Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of drones shot down in flurry of activity

Download our app Both sides reported significant drone activity, with Russia claiming to have intercepted 3,124 Ukrainian drones in the past week, including 1,054 on May 17, while Ukraine's air force stated it shot down 503 Russian drones and four missiles from an overnight attack targeting areas including Dnipro, causing dozens of injuries. Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russia attacked a Chinese vessel, the KSL DEYANG, off the coast of Ukraine, which was en route to load iron ore at Pivdennyi port.