Overview

• The Defense Ministry reported intercepting 81 Ukrainian drones from 15:00 on September 22 to midnight across multiple regions and over the Black Sea, including the Moscow area and Crimea.
• Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said air defenses repeatedly downed drones through the night and morning, reporting 15 destroyed during the night with emergency crews handling debris.
• Belgorod’s governor reported eight civilians injured from drone strikes, including detonations near residents and additional hospitalizations following earlier attacks.
• Sevastopol’s governor said forces continued to repel aerial targets, noting two objects previously destroyed over the sea and near Kacha.
• At the UN Security Council, Poland’s foreign minister warned Russia over recent airspace incidents, saying future violations shot down over Poland would draw no apologies from Warsaw.