Russia's Special Operation in UkraineOn February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.
On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260616/russian-air-defense-systems-shot-down-172-ukrainian-drones-overnight---defense-ministry-1124315219.htmlRussian Air Defense Systems Shot Down 172 Ukrainian Drones OvernightRussian Air Defense Systems Shot Down 172 Ukrainian Drones OvernightSputnik InternationalThe drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Oryol, Tambov, Tula, Rostov, Ryazan regions, the Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, and the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.2026-06-16T04:41+00002026-06-16T04:41+00002026-06-16T04:42+0000russia's special operation in ukrainerussiaukrainerussian defense ministryhttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/07/01/1119211006_0:0:3026:1702_1920x0_80_0_0_d15fcad501427c02172252b598ba7538.jpg"During the night, from 8 p.m. Moscow time [17:00 GMT] on June 15 to 7 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on June 16, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 172 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the statement says. The drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Oryol, Tambov, Tula, Rostov, Ryazan regions, the Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, and the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.russiaukraineSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“252602026Sputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Newsen_ENSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“2526019201080true19201440truehttps://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/07/01/1119211006_6:0:2737:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_9ffa403880511a224cbf594011ea66f3.jpg19201920trueSputnik [email protected]+74956456601MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“25260Sputnik Internationalrussia, ukraine, russian defense ministryrussia, ukraine, russian defense ministry
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Russian Air Defense Systems Shot Down 172 Ukrainian Drones Overnight
The drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Oryol, Tambov, Tula, Rostov, Ryazan regions, the Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, and the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
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"During the night, from 8 p.m. Moscow time [17:00 GMT] on June 15 to 7 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on June 16, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 172 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the statement says. The drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Oryol, Tambov, Tula, Rostov, Ryazan regions, the Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, and the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
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© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov/Go to the mediabankA 9K35 Strela-10 (Arrow) air defence system is seen at a position© Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov/Go to the mediabank
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