During the past night, Russian air defense units repelled a large-scale drone attack by Ukrainian forces. According to the Ministry of Defense, 26 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed over five Russian regions.

The heaviest strike was directed at the Rostov Region, where 15 drones were shot down. Four more were intercepted over the Orel Region, while three were destroyed above the Belgorod Region. In addition, two drones were eliminated over both the Bryansk and Kursk Regions.

The Defense Ministry noted that Ukrainian forces continue to launch daily attempts to strike both border and central areas of Russia with fixed-wing kamikaze drones. Russian air defense systems, they added, are consistently detecting and neutralizing the majority of these aircraft.