Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 433 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The ministry reported that the large-scale drone attack affected 19 Russian regions, with air defense units operating across several federal districts.

The intercepted drones were reported over the Saratov, Kaluga, Rostov, Bryansk, Penza, Oryol, Samara, Kursk, Volgograd, Lipetsk, Orenburg, Tula, Tambov, Belgorod, Ulyanovsk, Smolensk and Voronezh regions, as well as the republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan.

Ukrainian forces continue to launch daily drone attacks against Russian territory, with Russian air defense systems detecting and destroying many of the incoming aircraft.

In response, Russian forces carry out precision strikes using missile systems and jet-powered drones against facilities linked to the Ukrainian military’s combat capabilities.

According to the Russian military, these operations target defense industry enterprises, weapons storage facilities, energy generation and logistics infrastructure, Ukrainian troop deployment sites and military command posts.