Ukraine's military launched more than 80 drones at targets inside Russia, according to reports citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Moscow said it downed 87 Ukrainian drones and that 70 of them were fired at the Rostov region bordering southeast Ukraine where Russia maintains a military air base used to carry out attacks on Ukraine, Newsweek reported.
"During the night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to commit a terrorist attack with drones against targets on Russian territory was thwarted," the Defense Ministry said in the statement, Newsweek reported.
The Ukrainian attack knocked out power in several areas of Rostov, Voice of America reported, citing the regional governor.
At the same time, Russia fired drones and missiles inside Ukraine, injuring a number of people in the town of Selydove in the Donetsk region.
Ukraine said its air defense system downed 24 of the 31 Russian drones and rockets, Voice of America said.
Kyiv and Moscow have been escalating their cross-border attacks with Ukraine targeting Russian fuel facilities to hamper President Vladimir Putin's war efforts.
Ukraine has been targeting military installations inside Russia, claiming it is acting in self-defense because Moscow launched attacks from those facilities.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been attending the Group of Seven summit in Italy over the last couple of days.
President Joe Biden and the other G7 leaders agreed to lend Ukraine $50 billion which will be paid back by using interest from seized Russian assets.
