Russia says it shot down a massive wave of Ukrainian drones over strategic targets in Crimea.

Russian air defense allegedly shot down 35 Ukrainian drones over the Crimean peninsula around 6:00 a.m. Moscow time on Dec. 5, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed in a post on Telegram. The Defense Ministry said that 13 drones were intercepted over the waters of the Azov Sea,

Russia attacked central and westernUkraine with 17 Shahed kamikaze drones, 10 of which were successfully downed by Ukrainian air defense, and eastern Ukraine with six S-300 missiles in the early hours of Dec.

Russia on Saturday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv since the start of its invasion, according to local officials.

Russia launched its strongest drone attack on the Ukraine capital of Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, leaving five people injured.

Satellite imagery published by The War Zone showed damage to defenses in the port of Sevastopol, occupied Crimea.

Ukrainian military officials say Russia has launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion last year.

Ukrainian intelligence has planned large-scale drone attacks on Russian regions on the night of 25-26 November in retaliation for the unprecedented Shahed drone attack Russia launched on Kyiv the night before.

Russian armed forces intercepted a large barrage of drones over Crimea, which forced the country to temporarily close the Kerch Strait bridge connecting the annexed peninsula to the Russian mainland.