Over 500 Ukrainian drones strike 20 Russian regions and occupied Crimea overnight. Refinery hit in Yaroslavl, blackout across Crimea.

According to Meduza, Russia's Defense Ministry says its air defenses shot down five hundred nineteen Ukrainian drones overnight on July sixth, in an attack spanning more than twenty Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and the Sea of Azov. The ministry reported only the drones it intercepted, so the total number launched is unknown. Meduza notes the barrage was accompanied by a reported strike on a refinery in Yaroslavl and a blackout across Crimea.

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