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Russian Air Defense Shoots Down 206 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Russian Air Defense Shoots Down 206 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
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The Russian air defense destroyed 206 Ukrainian drones last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. 17.03.2026, Sputnik India
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According to the statement, 62 drones were shot down over the Bryansk Region, 43 over the Moscow Region, including 40 en route to Moscow, 28 over the Krasnodar Territory, 18 over Crimea, 12 over the Smolensk Region, nine over the Kaluga Region, eight over the Belgorod Region, six over the Rostov Region, four over the Leningrad Region, three over the Astrakhan Region, and one over the Republic of Adygea.In addition, 12 drones were destroyed over the Sea of Azov.
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Russian Air Defense Shoots Down 206 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
The Russian air defense destroyed 206 Ukrainian drones last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"Over the past night [from 17:00 GMT on March 16 to 04:00 GMT on March 17], air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 206 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
According to the statement, 62 drones were shot down over the Bryansk Region, 43 over the Moscow Region, including 40 en route to Moscow, 28 over the Krasnodar Territory, 18 over Crimea, 12 over the Smolensk Region, nine over the Kaluga Region, eight over the Belgorod Region, six over the Rostov Region, four over the Leningrad Region, three over the Astrakhan Region, and one over the Republic of Adygea.
In addition, 12 drones were destroyed over the Sea of Azov.
