Russia's latest offensive has further stretched Ukraine's armed forces. (Representative)
Moscow, Russia:
Russia intercepted more than a hundred Ukrainian drones last night in the south of the country and over annexed Crimea and the Black Sea, the Moscow Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Fifty-one drones were destroyed over Crimea, 44 over the Krasnodar region, six over the Belgorod region, six over the Black Sea and one over the Kursk region, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The offensive was one of the largest nighttime drone strikes by Ukraine and comes as Russian forces advance along the front line and make their biggest territorial gains in 18 months.
Russia's latest offensive has further stretched Ukraine's remaining and manned forces.
Moscow seized 278 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory between May 9 and 15, according to AFP calculations based on data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). December 2022.
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