Russian forces lost 1,430 soldiers, 121 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 77 vehicles on the front line of the war against Ukraine, according to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A new drone bomber may have joined Ukraine’s escalating assault on Russia’s oil industry. On Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, drones operated by the Ukrainian 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment struck a pumping station on the Druzhba pipeline along the Russian-Belarusian border in Bryansk Oblast.

Ukrainian drone strikes hit Smolensk and other regions, with one UAV intercepted near a nuclear plant, raising tensions in the ongoing conflict.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

At least four people died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes continued to pound Ukraine’s towns and cities, local officials said Saturday. Meanwhile, Moscow’s troops continued their grinding advance through the country’s east.

The Ukrainian police shot down a Russian Molniya drone, revealing its simple construction, reports Defense Express. A video has surfaced online showing the interior of this UAV and the components it was made from.

Russia on Friday launched a barrage of drones on Ukraine in an overnight attack, injuring four people and damaging a hospital and a grain warehouse in the southern Odesa region. Ukraine said its air defences shot down 59 of 102 Russian drones,