Russian drones attacks struck several parts of Ukraine overnight, including residential buildings in the southern region of Kherson where eleven people were injured, according to regional governor Olexandr Prokudin.

In one of the most extensive overnight aerial confrontations of the war, Russian air defence units reportedly shot down 42 Ukrainian drones across several regions, including two near the country’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, officials said on Saturday, 5 July 2025.