UKRAINE – Both Russia and Ukraine reported overnight drone attacks in various fronts on Saturday.

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 78 Shahed, Gerbera, and other attack drones from Orel, Millerovo, Kursk, and Chauda in Crimea on the night of Oct. 11.

“As of 09:00 (0600GMT), air defenses shot down or suppressed 54 enemy UAVs in the north, south, and east of the country,” the force said on Telegram, adding that 21 drones hit six locations and that the attack was ongoing.

Kyiv said air defense units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups were engaged in repelling the assault.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over several regions between 11 pm (2000GMT) on Oct. 10 and 7 am (0400GMT) on Oct. 11.

The ministry said 19 drones were downed over Volgograd, 15 over Rostov, three over Ulyanovsk, two each over Voronezh and Bashkortostan, and one over Saratov.

Both sides reported no casualties from the latest drone exchanges.

Ukraine Says 2 Killed in Chernihiv Region

Two employees of a regional energy company were killed and three others injured when a Russian drone struck their vehicle in Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region, local authorities said late Friday.

Vyacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv regional administration, said on Telegram that the attack took place in the Semenivska community on Friday.

“A Russian drone hit a regional energy company vehicle. The car caught fire, and during the response, a second strike hit another company vehicle,” he said.

He further claimed that the Russian military targeted a local fire brigade that arrived at the scene.