The key facts

  • Air defenses shot down 38 drones over Leningrad Region; combat operations are ongoing
  • A drone alert has been declared in the region, with a possible slowdown in mobile internet speeds
  • Overnight into November 7, the Defense Ministry reported 411 drones shot down over Russia

38 drones downed over Leningrad Region

Air defense forces shot down 38 drones over the territory of Leningrad Region. This was reported by the region's governor Alexander Drozdenko on his Telegram channel, adding that combat operations are ongoing. Shortly before that, he declared a drone alert in the region and warned of a possible slowdown in mobile internet speeds in the area.

Context of previous attacks

According to Gazeta.Ru, on the morning of November 7 the Russian Defense Ministry reported that overnight its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 411 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory — according to the ministry, over the Bryansk, Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Saratov, Samara and Tula regions, Crimea, as well as over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas. Leningrad Region was not mentioned in that list; the report of 38 drones downed over the region refers to the night of November 9. The outlet noted that the story was being updated.