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Russian Air Defense Systems Destroy 36 Ukrainian Drones: MoD

© Sputnik / Stanislav Krasilnikov / Go to the mediabankRussian serviceman of the Central military district air defense unit fire the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun at an air target in the Avdeyevka sector of the frontline amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, Russia
Russian serviceman of the Central military district air defense unit fire the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun at an air target in the Avdeyevka sector of the frontline amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, Russia - Sputnik India, 1920, 17.11.2025
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Russian air defense alert systems shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over seven regions of Russia last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"During the previous night, from 11:00 p.m. Moscow time [20:00 GMT] on November 16 to 7:00 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on November 17, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 36 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the statement says.
Fourteen of these were shot down over the Bryansk Region, eight over the Tambov Region, five over the Ulyanovsk Region, and four over the Voronezh Region.
In addition, three drones were destroyed over the Oryol Region, and one drone each was shot down over the Nizhny Novgorod and Tula regions.
Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends her weekly briefing in Moscow, Russia - Sputnik India, 1920, 14.11.2025
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