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Russian Defence Ministry reports 645 Ukrainian drones intercepted overnight

The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that air defences intercepted and destroyed 645 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight across 13 regions, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azov. The engagement occurred between the evening of 25 September and the morning of 26 September. Ground impacts, damage, and casualty figures have not been independently corroborated.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on attribution across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramМинобороны
  • rferlМинобороны РФ
  • tassUkrainian
  • khaamaRussia
  • allkharkovросійського
  • ukrainskaRussia
4 differing positions reported on location across 4 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramнад регионами РФ
  • tassRussian regions
  • allkharkovНа Південно-Слобожанському та Куп’янському напрямках
  • ukrainskaUkraine
3 differing positions reported on timing across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramза ночь
  • rferlза ночь
  • tassovernight
  • khaamaOvernight
  • allkharkovстаном на 08:00 27.09.2026
  • ukrainskaovernight
2 differing positions reported on status across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramсбиты
  • rferlбыли сбиты
  • tassintercept
  • khaamaSays
  • allkharkovЗбито/подавлено
  • ukrainskaattacks
WhereRussia
54.296, 52.741 ±400 km
First reported29 days ago
Published2026-09-26 16:44 UTC
Sources6
How this travelled.
Reports36Independent tellings5
5 independently corroborated tellings, 3 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Russian Defence Ministry reports 645 Ukrainian drones intercepted overnight. 2026-09-26T16:44:35.422Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3597. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-26/russia-says-it-downs-645-ukrainian-drones-in-largest-overnight-9f6bac47

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