Ukraine strikes 12 Russian regions and occupied Crimea with hundreds of drones
Illustrative photo (mchs_official)
Loud explosions rocked various parts of Russia last night as enemy air defenses attempted to repel a new massive attack by Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
According to the Russian defense ministry, its air defenses were repelling a new aerial attack from 8:00 p.m. on October 20 to 8:00 a.m. on October 21, Moscow time.
The Russian ministry traditionally does not disclose the exact number of drones used by Ukraine’s Defense Forces. But the statement makes it clear that hundreds of UAVs were involved — likely more than 400.
This time, Ukrainian drones were shot down over the territories of:
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Novgorod region;
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Tver region;
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Bryansk region;
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Belgorod region;
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Kursk region;
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Smolensk region;
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Kaluga region;
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Oryol region;
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Tula region;
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Ryazan region;
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Moscow region;
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Krasnodar Krai;
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occupied Crimea;
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the waters of the Black Sea.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense claims that its air defense units on duty intercepted and destroyed a total of 373 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones.
Russia attacked various Ukrainian regions with missiles and drones last night; air defenses managed to destroy most of the enemy targets.
We also reported on the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kyiv, where there were casualties.
