Russian forces downed 128 drones in a single day on Feb. 26 over a number of Russian areas and Russian-occupied Crimea, the nation's Protection Ministry claimed.
The Russian air forces shot down 83 drones over Krasnodar Krai and destroyed one other 30 drones over Russian-occupied Crimea. Eight drones had been downed over the Azov, whereas one other 5 over the Black Sea. Russia additionally reportedly shot down one drone in Bryansk and one other in Kursk oblasts.
Residents reported explosions within the cities of Tuapse and Anapa in Krasnodar Krai, whereas the airport in Sochi was closed on account of a drone assault, the unbiased Telegram channel Astra reported.
The Tuapse sea commerce port was additionally reportedly focused, based on Astra.
The governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev, stated there have been no casualties within the area, however a number of homes had been broken.
Ukraine routinely launches deep strikes in opposition to navy and industrial services in Russia, primarily counting on domestically developed drones.
Kyiv has significantly taken goal at Russia's fossil gasoline infrastructure as a part of its technique to undermine funding for the Kremlin's struggle chest.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy