Overview
- Ukraine reported that 52 strike UAVs, mainly Shahed and Gerber types, were launched from directions including Kursk, Oryol, Bryansk, and occupied Donetsk.
- The Ukrainian Air Forces said 39 drones were shot down or suppressed by 08:00 using aviation, surface-to-air missiles, electronic warfare, drone units, and mobile fire groups.
- Moscow’s mayor said 19 drones headed toward the capital were downed and that emergency crews were clearing debris, with no casualties or damage reported.
- Russia’s federal aviation agency temporarily closed Vnukovo and Zhukovsky in Moscow and the airports in Yaroslavl and Ivanovo during the incidents.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed far higher interception totals across multiple regions, reported variously as 104 and 132, figures that independent outlets said they could not verify.