Ukraine says 350,000 Russian drones destroyed since start of 2026 PHOTO

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry has said the country’s Defence Forces have destroyed more than 350,000 Russian drones since the beginning of 2026.

The ministry clarified that more than 320,000 fixed-wing and copter-type drones were destroyed by drone units, Caliber.Az reports, citing Ukrainian media.

Around 220,000 of them were fixed-wing drones, while approximately 100,000 were copters.

Separately, the Ukrainian side reported intercepting around 31,000 Shahed-type drones.

In addition to drone units, mobile fire groups and army aviation are involved in intercepting and destroying them.

The figures reported by Kyiv represent its own assessment of Russian drone losses.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov