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“Air Defense Response: Ukrainian air defense, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups successfully shot down or suppressed 710 of the 753 drones.” (94%, or 85 – 95%).
“Reciprocal Ukrainian StrikesSimultaneously, Ukraine launched its own long-range retaliatory drone operations deep into Russian territory. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that it intercepted and destroyed 286 Ukrainian drones overnight across various border regions, the Black Sea, and the annexed Crimean Peninsula. (36% ?)
Gemini:
Today, May 13, 2026, Ukraine has been subjected to one of the most massive, coordinated drone assaults of the war.
If you are referring to the specific news breaking around PM, this likely corresponds to the targeted strike on civilians in Kherson.### The Kherson Bus Attack
At approximately AM local time (with reports breaking around PM), a Russian drone struck a fixed-route passenger bus in the central part of Kherson.
* **Casualties:** At least seven people were injured in this specific incident. The driver was concussed, and several passengers (including a 57-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man) were hospitalized in moderate condition with blast injuries and closed head trauma.
* Throughout the day, drone strikes on vehicles and residential areas in Kherson alone have wounded at least 20 citizens.### The Broader National Assault
The strike in Kherson is part of an unprecedented nationwide swarm attack. According to the Ukrainian Air Force’s evening update, the scale of today’s assault is massive:
* **Drone Volume:** Since AM, Russia has launched over **753 strike drones** at Ukraine, including Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas, and decoy drones. Combined with the overnight assault, nearly 900 drones have been launched within 24 hours.
* **Air Defense Response:** Ukrainian air defense, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups successfully shot down or suppressed **710 of the 753 drones**.
* **Airspace Violations:** The primary target of the swarm was western Ukraine. To bypass defenses, Russia reportedly routed the strike UAVs through the airspace of neighboring **Belarus and Moldova**.### Other Significant Impacts Today
Despite the high interception rate, 36 direct hits and 26 instances of falling debris have caused significant damage across the country:
* **Ivano-Frankivsk:** A high-rise residential building on Konovalets Street was struck, injuring three people who have been hospitalized.
* **Smila (Cherkasy Region):** UAV strikes hit residential infrastructure, sparking multiple fires and injuring three men, two of whom are in critical condition.
* **Zhytomyr Region:** The area was under continuous attack for over seven hours, resulting in civilian injuries and damage to transport infrastructure.The attack remains ongoing, with several drones reported still in Ukrainian airspace as of this evening.
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 13, 2026
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