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Russian Air Defense Forces Down 63 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Russian Air Defense Forces Down 63 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
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Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 63 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. 18.01.2026, Sputnik India
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During the past night, from 11 p.m. Moscow time [20:00 GMT] on January 17 to 7 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on January 18, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 63 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.A total of 23 drones were destroyed over the Belgorod Region, 13 over the Bryansk Region, and six each over the Rostov Region and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Additionally, four drones were intercepted over both the Astrakhan and Volgograd Regions, while two were taken down over the Kursk Region.The statement also mentioned that one drone was destroyed over the Voronezh, Ryazan, Stavropol, and Crimea regions, as well as one over the Sea of Azov, the ministry said.
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Russian Air Defense Forces Down 63 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 63 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
During the past night, from 11 p.m. Moscow time [20:00 GMT] on January 17 to 7 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on January 18, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 63 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
A total of 23 drones were destroyed over the Belgorod Region, 13 over the Bryansk Region, and six each over the Rostov Region and the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Additionally, four drones were intercepted over both the Astrakhan and Volgograd Regions, while two were taken down over the Kursk Region.
The statement also mentioned that one drone was destroyed over the Voronezh, Ryazan, Stavropol, and Crimea regions, as well as one over the Sea of Azov, the ministry said.
