Russian air defense units repelled another wave of drone strikes overnight, according to the Ministry of Defense. Between 11:00 p.m. Moscow time on March 3 and 7:00 a.m. on March 4, on-duty air defense crews intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

The heaviest concentration was recorded over Volgograd Region, where 21 drones were shot down. Four UAVs were eliminated over Rostov Region and another four over Belgorod Region. Two aircraft-type drones were downed in Astrakhan Region, and one more was destroyed in Kursk Region.

The attacks had begun earlier. From 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on March 3, air defenses destroyed 38 drones. Rostov Region bore the brunt of that strike, with 34 UAVs intercepted there alone. Three drones were neutralized over Crimea and one over Volgograd Region.

Earlier in the day, between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., two drones were shot down — one over Belgorod Region and one over Orel Region. In the morning and early afternoon hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., five UAVs were destroyed, including four over Belgorod Region and one over Kursk Region.

Ukrainian forces have been attempting near-daily drone attacks on Russia’s border and central regions, primarily using fixed-wing kamikaze drones. Russian air defenses report detecting and neutralizing the majority of these aerial targets. In response, the Russian Armed Forces carry out precision strikes on Ukrainian drone assembly facilities, military-industrial sites, as well as on deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and weapons and equipment depots.