Russia Says It Downed 38 Ukrainian Drones Over Leningrad Region

Russian air defenses knocked out 38 Ukrainian drones over the Leningrad region, according to Alexander Drozdenko, the head of the local government. The raid appears to still be underway, he said, with more drones still in the air. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage on the ground.

The attack forced Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg to temporarily shut down civilian traffic. Flights were halted as air defenses worked, a familiar disruption pattern for a region that sits far from the front line but well within reach of long-range drones.

Elsewhere in Russia, two Moscow airports — Domodedovo and Vnukovo — returned to normal operations after a brief disruption. That pause may have been tied to Ukrainian drone incursions, though no official link was confirmed.

The Leningrad strike lands on the same day Russia's Ministry of Defense said its forces downed 50 Ukrainian drones across the country. That tally covered the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Rostov regions, along with the Republic of Crimea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has separately claimed that during the Oleshky ceasefire, Russian forces carried out what he called a significant rotation of personnel and equipment, sending in additional troops.

There were other moving parts on the war's edges. The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was told power had been restored at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, ending its 27th loss of off-site power since the conflict began. Earlier in the day, the plant lost its connection to a 330-kilovolt line and fell back on emergency diesel generators, the agency said.

Diplomacy kept churning in the background too. U.S. President Donald Trump told CBS's 60 Minutes he expects the war to be resolved and said Ukraine is 'gonna end up with a little bit different shape' once it is. Asked about restrictions on Starlink in the war zone and who controls the system, Trump said simply, 'Well, it wasn't me.'