Russia has announced the downing of 61 Ukrainian drones, mostly over the Black Sea, following a weekend in which 205 drones were destroyed.

On Sunday night Russia said it destroyed 61 Ukrainian drones, 18 of which were intercepted over the Black Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the strikes took place between 23:00 and 05:20. The wreckage of a downed drone also caused delays to train movements in the Volgograd region and flights at the local airport were temporarily suspended. In total, Russia shot down 205 drones over the weekend, marking an intensification of air strikes.