Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 212 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight on November 2. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the UAVs were shot down across a wide area of the country, including the Moscow region and Crimea, as well as over the Black and Azov seas.

The interceptions took place over the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Voronezh, Pskov, Oryol, Lipetsk, Saratov, Samara, Ryazan, Tambov and Rostov regions. Russian air defense units also brought down unmanned aircraft over Krasnodar Krai.

The overnight attack followed another series of drone interceptions on November 1. Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time, Russian forces destroyed 47 Ukrainian UAVs. The aircraft were intercepted over the Belgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Voronezh, Smolensk and Rostov regions, along with the Moscow region.

In the Rostov region, more than 30 Ukrainian drones were destroyed during the night, Governor Yury Slyusar reported. Local authorities had received no information about casualties or damage.

Meanwhile, Bryansk Region Governor Egor Kovalchuk reported the destruction of three Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the previous 24 hours.

The Belgorod region also came under repeated Ukrainian attacks. According to Governor Alexander Shuvaev, Ukrainian forces targeted the region 74 times in a single day, affecting 15 districts: Alekseyevsky, Belgorodsky, Borisovsky, Valuysky, Veydelevsky, Volokonovsky, Grayvoronsky, Gubkinsky, Korochansky, Krasnoyaruzhsky, Novooskolsky, Rovensky, Starooskolsky, Chernyansky and Shebekinsky.

During that period, Ukrainian troops carried out six artillery attacks and twice used drones to drop explosive devices. Russian air defense crews and other military units destroyed or suppressed a total of 77 Ukrainian UAVs.

The attacks also left a civilian injured in the Shebekinsky district. The man received medical assistance and will continue his recovery on an outpatient basis.

Separately, authorities reported the death of another civilian in the Belgorod region. The man had suffered severe injuries in the Belgorodsky district on August 3 and later died in hospital. Governor Shuvaev expressed his condolences to the victim’s family and relatives.