Ukraine Launches 347 Drones Across 20 Russian Regions Overnight
Ukraine launched its second-biggest drone attack since the Russian invasion, with air defences engaging 347 drones across 20 Russian regions overnight. Flights at Moscow airports were disrupted; a large electrical substation in Crimea caught fire. Russia’s self-declared Victory Day ceasefire collapsed almost immediately; President Zelensky said Russian forces “continued to attack positions overnight”. Both sides accused the other of violating their respective ceasefires.
Ukraine’s choice of Victory Day as the moment for its second-largest ever drone strike is explicitly political: it signals that Russian territory carries no sanctuary from Ukrainian long-range reach. The 347-drone figure is within 42 of the all-time record of 389 set last March. Russia’s decision to strip tanks from the Red Square parade — implemented weeks earlier — was vindicated by this strike pattern; a combination of heavy armour and mass drone exposure would have been catastrophic. Ukrainian long-range capacity has grown materially since the start of the conflict, limiting what Moscow can safely display at a parade that exists precisely to project military strength.