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Russia Says Air Defenses Downed 84 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Across Eight Regions

Regional updates include fatalities in Voskresensk with additional casualties in Belgorod following night attacks.

Overview

  • The Defense Ministry reported intercepting 84 UAVs between 23:00 and 07:00, including 24 over Bryansk, 21 over Belgorod, nine over Voronezh, nine over Smolensk, seven over Kaluga, four over the Moscow region, three over Oryol and one over Kursk.
  • Belgorod’s governor said the region sustained 175 strikes in the past day with two people killed, six injured and damage to homes, vehicles and infrastructure across multiple districts.
  • Moscow region governor Andrey Vorobyov said a grandmother and her six-year-old grandson died in Voskresensk during a fire on the background of a drone attack, with several buildings reporting broken windows and facade damage.
  • Authorities reported additional alerts and interceptions across regions, including a prior 'rocket danger' warning in Krasnodar Krai and nine drones downed over Smolensk with no injuries.
  • Russia’s military said strike-drone units destroyed two Ukrainian UAV command posts near Konstantinovka and four boats on the Dnipro in Kherson, as a U.S. special envoy said Washington has allowed Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory.