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At least 25 injured as Russia, Ukraine trade overnight drone strikes
Russia says 19 were injured in Belgorod, while Ukraine reports six wounded in Sumy after overnight strikes.
At least 25 injured as Russia, Ukraine trade overnight drone strikes
A dense column of smoke rises in Podolsk, in the Moscow region, following Ukrainian drone attacks on July 27 2026. / Reuters

At least 25 people were injured as Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight drone attacks on Tuesday, according to officials on both sides.

In Russia's Belgorod region, 19 people were injured after a Ukrainian drone struck a civilian bus, regional Governor Aleksandr Shuvaev said.

Shuvaev said on Telegram that the attack occurred in the town of Shebekino, damaging the bus and a truck, while shrapnel also struck a passenger car.

Separately, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Russian air defences intercepted more than 390 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 81 heading towards the capital.

Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said a drone hit an apartment building in the city of Chekhov, while falling debris sparked fires at a tyre storage facility and a private home in the village of Vaulovo. Drone fragments also damaged a summer house in the village of Dubna.

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Russia's Defence Ministry claimed its forces intercepted and destroyed 356 Ukrainian drones across the country, annexed Crimea and over the Sea of Azov.

The ministry also said Russian forces struck Ukrainian ports, naval vessels supporting Ukrainian troops and a bulk carrier delivering military cargo in the northwestern Black Sea.

In Ukraine, six people were injured in overnight Russian strikes on the Sumy region, Governor Oleg Hryhorov said on Telegram.

"The rescue operation continued into the night. Miraculously, there were no fatalities," Hryhorov said.

Ukraine's Air Force claimed it shot down 107 of the drones launched by Russia overnight across the country's northern, southern, central and eastern regions.

The claims made by both sides could not be independently verified due to the ongoing war.

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SOURCE:Anadolu Agency