Ukraine fires 50 drones at Russia

Ukrainian infantry soldiers gather as they wait to head toward the frontline in the Donetsk region. File pic/AFP

Ukraine fired more than 40 drones into Russia's bordering Rostov region, Moscow defence officials said on Friday, in what appeared to be one of its biggest air attacks in the war and as Kyiv's forces step up their assaults on Russian soil.

Russia's Defence Ministry said a total of 44 drones were "intercepted and destroyed" in the Morozovsky district, more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the border. The attack damaged a power substation, Rostov Gov. Vasily Golubev said.

Russian media reported that there is a military airfield near the town of Morozovsk, but it was unclear whether the airfield was the target of the attack.

The Russian defence ministry said nine more drones were intercepted over Russia's border regions of Kursk, Belgorod, Krasnodar and the nearby Saratov region.

Ukrainian officials rarely comment on such strikes and provided no immediate response.

Drone warfare is a key feature of the war, which has extended into a third year since Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour.

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