Ukraine's Air Force reported a massive drone assault involving 91 Russian unmanned aerial vehicles during the night of 6 September, with 68 intercepted or suppressed and 18 striking their intended targets.
"We recorded hits by 18 strike UAVs at 8 locations, with debris from downed drones falling at 4 locations," the Air Force reported.
Several Russian drones remained airborne as of the morning of 6 September.
The overnight barrage follows deadly strikes on 5 September that killed six civilians across Donetsk and Kherson oblasts, according to regional military administrations.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces killed three people in Siversk and one in Bilytskoye, the Donetsk Regional Military Administration reports. One additional person was wounded in Oleksievo-Druzhkivka during the 24-hour period.
Meanwhile, Kherson Oblast saw two fatalities and two injuries from Russian aggression, including one child among the wounded, according to the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
Regional authorities report that Russian military forces targeted "critical and social infrastructure" as well as residential areas throughout settlements in the region. The attacks damaged one apartment building and eight private houses.
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