Overview
- The Defense Ministry said air defenses overnight intercepted 20 Ukrainian fixed‑wing drones, including 16 over Bryansk, two over Kaluga, and one each over Belgorod and the Moscow region.
- In an earlier six‑hour period on December 9, the ministry reported 38 drones downed across five regions, with seven over the Moscow area; Mayor Sergey Sobyanin noted multiple interceptions and emergency crews at debris sites.
- Separately, the ministry cited recent interceptions of a guided aerial bomb, 13 HIMARS rockets, and 280 fixed‑wing UAVs.
- Russian forces reported strikes on Ukrainian UAV infrastructure, including a Su‑34 attack on a drone command post in the “Center” sector and the destruction of two control points near Konstantinovka by the Southern grouping with artillery support.
- Moscow also released footage and frontline accounts asserting the capture of Ostapovskoe and improved conditions after the seizure of Krasnoarmeysk, while Ukraine confirmed the loss of a Su‑27 and the death of Lt. Col. Evgeny Ivanov on December 8.