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Russia says it downed 430 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses destroyed 430 Ukrainian drones overnight.
The ministry said the fixed-wing drones were intercepted over Russian regions and Crimea.
It gave the overnight period as 5 p.m.
GMT on November 8 to 5 a.m.
GMT on November 9.
The claim concerns drone activity over a wide area of Russia.
The ministry’s statement did not describe damage or casualties.
It gave no information about what happens next.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 430 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight.
The ministry said the drones were over 14 Russian regions and the Republic of Crimea.
It gave the overnight period as 5:00 p.m. GMT on November 8 to 5:00 a.m. GMT on November 9.
The report was published by TASS on November 9.
- Who
- Russia’s Defense Ministry reported the interceptions; it said the drones were Ukrainian.
- What
- Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 430 fixed-wing drones.
- When
- Overnight from 5:00 p.m. GMT on November 8 to 5:00 a.m. GMT on November 9.
- Where
- Over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Moscow, Oryol, Pskov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver and Tula regions, and the Republic of Crimea.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Drones reported intercepted
- 430 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones
- Reported overnight period
- 5:00 p.m. GMT November 8 to 5:00 a.m. GMT November 9
- Locations named
- 14 Russian regions and the Republic of Crimea
- Report published
- November 9, 2026
What people are saying
During the past night [from 5:00 p.m. GMT on November 8 to 5:00 a.m. GMT on November 9], air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 430 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Moscow, Oryol, Pskov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver and Tula regions, and the Republic of Crimea