Russia said its forces carried out overnight strikes on several Ukrainian military airfields, while Ukrainian officials said air defenses intercepted 65 drones during one of the month’s heaviest attacks. The competing accounts could not be independently verified in the Reuters report.

The Russian Defence Ministry said the strikes hit military infrastructure at multiple locations. Kyiv, meanwhile, framed the assault as a large-scale drone wave aimed at Ukrainian territory and said most of the incoming drones were destroyed before reaching their targets.

The latest exchange underscores how both sides continue to target military assets as the war grinds on, with drone warfare remaining a defining feature of the conflict. As in previous episodes, each side offered its own battlefield account, making independent confirmation difficult during active combat.

Civilian areas in Ukraine have repeatedly suffered during the wider war, even when the stated targets are military facilities. The Reuters report did not provide immediate evidence from the battlefield to confirm the full extent of the damage on either side.