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Air defenses down 92 Ukrainian drones over Russia since morning — top brass

TASS

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July 4, 2026

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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

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South China Morning Post

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· 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...

TASS

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· Jul 5, 2026

Russian air defenses down 282 Ukrainian UAVs, nine smart bombs in past day — top brass

Russian air defense forces also shot down a Neptune-MD

MS NOW

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia

Ukrainian long-range drones have for months been battering targets, including oil production and energy facilities, behind the front line and deep inside Russia. The post Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia appeared first on MS NOW.

The Eastern Herald

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· 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.

Intel Slava

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· Jun 29, 2026

[Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Aerospace Forces hit UAV command posts of the 1st Separate Special Op [...]

— Russian Aerospace Forces hit UAV command posts of the 1st Separate Special Operations Brigade (Ukrainian National Guard) near Kucherov Yar, Donetsk — five FAB-500 aerial bombs deployed in the strike.@IntelSlava

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 6, 2026

UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group: ‘Unsafe and unprofessional’

U.K. fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian aircraft away from a carrier strike group after it repeatedly flew close. On Monday, a Russian Tu-142 “Bear-F” maritime patrol craft, derived from the famous Tu-95 bomber, made repeated close passes at the strike group. During these passes, it dropped several sonobuoys, a listening device used to []

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Related coverage for "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. TASS — Russian air defenses down 282 Ukrainian UAVs, nine smart bombs in past day — top brass. MS NOW — Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia. The Eastern Herald — Russia’s Air Defense Intercepts 71 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Over Belgorod, Bryansk and Crimea. Intel Slava — [Video] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Aerospace Forces hit UAV command posts of the 1st Separate Special Op [...]. Washington Examiner — UK fighter jets escort Russian aircraft away from carrier strike group: ‘Unsafe and unprofessional’