[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]On Friday, Moscow’s defense ministry reported that Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones overnight in the southern region of the country, as well as over the Black Sea and Crimea. The ministry stated that 51 drones were downed over Crimea, 44 over the Krasnodar region, 6 over the Belgorod region, 6 over the Black Sea, and 1 over the Kursk region.
Simultaneously, Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks overnight, while Russian forces continued to make significant territorial gains along the front line, marking their most substantial advances in 18 months. This has left Ukraine’s military at a disadvantage against the recent onslaught from Russia.
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According to AFP estimates based on data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Moscow seized 278 square kilometers (107 square miles) of Ukrainian territory between May 9 and May 15, representing the largest territorial acquisition in a single operation since mid-December 2022.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
