukrainian drones across Russia's second-largest city and the surrounding region."
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- Russian forces established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Oskil river north of Kupiansk
- Strikes on Ukrainian transmission substations resumed on Jun 26 after a five-week pause
- Russian Shahed-type drone output has reached roughly 190 airframes per week
- Neither side retains the capacity for a decisive offensive before autumn
- The EU approved a fourteenth military-assistance tranche including long-range strike systems