Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that it shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Tatarstan and Mordovia regions Wednesday morning. The head of the Mordovia Republic, Artem Zdunov, said on his Telegram channel that one of the drones was shot down around 8 a.m. local time over his region, and thanked "sky defenders for their work."

A lack of air defenses meant Ukraine was powerless to prevent a Russia missile strike last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in Kyiv region, President Volodomyr Zelensky said.

A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.