Russia Says It Downed 251 Ukraine Drones Overnight, Including One Heading Towards Moscow
Russian forces intercepted 251 Ukrainian drones targeting military and energy sites in one of Kyiv's largest recent attacks, highlighting intensified drone warfare, officials said.
- On Monday , the Russian Defence Ministry said it downed 251 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, describing it as one of Kyiv's largest retaliatory attacks.
- Ukraine has increasingly struck Russian oil refineries and energy infrastructure, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have intensified drone campaigns targeting military and energy sites in recent weeks.
- Russian air defences intercepted most drones over southwestern Russia, shooting down 61 over the Black Sea, 40 over Crimea, and dozens more in the Kursk and Belgorod regions.
- Officials provided no details on damage or casualties, and Crimean local authorities are responding to an oil depot fire in Feodosia, Crimea, Ukrainian media reported.
- The strikes mark one of the largest overnight drone assaults in recent weeks, underscoring continued attacks on energy and logistics infrastructure amid Russia's full-scale invasion launched in February 2022.
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Russia announced on Monday that it had intercepted more than 250 Ukrainian drones, a massive attack from Kiev in the Black Sea sector.
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Russia Claims Massive Overnight Drone Barrage, 251 Shot Down Including 61 Over Black Sea
Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday that its air defence units destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones overnight the majority over the country’s southwest. Of these, 61 were intercepted over the Black Sea, and one was reportedly heading toward Moscow.The figures were shared on the ministry’s official Telegram channel. Officials did not provide information on any damage […] The post Russia Claims Massive Overnight Drone Barrage, 251 Shot Down Includi…
Russian authorities announced today that they had intercepted 251 Ukrainian drones the previous night, one of the largest attacks by Kiev during the three and a half years of conflict, and it was particularly intense in the Black Sea region.
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