Russian air defenses shot down 808 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones during a massive overnight attack on October 22, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The wave of unmanned aircraft targeted multiple regions across the country, with interceptions also reported over Crimea and the Black Sea.
The drones were destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Leningrad, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula and Yaroslavl regions. Russian forces also intercepted airborne targets in the Moscow region, over Crimea and above the Black Sea.
The overnight assault followed another series of Ukrainian drone attacks on October 21. Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Moscow time, Russian air defense units destroyed 51 UAVs over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Leningrad, Pskov and Tver regions, as well as the Black Sea.
The Belgorod region came under particularly heavy attack, with Ukrainian forces launching 125 strikes over the previous 24 hours. Eight involved artillery, aircraft and multiple launch rocket systems, while two others saw drones drop explosive devices. Russian military units destroyed 205 unmanned aircraft during that period.
The attacks injured three people in the Grayvoron, Gubkin and Shebekino districts. One victim remains hospitalized, while medical assistance is being provided to everyone affected.
The Kursk region also faced sustained Ukrainian strikes. According to the regional operational report, Russian forces brought down 235 drones of various types between 9 a.m. on October 21 and 9 a.m. on October 22. During the same period, Ukrainian troops fired artillery at evacuated areas 76 times and carried out another ten attacks using drones equipped with explosive devices.
Two elderly women were injured in the Kursk region. A 73-year-old woman suffered injuries in the town of Lgov, while an 82-year-old woman was wounded in the settlement of Khomutovka.
Meanwhile, Russian forces destroyed 75 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Bryansk region during the past 24 hours.