Ukraine Conflict
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 Forces Destroyed 399 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD

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A 9K35 Strela-10 (Arrow) air defence system is seen at a position - Sputnik India, 1920, 08.10.2026
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The Russian air defense forces destroyed 399 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
"Over the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time [17:00 GMT] on October 7 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 8), air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 399 Ukrainian aircraft‑type unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Orenburg, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula, and Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow Region, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan, and over the Black Sea waters," the ministry said in a statement.
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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