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Air Defences Shot Down 187 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Air Defences Shot Down 187 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
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Air defences shot down 187 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. 20.06.2026, Sputnik India
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It said drones were destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk, Rostov, Voronezh, Astrakhan regions, the Krasnodar Territory, the Moscow region, Crimea, as well as over the Black and Azov seas.Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously noted that Ukrainian forces are sending hundreds of drones to strike Russian territory. He emphasised that the Kiev regime is deliberately targeting civilians in the regions, attacking civilian infrastructure and transport, including ambulances and agricultural machinery. The head of state described the methods used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Kiev's foreign mercenaries as terrorist.
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Russian paratroopers with Lancets destroyed two tanks and a self-propelled gun of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kleshcheyevka area (Donetsk People's Republic), the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Air Defences Shot Down 187 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Air defences shot down 187 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"Overnight, between 20:00 Moscow time [17:00 GMT] on June 19 and 07:00 Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on June 20 this year, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 187 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It said drones were destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk, Rostov, Voronezh, Astrakhan regions, the Krasnodar Territory, the Moscow region, Crimea, as well as over the Black and Azov seas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously noted that Ukrainian forces are sending hundreds of drones to strike Russian territory. He emphasised that the Kiev regime is deliberately targeting civilians in the regions, attacking civilian infrastructure and transport, including ambulances and agricultural machinery. The head of state described the methods used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Kiev's foreign mercenaries as terrorist.
