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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 Defense Systems Down 192 Ukrainian Drones: MoD

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A 9K35 Strela-10 (Arrow) air defence system - Sputnik India, 1920, 03.04.2026
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Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 192 Ukrainian drones over 16 Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"During the past night, 192 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by on-duty air defense systems from 23:00 Moscow time [20:00 GMT] on April 2 to 8:00 Moscow time on April 3," the ministry said in a statement.
They were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Novgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tula, Tver, Oryol, Moscow regions, as well as the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea.
A Russian compressor station, which is part of the TurkStream gas pipeline. File photo

 - Sputnik India, 1920, 19.03.2026
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