Russia Downs 148 Ukrainian Drones, Power Restoration Underway

0:00On April 5, Russia's military reports downing 148 Ukrainian drones over three hours Sunday night, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., mostly in central and southern regions. Officials say emergency teams are rushing to restore power to nearly half a million households hit by related air attacks. Earlier Sunday evening, a drone strike killed a civil defense volunteer in the border region of Belgorod, a hot spot for Ukrainian strikes. Drones also slammed into an apartment building in the Black Sea port of Novorossiusk, though no casualties were reported there. Local leaders highlighted the human toll, with families in occupied areas facing blackouts and repair crews working around the clock. In Crimea, Sevastopol's governor noted four drone waves on the city, including seven downed in the last push. Powers back on in major spots like Donetsk and Makyivka in the Russian-held Donetsk region, after Ukrainian hits on energy grids, teams are pushing forward in Zaporizhia 2, tackling the widespread outages. As the fence's

1:02hold firm and lights flicker back on, the back and forth along the front line shows no signs of letting up anytime soon. Stay in form with US News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Kori with the story.