Russian air defenses repelled a massive Ukrainian drone attack overnight. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, air defense units intercepted and destroyed a total of 598 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs.

The attack covered a significant part of Russian territory. Drones were detected both over border regions and over areas located considerably farther from the combat zone. Russian air defense systems were also activated over maritime areas.

According to the Defense Ministry, Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the Rostov, Tver, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Belgorod, Novgorod, Kaluga, Pskov, Voronezh, Ryazan, Leningrad, Bryansk, Lipetsk, Smolensk, Vladimir, Oryol and Tula regions.

Drones were also intercepted over the Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory and the Republic of Crimea. Some aerial targets were destroyed over the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

Overall, the overnight attack covered 20 Russian regions as well as two maritime areas.