Russian air defenses down Moscow drones as strikes hit Ukraine

Russian authorities stated air defenses intercepted 12 drones targeting Moscow on July 28, prompting temporary flight restrictions at regional airports, according to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin.

Meanwhile, Russian forces carried out widespread strikes across Ukraine. Officials in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast recorded over 50 drone and artillery bombardments targeting Nikopol and nearby communities, which left three residents dead and six wounded. A drone strike on a commercial location in Zaporizhzhia injured four people, including two children, while an attack near a Kharkiv high-rise injured one person.

Speaking to the United Nations Security Council, UN official Kayoko Gotoh highlighted a sharp increase in Ukrainian civilian casualties during July, referencing ongoing attacks against residential neighborhoods, public infrastructure, and commercial sites.

Sources: Ukrinform