"Escalating Tensions: Drone Attacks Shake Russian Air Base and Black Sea Coast"

Russia and Ukraine have engaged in a series of drone attacks targeting each other's territory, with at least 35 Ukrainian drones shot down over three regions in southwestern Russia. The Russian air base in Morozovsk, home to Russia's 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment, was reportedly among the targets. Ukraine's air force claimed to have shot down 20 Iranian-made Shahed drones and one X-59 cruise missile launched by Russian troops. The increased drone attacks come as both sides seek to demonstrate their activity in the ongoing conflict, which has reached its two-year mark with little territorial gain. Additionally, a civilian was killed in Ukraine's Odesa region when a destroyed drone fell on their house. In other developments, Russian shelling killed an 81-year-old man in Kherson, and fighting between Russian troops and a Ukrainian group was reported near the Russian village of Terebreno. Ukraine's foreign minister welcomed Germany's support for Kyiv's EU membership bid, while Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to build up military units near the Russian-Finnish border in response to Finland's NATO accession.