Russia Shoots Down 120 Drones in Widespread July 6 Attacks, Novorossiysk Fleet Targeted

On the night of July 6, the Russian port city of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai was targeted by coordinated drone attacks launched both from sea and air, prompting air raid sirens and active air defense measures. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported intercepting 120 drones overnight, with significant numbers shot down over multiple regions including Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, and Tula oblasts. Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the Novorossiysk strikes, though it regularly targets Russian military sites amid ongoing conflict. Concurrently, both Russia and Ukraine reported over 100 drone attacks by their opponents, with Russia launching 157 drones and missiles against Ukrainian locations and Ukraine suffering casualties from Russian shelling in Kharkiv, Kherson, and Donetsk regions. Moscow also claimed to have foiled a large Ukrainian drone attack on its capital, shooting down 48 drones, while Ukraine reported striking military targets such as the Borisoglebsk airbase. These incidents highlight the intensifying use of drone warfare and ongoing hostilities between the two countries, with significant impacts on military and civilian infrastructure.