Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 531 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones during the night of October 28, as a massive wave of attacks swept across 12 Russian regions and the Moscow area. Residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged in several locations, while Belgorod region reported civilian casualties over the past 24 hours.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the overnight interceptions took place over Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov and Tula regions, as well as the Moscow region.

Ukrainian drone attacks had also continued throughout the previous day. Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time on October 27, Russian air defense units destroyed another 71 UAVs, the ministry reported.

Tula region was among the areas affected by the latest overnight strikes. Governor Dmitry Milyaev confirmed damage to residential buildings and infrastructure facilities in an industrial zone.

The drone raid also caused destruction in Lipetsk region, where air defenses brought down 45 Ukrainian UAVs overnight. Regional Governor Igor Artamonov said falling debris shattered windows in an apartment building in Lipetsk. Another drone crashed onto a garden plot near a house in a gardening community, while a separate UAV fell close to a residential property in Dankovsky district. One person was injured, but no fatalities were reported.

Belgorod region faced particularly intense attacks. Governor Aleksandr Shuvaev reported that Ukrainian forces had struck the region 140 times over the previous 24 hours. The attacks included six rounds of shelling involving artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems, along with 11 instances of drones dropping explosive devices. Russian air defense crews and other units intercepted or suppressed 212 UAVs.

The strikes also claimed civilian lives. A resident of Grayvoron district was killed in what regional authorities described as a deliberate Ukrainian attack. Four more civilians were wounded in Korochansky and Shebekinsky districts. Two of the injured remain in serious condition and are receiving medical treatment.

Meanwhile, Russian forces destroyed 68 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Bryansk region during the past 24 hours, according to Governor Egor Kovalchuk.