Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air-defence systems intercepted and destroyed about 300 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours and claimed strikes on Ukrainian Sapsan missile storage facilities, according to statements carried by Interfax and other state outlets. Ukrainian officials reported a separate wave of Russian attacks on Kharkiv. A ballistic missile strike late Sunday injured at least 11 people, and an early-morning drone barrage set a residential block ablaze, killing at least three people—including a two-year-old boy—and wounding 17. City and regional authorities later said the death toll had risen to five, with two children among the victims. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched four missiles and roughly 140 drones across the country overnight, while Russian media reported that Russian forces downed a further 23 Ukrainian drones near the border regions early Monday. The uptick in aerial attacks underscores the conflict’s accelerating reliance on long-range drones and missiles, a tactic that is inflicting mounting civilian casualties even as both Moscow and Kyiv deny intentionally targeting non-combatants.