Ukraine says it shot down 42 drones from Russia but two regions hit

For its part, Russia attacked, on the night of Sunday to Monday, Sumy's oblast with two ballistic missiles as well as 116 attack drones and other types of emulating drones (lures), announced the air army of the Ukrainian armed forces.

Ukraine says it shot down 42 drones from Russia but two regions hit

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's air defence units shot down 42 of 116 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack that hit the regions of Sumy and Donetsk, the military said on Monday.

Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones of various types on the night of May 5, 2025.

As Moscow intensifies its attacks in Ukraine, notably targeting the Sumy and Donetsk regions with drones, a revelation by Newsweek sheds light on the

This is reported by the ZSU Air Forces.So, from 23:00 on May 4, the Russians attacked Sumy with two ballistic missiles “Iskander-M/KN-23" from the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, as well as launched 116 attack UAVs and other types of drones from the Kursk, Orel, Millerol areas Primorsk, and Primorsk, in the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya region. The enemy's air attack was repelled by aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, REB vehicles…

On the night of May 5, the Ukrainian air defense shot down 42 Russian drones out of 116 - another 21 drone simulators were locally lost without negative consequences