Russian Air Defenses Intercept 138 Ukrainian Drones

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08:05; 19 March 2026 year
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Russian Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed 138 Ukrainian drones during the night of March 19, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Forty drones were shot down over the territory of Krasnodar Krai (a region in southern Russia), 35 over the Republic of Crimea (a disputed peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014), 28 over Stavropol Krai (another southern region), 18 over the Azov Sea, 8 over Kursk Oblast (a region bordering Ukraine), 7 over the Black Sea, and 2 over Rostov Oblast (a region close to the Ukrainian border).