Ukraine Conflict
Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Russian Air Defenses Destroy 152 Ukrainian Drones

© Sputnik / Sergey Averin / Go to the mediabankStrela-10 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in the special op zone
Strela-10 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system in the special op zone - Sputnik India, 1920, 23.02.2026
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Russian air defense alert systems shot down 152 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"During the past night, from 11 p.m. Moscow time [20:00 GMT] on February 22 to 7 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on February 23, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 152 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It is noted that 65 of the drones were shot down over the Belgorod Region, 35 over the Saratov Region, and 16 over Crimea. Eight aircraft were destroyed over the Voronezh and Rostov regions each, four over the Krasnodar Territory and the Sea of ​​Azov each, three over the Volgograd Region and Tatarstan, two over the Kursk and Lipetsk regions each, and one over the Tula and Tver regions each.
A Russian Army T-90 M Proryv (Breakthrough) tank fires at a training ground in the course of Russia's military operation - Sputnik India, 1920, 18.02.2026
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