Russian Air Defense Intercepts 145 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

08:48; 16 March 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Intercepts 145 Ukrainian Drones Overnight In the night of March 16, Russian duty forces and air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 145 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The breakdown of the drones shot down is as follows: 53 over Moscow region, 38 over Bryansk region, 11 over Yaroslavl region, 8 over Kaluga region, 7 over Smolensk region, 6 over Rostov region, 5 over Ulyanovsk region, 4 over Tver region, 3 over Voronezh region, 3 over Kostroma region, 3 over Crimea (a region claimed by Russia but internationally recognized as part of Ukraine), 2 over Volgograd region, 1 over Krasnodar region, and 1 over Saratov region.

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