MOSCOW, July 15, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's western city of Voronezh wounded 16 people, local officials said Tuesday, as Russia's defence ministry said it downed 55 drones overnight.

Ukraine has vowed to step up its drone strikes on Russian territory in retaliation for Moscow firing record numbers of drones and missiles and Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, attacks that have killed dozens of civilians.

"At the moment we know of 16 people wounded in the overnight attack," Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev said in a post on social media.

"The most common are shrapnel wounds and cut wounds... In total, 13 people have been hospitalised," Gusev said on Telegram.

Footage from local media showed damaged window shops and shards of glass scattered on the streets.

Russia's defence ministry said earlier it had downed 55 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly over the western Belgorod region and Voronezh, which also borders Ukraine.

Kyiv also reported an overnight attack on its northeast Sumy region, saying "a medical facility" was targeted in a strike that wounded a child.

"Russians attacked a medical facility in the Shostka community. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out," Ukraine's emergency services said.

The attacks came hours after US President Donald Trump said he had struck a deal with NATO to supply American air defence systems and weapons to Ukraine, amid mounting frustration in Washington with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for rejecting a ceasefire and intensifying aerial attacks.