Russian Air Defense Forces Intercept 158 Ukrainian Drones Over Russian Regions

11:46; 23 February 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Intercepts Massive Drone Attack In the night from February 22 to 23, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed a large-scale drone attack. From 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM Moscow time, a total of 152 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were neutralized. The majority of the targets were detected over the Belgorod region, where 65 drones were shot down. The attack was also notable in the Saratov region, where 35 drones were destroyed. An additional 16 UAVs were neutralized over the Republic of Crimea. Eight targets were eliminated in both the Voronezh and Rostov regions. Over the Krasnodar region, four drones were shot down, with the same number being intercepted over the Azov Sea. In the Volgograd region and the Republic of Tatarstan, three drones were destroyed in each. Two drones were intercepted in both the Kursk and Lipetsk regions. One drone was eliminated over each of the Tula and Tver regions. After 7:00 AM, air defense operations continued. Between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM, five more drones were shot down over the Azov Sea and one over the Republic of Adygea.

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