Russian Air Defense Forces Intercept 516 Ukrainian Drones Over Russian Regions Overnight

08:59; 01 September 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Intercepts 516 Ukrainian Aircraft-Type Drones Overnight Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 516 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones overnight, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The attack lasted from 8:00 PM on August 31 to 8:00 AM on September 1 Moscow time. The drones were detected and neutralized over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad (Saint Pyotrsburg region), Novgorod, Orel, Pskov, Rostov, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, and Ulyanovsk regions. Additionally, air defense systems engaged aerial targets over the Moscow region, Crimea, and the Black Sea.

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