New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- In the village of Koloskovo, on the Russian side of the border with Ukraine, six people died overnight Sunday in what acting Belgorod Region Governor Alexander Shuvaev called a Ukrainian rocket strike. By Monday morning, Shuvaev had posted the toll on Telegram and moved on. Another four were wounded, including a 14-year-old who could not refuse hospitalization the way two of the adults did.

a figure, if accurate, that would rank among the largest single-night drone campaigns Ukraine has launched since the conflict began.

Russia's 205-interception claim carries its own set of caveats. Russian military announcements do not distinguish between drones destroyed in flight, those that were electronically jammed into the ...