1,214 fixed-wing drones were intercepted and destroyed overnight into 29 October over Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Tver, Oryol, Ryazan, Vladimir, Samara, Saratov, Penza, Rostov and Moscow regions, Bashkortostan and Udmurtia.

Open Claimed by Ministry of Defence of Russia on 29 October 2026.

Next check: 5 November 2026.

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Russia's defence ministry said 1,214 fixed-wing drones were intercepted and destroyed overnight into 29 October over Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Tver, Oryol, Ryazan, Vladimir, Samara, Saratov, Penza, Rostov and Moscow regions, Bashkortostan and Udmurtia.

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