09:59 01-02-2026

Russia Says 21 Ukrainian Drones Downed Over Regions

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Russia’s Defense Ministry reports 21 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight over Belgorod, Voronezh, Astrakhan and Kaluga regions amid new air defense alerts.

Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air defenses shot down 21 Ukrainian drones over several regions during the night of February 1. The ministry reported that all of the downed aircraft were fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

According to the ministry, the heaviest attack was recorded over the Belgorod Region, where 14 drones were intercepted. Five more UAVs were destroyed over the Voronezh Region, while single drones were brought down over the Astrakhan and Kaluga Regions.

Earlier, on the night of January 1, Voronezh Region governor Aleksandr Gusev announced a drone threat and reported that air defense systems had detected and destroyed one unmanned aircraft over one of the districts in the region.

On the evening of January 31, flight restrictions were twice introduced at Kaluga airport. Between 17:00 and 20:00 Moscow time, Russian air defenses downed another five drones over the Kaluga Region. Governor Vladislav Shapsha stated that the UAVs were destroyed in the areas of Lyudinovsky, Sukhinichsky and Ulyanovsky districts.