Russia Says It Has Shot Down 155 Ukrainian Drones Over Several Regions

08:06; 22 April 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Intercepts 155 Ukrainian Drones Overnight MOSCOW, April 23 — Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian drones during the night of April 22, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the aircraft type were shot down over the territories of Kursk, Samara, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Saratov, Penza, Ulyanovsk, Volgograd, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea Republic, and the Black Sea waters. *(Note: Crimea is a region internationally recognized as part of Ukraine but annexed by Russia in 2014.)*

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