Russia Says It Destroyed 50 Ukrainian Drones in Various Regions

08:00; 18 May 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Intercepts 50 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Russian air defense forces intercepted and neutralized 50 Ukrainian drones during the night of May 18, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over the territories of Belgorod, Voronezh, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, and Tula regions, Krasnodar territory, the Republic of Crimea (a region claimed by Ukraine but annexed by Russia in 2014), and over the waters of the Azov Sea.

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