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Four drones shot down over Russia’s Leningrad region
Authorities in Russia’s Leningrad region shot down four drones overnight and on the morning of October 16, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.
An earlier update from the governor reported two drones down, while the later count was four.
The region declared a drone threat at 4:38 a.m.
Drozdenko said no targets remained in the sky and expected the air-danger alert to be lifted soon.
Airspace restrictions affected flights to Kaliningrad, according to Russia’s aviation authority.
The restrictions were imposed in some parts of the region, but the sources do not say how long they lasted.
The governor expected the alert to end soon, though no time for its cancellation was given.
Four drones were shot down over Russia’s Leningrad region overnight and in the morning, the regional governor said.
Earlier, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported that two drones had been shot down and air-defence operations were continuing.
Drozdenko later said no targets were visible in the region’s skies and that the air threat was expected to be lifted soon.
Restrictions on airspace use in parts of the region affected air links with Kaliningrad, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency.
- Who
- Regional air-defence forces shot down the drones, according to Governor Alexander Drozdenko.
- What
- Four drones were shot down over the Leningrad region.
- When
- Overnight and in the morning of October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Russia’s Leningrad region.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Four drones were shot down over the Leningrad region, according to the governor.
The governor said a drone danger alert had been declared.
The governor said no targets were visible in the region’s skies and that the air threat was expected to be lifted soon.
- Drones shot down
- Four
- Region
- Leningrad region, Russia
- Governor
- Alexander Drozdenko
- Air danger alert
- Announced at 4:38 a.m.
- Affected air link
- Kaliningrad
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What people are saying
At the moment, no targets are visible in the skies over the Leningrad region. We expect the air threat to be lifted soon.
Two UAVs have been shot down over the territory of the Leningrad region.