Russian overnight drone attack on Ukraine resulted in 24 of 27 Shahed drones being shot down, with energy infrastructure hit in Sumy region causing power outages.
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The Shahed-131/136 drones were reportedly launched from Russian-occupied Crimea, in Ukraine and from the Kursk region, in Russia. Ukrainian air defense downed most of the strike drones that Russia launched in overnight attacks July 5-6 – however, in the Sumy region, the Russians hit 'energy infrastructure,' cutting off power to several areas.
A Russian drone attack overnight on July 6 caused damage to energy infrastructure in Sumy Oblast, leaving several communities without power
On the night of July 6, due to an attack by Russian Shahed UAV, the settlements of the region in several districts were cut off from electricity
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