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Russian Air Defence Forces Shot Down 598 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Russian Air Defence Forces Shot Down 598 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
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Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 598 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry said... 15.08.2026, Sputnik India
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"Over the past night, air defence forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 598 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Orel, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, and Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas," the statement read.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 Air Defence Forces Shot Down 598 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Russian air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 598 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
"Over the past night, air defence forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 598 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Orel, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, and Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas," the statement read.
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.
