The drones were launched from Oryol, Kursk, Shatalovo, Millerovo, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as Hvardiyske in occupied Crimea. Air defenses were active in Ukraine’s northern, southern,

Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone attacks, with five people dead in the strikes, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was optimistic about military progress.

Five people have been killed in overnight strikes in Russia and Ukraine, as the two sides continue to trade drone attacks. Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that more than 200 drones and almost 30 missiles were fired by Russia, with most targeting Dnipropetrovsk where three people died.