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Russian Air Defenses Destroy 494 Ukrainian Drones Overnight - Defense Ministry

NAMPA / Sputnik
2026-08-30
MOSCOW, August 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed 494 Ukrainian drones over Russia last night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "During the past night, from 8:00 p.m​​​. Moscow time [17:00 GMT] on August 29 this year to 8:30 a.m. Moscow time on August 30, a total of 494 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by the air defense forces on duty," the ministry said......
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