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Air defenses down 159 Ukrainian drones in Kursk Region over past 24 hours
The Ukrainian military fired artillery at evacuated areas 56 times
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The Eastern Herald
· Jul 5, 2026
Russia’s Air Defense Intercepts 71 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Over Belgorod, Bryansk and Crimea
Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 71 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones between 8 p.m. Moscow time on July 4 and 7 a.m. on July 5, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday. The drones were shot down over the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Rostov regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea.
TASS
· Jul 4, 2026
Air defenses down 92 Ukrainian drones over Russia since morning — top brass
Between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GMT), on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 92 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Belgorod, Kursk, Leningrad, Pskov, Smolensk, and Tver Regions, Crimea, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov
South China Morning Post
· Jun 26, 2026
Russia reports one of biggest Ukrainian drone attacks, including on Crimea
Russian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major night-time attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russia and the illegally annexed Crimea since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. The previous biggest Ukrainian attack over the past year was 556 drones on May 17. In an effort to turn the...
Libya Update News
· Jul 4, 2026
Russia Says It Shot Down 389 Ukrainian Drones as Kyiv Reports Two Killed and Others Wounded in Russian Attack
Moscow - Russia’s Defense Ministry announced Saturday that air defense systems shot down 389 Ukrainian drones over several regions of Russia overnight. According to the ministry’s statement, the drones were intercepted over multiple Russian territories, as well as in the Moscow region, Crimea, the Sea of Azov, and the Black Sea. Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported... Read more Source The post Russia Says It Shot Down 389 Ukrainian Drones as Kyiv Reports Two Killed and Others Wounded in Russian Attack appeared first on Libya Update News.
Intel Slava
· Jun 23, 2026
[Video] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Apparently, Ukrainian drones struck what appears to be a Russian air defense [...]
— Apparently, Ukrainian drones struck what appears to be a Russian air defense system in Kirovske, Crimea, overnight.@IntelSlava
Kyiv Post
· Jul 12, 2026
Ukrainian Drones Strike Syzran Oil Refinery and Russian Tanker
Early Sunday morning, July 12, unmanned aerial vehicles targeted multiple Russian-controlled facilities, resulting in fires at the Syzran Oil Refinery in the Samara region and aboard a tanker in the Don-Azov Canal. Preliminary data suggests FP-1 drones may have damaged the crucial ELOU-AVT-5 unit at the Syzran refinery, a major Rosneft facility that processes up to 8.5 million tons of oil annually. Simultaneously, Rostov region Governor Yuri Slyusar confirmed a drone strike on an empty tanker in the canal, claiming air defenses downed over 20 drones in the area.
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Related coverage for "Air defenses down 159 Ukrainian drones in Kursk Region over past 24 hours": The Eastern Herald — Russia’s Air Defense Intercepts 71 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Over Belgorod, Bryansk and Crimea. TASS — Air defenses down 92 Ukrainian drones over Russia since morning — top brass. South China Morning Post — Russia reports one of biggest Ukrainian drone attacks, including on Crimea. Libya Update News — Russia Says It Shot Down 389 Ukrainian Drones as Kyiv Reports Two Killed and Others Wounded in Russian Attack. Intel Slava — [Video] 🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Apparently, Ukrainian drones struck what appears to be a Russian air defense [...]. Kyiv Post — Ukrainian Drones Strike Syzran Oil Refinery and Russian Tanker