The key facts
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported 709 drones downed overnight over 15 territories and two seas
- According to Life.ru, 856 destroyed drones were reported on November 3, and 212 the day before
- The attack areas covered Central Russia, the Volga region and the south of the country
Overnight report from the Russian Defense Ministry
Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that overnight, air defense duty forces intercepted and destroyed 709 Ukrainian drones. According to the ministry, the air attacks were repelled over 15 territories of the country and the waters of two seas. This is reported by Life.ru citing the ministry's morning briefing.
Geography of the attacks
According to the Defense Ministry's list, drones were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Ryazan, Oryol and Voronezh regions. In addition, targets were intercepted over the Saratov, Samara and Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, the Moscow region, Crimea and Adygea. Air defense systems also operated over the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
Dynamics of previous nights
Mass drone attacks have continued for several nights in a row, but the reported scale varies considerably. As Life.ru previously reported, on November 3 the Russian military claimed the destruction of 856 Ukrainian drones — at that time, targets were intercepted over 13 regions, the Moscow region, Crimea and the Black Sea. The day before, according to the same outlet, air defense duty crews eliminated another 212 drones, and the geography of the attacks covered Central Russia, the Volga region and the country's southern regions. The figures cited are data from Russian agencies as relayed by Life.ru; no independent verification or assessments from the Ukrainian side are provided in the sources.
