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Russia and Ukraine exchanged extensive drone attacks on Monday, disrupting air travel across Russia and causing casualties on bothsides, as Kyiv moved to ramp up domestic drone production through newWestern-backed agreements.
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at major Russianairports, including Moscow’s Sheremetyevo and St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo,following waves of Ukrainian drone strikes that grounded or delayed flightsover the weekend. Russia’s Transport Ministry confirmed that multiple westernand central airports were affected, with images circulating online showingcrowded terminals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed TransportMinister Roman Starovoit early Monday, with no official explanation providedfor the decision.
Additionally, Russia’s Belgorod region, which bordersUkraine, witnessed intense bombardment over a 24-hour period, with 120 dronesand 73 rounds of ammunition targeting 11 districts, according to GovernorVyacheslav Gladkov.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed to have intercepted 91Ukrainian drones overnight, including 20 over Belgorod, 14 over Kursk, and 8near Moscow. According to Russian official Tass agency, two civilians werekilled and multiple districts in Russia's Belgorod region suffered injuries,infrastructure damage, and power outages as Ukrainian drone strikes hit homes,vehicles, and agricultural sites.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimedin a post on X that Russia launched 101 drones overnight targeting multipleUkrainian cities. A strike in Kharkiv injured 27 people, including threechildren, one of whom was three years old. In Odesa, one fatality was reported.
Throughout the night and into the morning, emergency rescue operations have been underway in the Donetsk and Dnipro regions. In Kharkiv, rubble is being cleared after a strike on apartment buildings. 27 people were injured, including three children. The youngest, a girl, is just… pic.twitter.com/5lhcjl75XX
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 7, 2025Additional Russian strikes on Monday killed at least fourpeople and wounded 36 across Ukraine, according to regional authorities. Twodeaths and two injuries were reported in Sumy, one death and two injuries inKherson, and one fatality in Odesa. Five people were injured in Dnipropetrovsk.In Kyiv, drone strikes caused property damage but no casualties, according toMayor Vitali Klitschko.
Ukrainian officials said Friday’s earlier Russianassault—described as one of the largest since the war began in February2022—killed at least two people and involved more than 30 drones and around 10missiles, targeting Kyiv and other urban centers.
Amid escalating aerial warfare, Zelenskyy announced freshdefense agreements with Western partners aimed at increasing Ukraine’s domesticweapons manufacturing, including all categories of drones, with a focus oninterceptors. “Air defense remains the top priority for protecting lives,” hesaid.
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