Russia Says It Has Shot Down 85 Drones in 10 Regions

10:24; 04 April 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Units Intercept 85 Drones Over Multiple Regions In the early hours of April 4, Russian air defense units successfully thwarted an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of aircraft type. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, duty crews detected, intercepted, and neutralized a total of 85 flying objects. The attack targeted several regions simultaneously. The drones were shot down over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, and Tula Oblasts, as well as the Republic of Crimea. Some of the airborne targets were eliminated over the Black Sea. Emergency and operational services are now working at the sites where the drones crashed.

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