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A pilot preparing a drone for a combat flight in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 16, 2024.
  • Ukraine may have launched its biggest drone attack ever, per the Kyiv Independent.
  • Russia shot down a total of 102 aerial and six naval sea drones overnight, it said.
  • Two of its major ports, Sevastopol and Novorossiysk, were affected, per reports.

Ukraine appears to have launched its biggest drone attack ever, with reports of explosions at two major Russian ports.

In a Telegram post, Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted 51 drones over Crimea, 44 drones over the Krasnodar region, and six drones over the Kursk region on Thursday night.