One of the uncharacteristic attacks targeted the Nizhny Novgorod region, located southeast of Moscow and about 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down three drones over the region. Governor Gleb Nikitin said drone fragments damaged a building and caused a fire, but did not hurt anyone.

Drone strikes were reported across multiple Russian regions, including Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Tver, and Bryansk, igniting fires and triggering air defence responses. While there were no reported casualties, an oil refinery in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod, suffered significant damage.

A Ukrainian drone attack killed a mother and her toddler in western Russia on Wednesday, local officials said, in a major overnight barrage that set an oil refinery ablaze and targeted a nuclear facility.

MOSCOW: Russia said Wednesday it had downed more than 100 Ukrainian drones in an overnight attack that damaged

The Russian Federation is under a large-scale attack by attack drones. The infrastructure in the Smolensk and Tver regions was attacked. RBC-Ukraine reported citing to the governor of the Smolensk region Vasily Anokhin. Thus, in the Smolensk region, drones are attacking civilian infrastructure, one drone was shot down.

In a significant escalation of cross-border warfare, Ukraine launched its largest drone offensive yet into Russian territory, resulting in the tragic deaths of a mother and toddler, while successfully targeting strategic installations including an oil refinery and nuclear facility.

Ukrainian drone strikes hit Smolensk and other regions, with one UAV intercepted near a nuclear plant, raising tensions in the ongoing conflict.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed an attack overnight that hit Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery and the Ryazan Thermal Power Plant, leaving them ablaze Thursday morning.