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Russia says it downed 532 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 532 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions and the Sea of Azov.
The ministry listed areas including Belgorod, Moscow, Crimea and Tatarstan, but did not give details of damage from the interceptions.
Belgorod was hit in what Vedomosti described as a large attack, with one person killed and 14 injured.
Vedomosti also reported damage to homes, vehicles and other buildings in Belgorod.
It said two men were killed in a separate drone attack on a farm company’s minibus in Bryansk region on October 24, while a Reuters headline said three people were killed and 14 injured in attacks on Belgorod region.
The reports differ on the number and location of deaths, and the available accounts do not resolve that difference.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 532 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight.
The ministry said the drones were downed over Russian regions and the waters of the Sea of Azov.
Vedomosti reported that Belgorod came under a large-scale attack, killing one person and injuring 14.
Vedomosti also reported damage to homes, vehicles and other buildings in Belgorod.
The reports were published on October 25, 2026.
- Who
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said Russian air defenses intercepted the drones.
- What
- The ministry reported that 532 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were intercepted and destroyed.
- When
- Overnight, according to the reports published on October 25, 2026.
- Where
- Over Russian regions and the waters of the Sea of Azov.
- Why
- Not stated
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In Bryansk Region, two men were killed and two people were injured in an attack by a Ukrainian drone on a farm company minibus, Vedomosti reported.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 532 Ukrainian drones.
Vedomosti published its report on the drone interceptions and damage in Belgorod.
TASS published the Defense Ministry’s statement on the interceptions.
- Drones reported destroyed
- 532
- Drone type
- Fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles
- Areas named
- Russian regions and the waters of the Sea of Azov
- Belgorod casualties
- One person killed; 14 injured, according to Vedomosti
- Belgorod damage
- 30 apartment buildings, 35 vehicles, four private houses, three administrative buildings, eight commercial facilities and three social facilities, according to Vedomosti
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On-duty air defense capabilities intercepted and destroyed 532 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, Tula, Oryol, Lipetsk, Kaluga, Ryazan, Rostov, Saratov, Samara, Penza, Volgograd, Ulyanovsk, Moscow, Perm, Krasnodar Regions, the Republics of Tatarstan, Adygea, Mari El, Crimea, the Udmurt Republic, and the waters of the Sea of Azov