Russia’s Ministry of Defense said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 452 Ukrainian drones during an overnight operation.
According to the ministry, the drones were reportedly downed between 8:00 p.m. on July 6 and 8:00 a.m. on July 7 over multiple regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula, and the Moscow region, as well as Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea, and over the Azov and Black Seas.
The statement reflects Russia’s official account. Ukrainian authorities had not immediately commented on the claim, and the reported figures could not be independently verified.
