Russian air defense destroyed 113 Ukrainian drones over 12 hours in eight regions

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 113 airplane-type drones were intercepted over 12 hours on October 30 over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Oryol, Smolensk and Samara regions. Earlier, 1,043 drones shot down overnight over 19 regions were reported.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 30 October 2026 at 22:581 min read

The key facts

The Russian Defense Ministry reported 113 drones destroyed over 12 hours on October 30 in eight regions
On the night of October 30, according to the same source, 1,043 drones were shot down over 19 regions
The figures are cited from the Russian military ministry and have not been confirmed by independent sources

Defense Ministry report for 12 hours

Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 113 Ukrainian airplane-type drones over 12 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported; Life.ru writes about this. According to the ministry, the attacks on October 30 affected eight regions: Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Oryol, Smolensk and Samara regions.

Comparison with the overnight report

The 12-hour figure is noticeably more modest than the data for the previous night: as Life.ru previously reported, citing the Defense Ministry, on the night of October 30 air defense reported intercepting 1,043 drones over 19 regions, including the Moscow region and the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Samara regions. Some territories appear in both reports — in particular, the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Samara regions are listed in both the overnight and daytime tallies. Both reports rely solely on data from the Russian military ministry; the publications contain no independent confirmation of the figures cited.