On the night of Tuesday, August 12, residents of Stavropol, Russia, reported an attack by unidentified drones, with explosions heard in the city, according to Russian channels. Locals claimed that drones had attacked the Monocrystal and Neptun plants,

Ukrainian forces are increasing the intensity of long-range drone strikes deep into Russia ahead of Friday's planned meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and wounded two others in a region some 260 miles east of Moscow, a Russian official said Monday, as fighting continued ahead of Friday’s Russia-U.S. summit in which President Vladimir Putin seeks a peace deal to lock in Moscow’s gains.