Russia and Ukraine continued exchanging strikes on Friday, targeting drones and key military facilities. The Russian Defense Ministry said in its latest report that its forces have launched one massive attack and six cluster strikes on the Ukrainian side in the past week with long-range high-precision weapons and combat UAVs.
Ukraine’s air, missile and artillery forces attacked multiple Russian targets, including personnel assembly areas, command posts and artillery systems, along with 2,046 drones being shot down. Earlier on Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the start of a localized ceasefire it brokered on the front line near the Zaporizhzhia NPP, enabling repairs to the plant’s crucial power line. The Zaporizhzhia plant, one of Europe’s largest nuclear power facilities, has been under Russian control since March 2022.
