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Russian Air Defenses Destroy 77 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: MoD

11:35, 18 December 2025
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Russian air defenses shot down 77 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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"Overall, from 8:00 PM Moscow time on December 17 to 7:00 AM Moscow time on December 18, Russian air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 77 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It said 47 drones were shot down from 11:00 PM on December 17 to 7:00 AM on December 18 over the Bryansk, Belgorod, Rostov regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea.
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