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Air defenses repel attack by 81 drones over Moscow Region — governor

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July 13, 2026

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Three people were killed and three others were injured, Andrey Vorobyov said

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Intel Slava

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· Jul 5, 2026

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

— NOW: Russian drones striking targets in Kiev.

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...

Ukrainska Pravda

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· Jun 22, 2026

Moscow mayor claims that more than 80 drones attacked Moscow

Russian authorities have claimed that air defences repelled another drone attack on Moscow over the past 24 hours, involving up to 100 UAVs.

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 4, 2026

Moscow Authorities Claim 16 Drones Shot Down in Heavy Overnight Attack

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed Russian air defenses intercepted 16 drones flying toward the capital in the early hours of Saturday. He gave no details on damage or casualties, saying only that emergency crews were working at debris impact sites.

Nepal News

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· Jul 13, 2026

रुसमा युक्रेनी ड्रोन आक्रमणमा चार जनाको मृत्यु, सात घाइते

मस्को। रुसमा सोमबार भएको युक्रेनी ड्रोन आक्रमणमा परी चार जनाको मृत्यु भएको छ भने सात जना घाइते भएका छन्। स्थानीय अधिकारीका अनुसार आक्रमणका अधिकांश घटना मस्को क्षेत्र आसपास केन्द्रित थिए। क्रेमलिनको निरन्तर आक्रमणको जवाफस्वरूप युक्रेनले रुसमाथिका ड्रोन आक्रमण तीव्र बनाएको छ। किएभले रुसी ऊर्जा संरचना तथा अन्य रणनीतिक क्षेत्रमा गरिएका आक्रमणलाई आफ्नो प्रतिरक्षात्मक कदमका रूपमा []

Yemen News Agency - SABA

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· Jul 1, 2026

Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy

Russian Defense Ministry: Airstrikes Target Drone Command Centers, Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk, Kharkiv, & Sumy

The Eastern Herald

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· Jul 3, 2026

Russia Claims 188 Ukrainian Drones Destroyed in 12 Hours Over Russian Territory

Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 188 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in 12 hours Friday, offering no detail on which regions were targeted. The figure arrives one day after Russia's record aerial bombardment of Kyiv, as both sides escalate their aerial exchange rate.

TASS

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· Jun 23, 2026

Russian Guardsmen destroy two Ukrainian army’s relay stations in Kharkov area

According to the report, the enemy used the devices to extend the flight zone of strike FPV drones and provide communications between units

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.

Euromaidan Press

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· Jul 3, 2026

Ukraine’s eastern kill zone is 25 km deep — corps commander expects 30 by year’s end

Drones now do most of the killing, and Russia has abandoned armored assault for two- and three-man infiltration

The Kyiv Independent

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· Jun 22, 2026

10 killed, 48 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine over past day as family killed in Sumy Oblast drone attack

Russia launched 89 Shahed-type attack drones overnight on June 22, Ukraine's Air Force said. Air defenses shot down 79 drones, while nine struck targets at six locations.

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Russia

Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia. Moscow’s Defence Ministry confirmed its military intercepted 660 drones. The attack surpassed Kyiv’s aerial assault in May, when 556 drones targeted Russia. Authorities in the Russian Crimea region declared an “emergency situation” to try to ease the fallout from increasing attacks by Ukraine.

AzerNews

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· Jul 4, 2026

Russian forces counter major drone attack on St. Petersburg

Russian authorities said air defense systems repelled a large-scale drone attack overnight, intercepting hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across several regions of the country, including St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.

Huffington Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia Reports One Of The Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attacks On Its Soil And Annexed Crimea

In an effort to turn the tables on Moscow's grinding war of attrition, Ukrainian long-range drones have been battering targets behind the front line and deep inside Russia.

The Rising Nepal

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ukraine unleashes drone bombardment

Kyiv, June 27: Russian air defences intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions a...

Meduza.io

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· Jul 7, 2026

Ukraine sends more than 430 drones toward Moscow. Belgorod hit by missile strike, one person killed.

More than 430 drones were launched toward the Moscow region beginning on the evening of July 6, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said. Air defense forces neutralized a large portion of them at long range; 36 were shot down on approach to the city.

India TV News

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· Jun 22, 2026

Intelligence gaps, arms supplied via drones: Key revelations in NIA's Pahalgam attack chargesheet

As per the chargesheet linked to last year’s terror attack in the Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found that cross-border drones were used to air-drop weapons and cash deep inside the region, reaching even Baramulla district in north Kashmir without being detected.

UrduPoint

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· Jul 8, 2026

Kuwaiti air defences repel missile, drone attacks

Kuwaiti air defences repel missile, drone attacks

The Moscow Times

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· Jun 22, 2026

Moscow Airports Temporarily Suspend Flights Amid Ukrainian Air Attack

The overnight drone assault comes just days after the Russian capital faced its largest air raid since the start of the war.

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 1, 2026

Ukraine’s new civilian battlefield: Surviving FPV drone attacks

Russian FPV drones, once used primarily against military targets, are increasingly becoming a weapon of terrorism against civilians. In front-line Kharkiv, residents are being forced to learn entirely new rules of survival as inexpensive battlefield drones reach residential neighborhoods, roads, buses, and private vehicles. Russia is now attacking Kharkiv in a new way, and the []

NaturalNews.com

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· Jul 11, 2026

FSB thwarts AI-guided Ukrainian drone plot against Russian airfield

(NaturalNews) Russiaâs FSB intercepted 13 AI-equipped Ukrainian drones smuggled for an attack on Rostov-Centralny military airfield. A Russian citizen aler...

Russia Today

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· Jul 12, 2026

Hundreds of Ukrainian drones intercepted heading for Moscow – mayor

Nearly 300 Ukrainian drones heading for Moscow have been intercepted by Russian anti-aircraft defenses, Sergey Sobyanin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Libya Update News

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· 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.

Latestly.com

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· Jun 27, 2026

Bahrain Accuses Iran of Launching Drone Attack Targeting Island Kingdom

A statement from Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said a “number of Iranian drones” targeted the country. It did not elaborate on the target.

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