Russia says it intercepted 73 Ukrainian drones over its regions overnight

08:06; 09 July 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Intercepts 73 Ukrainian Drones Overnight On the night of July 9, Russian air defense units intercepted and neutralized 73 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The drones were shot down over various regions including Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Kaluga, Novgorod, Tver, Oryol, Leningrad, Rostov, Moscow area, Krasnodar region, Crimea, and over the waters of the Azov Sea.

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