Russia Says It Intercepted 73 Ukrainian Drones Overnight in Various Regions

08:16; 08 April 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Intercepts 73 Ukrainian Drones Overnight On the night of April 8, Russian air defense forces intercepted and neutralized 73 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The drones, described as fixed-wing aircraft-type UAVs, were shot down over the territories of Oryol and Rostov regions, Krasnodar territory, the Republic of Crimea, as well as over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.

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