The key facts
- Russian Defense Ministry: overnight into October 21, 371–373 drones downed — 373 Ukrainian UAVs claimed
- Kaluga Oblast Governor Vladislav Shapsha reported 21 downed drones, Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev — seven
- The attacks also affected Smolensk Oblast
Defense Ministry reported a large-scale repelled UAV attack
The Russian Defense Ministry said on its Telegram channel that air defense forces overnight downed 373 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions. According to the ministry, the UAVs were eliminated over Bryansk, Novgorod, Tver, Kursk, Belgorod, Oryol, Smolensk, Ryazan, Kaluga, and Tula oblasts, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, as well as over the Black Sea and Crimea.
Governors' data for individual regions
Kaluga Oblast Governor Vladislav Shapsha said on October 21 that overnight into October 21 and in the morning of that day, air defense downed 21 unmanned aerial vehicles over the region. Tula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev earlier stated that seven Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight over his region. In addition, according to reports, drones attacked Smolensk Oblast.
Additionally
Earlier, a new robotic air defense system designed to combat UAVs was developed in Russia. The data cited comes from Russian official sources; no independent confirmation is provided in the publication.
