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Russia claims to have shot down 1,198 drones, four dead in Volgograd

Since the invasion of February 2022, and more clearly for several months, long-range strikes have increasingly targeted civilian sites and are causing a number…

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Key facts

  • Since the February 2022 invasion, and more clearly for several months, long-range strikes have increasingly targeted civilian sites and caused a…
  • These attacks are causing a growing number of civilian casualties. The toll reported in Volgograd fits this trend as long-range strikes multiply…
  • The sites targeted are increasingly civilian. Factories, refineries and warehouses are among the targets increasingly designated in this escalation.

Since the February 2022 invasion, and more clearly for several months, long-range strikes have increasingly targeted civilian sites and caused a growing number of casualties.

Russia's Defense Ministry said on Friday, November 13, that it had shot down 1,198 Ukrainian drones overnight from Thursday to Friday. The offensive killed four people in the Volgograd region, according to local authorities.

These attacks are causing a growing number of civilian casualties. The toll reported in Volgograd fits this trend as long-range strikes multiply between the two countries.

The sites targeted are increasingly civilian. Factories, refineries and warehouses are among the targets increasingly designated in this escalation.

Port infrastructure and ships are also among the civilian sites increasingly targeted by these long-range strikes.

Dig deeper

What is Volgograd?

A major city in southwestern Russia, on the Volga, formerly Stalingrad, whose region announced four deaths after this night of strikes.

What is the role of the Russian Defense Ministry here?

It is the military authority that claims to have shot down 1,198 Ukrainian drones on the night from Thursday to Friday.

Why do these long-range strikes carry so much weight?

Since the invasion of February 2022, and more clearly in recent months, they have increasingly targeted civilian sites and caused a growing number of casualties.

What do the civilian sites cited cover?

Factories, refineries, warehouses, port infrastructure and ships, increasingly often designated as targets in this escalation between the two countries.

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