January 8, 2026
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Russia announced a massive drone attack: explosions rang out in a number of regions

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that since the evening of January 5, air defense systems allegedly intercepted and destroyed 129 Ukrainian drones. Russian Telegram channels reported explosions in a number of regions, UAVs flew as far as Bashkortostan, oil depots and military factories were traditionally the targets.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that since the evening of January 5, air defense systems allegedly intercepted and destroyed 129 Ukrainian drones. Russian Telegram channels reported explosions in a number of regions, UAVs flew as far as Bashkortostan, oil depots and military factories were traditionally the targets.

Source: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, governors of Russian regions and the Russian Astra Telegram channel

Details: According to the Ministry of Defense, the largest number of drones – 29 – were allegedly shot down over the Bryansk region.

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15 UAVs were allegedly destroyed over Belgorod, 13 over Yaroslavskaya, 10 over Novgorod, 9 over Smolensk, 7 each over Kursk and Penza, 6 each over Tver Oblast and Bashkortostan.

5 drones were allegedly shot down over Astrakhan and Rostov regions, 4 over Kaluga, 2 each over Moscow, Oryol and Leningrad regions, 1 each over Voronezh, Kostroma, Tula, Tambov, Ryazan regions and Tatarstan. Also, 1 drone was allegedly destroyed over the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.

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