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Russian air defences destroy 36 Ukrainian drones overnight

14 May 2026 08:56

Russian air defence forces shot down 36 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight.

According to a statement from the Russian Defence Ministry, the drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Moscow, Novgorod, Rostov, Smolensk, Tver and Tula regions, as well as Crimea.

Russian air defences destroy 36 Ukrainian drones overnight

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