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Russian Air Defence Shot Down 297 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Russian Air Defence Shot Down 297 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
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Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 297 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said. 22.09.2026, Sputnik India
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"Overnight, air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 297 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.The drones were destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, and Ulyanovsk regions, as well as over Crimea.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 Shot Down 297 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD
Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 297 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Overnight, air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 297 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
The drones were destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, and Ulyanovsk regions, as well as over Crimea.
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.
