Ukraine's armed forces shot down five drones after Russia launched missiles and drones at several Ukrainian areas early Sunday.
Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk wrote on Facebook that five Iranian-made Shahed drones were intercepted in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad and Zaporizhia regions.
The drones were launched from an airbase in Russia's Krasnodar region.
Russia also fired two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and two Kh-59 guided missiles, Ukraine said.
Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Sunday that 15 people, including a child, were injured in Russian shelling the day before.
Despite evidence to the contrary, Russia maintains that it is not targeting Ukrainian civilians in the war.
The United Nations human rights monitoring mission said at least 11.284 Ukrainian civilians had been killed by enemy fire since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, stressing that the actual figure was likely higher.
Meanwhile, Russian authorities have started sending text messages to encourage people to apply to the Ministry of Defense and "immediately" receive 800.000 rubles ($9.400) after signing the contract.
Russian media first reported on the ministry's plan to launch an SMS campaign to recruit soldiers in June.
In addition to the registration fee, regional governors have the authority to give soldiers in their areas additional money to maintain the recruitment process. Reports say the additional payments range from 1,12 million rubles ($13.200) in Komi to 1,7 million rubles ($20.000) in Leningrad.
Russia is trying to encourage conscription to increase its numbers in the war against Ukraine without formally declaring mobilization, which could cause discontent.
Ahead of the presidential elections in December 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised that there would be no new mobilization announcements since "half a million" soldiers are already on the front lines.
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