Russia Claims to Have Downed 903 Ukrainian Drones in One Day

Dragon Media News Desk

Russia’s Defense Ministry says its air defense systems downed four long-range guided Neptune missiles and 903 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the past 24 hours. The ministry also reported intercepting two guided aerial bombs.

According to the ministry, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian radar station and struck ammunition depots, storage and production sites for ground-based robotic systems and drones, as well as temporary deployment sites used by Ukrainian troops and foreign fighters.

The ministry estimated that Ukraine lost about 1,155 troops in the conflict zone over the past day. It reported losses of more than 150 in the area of the Battlegroup North, more than 220 in the West, up to 200 in the South, up to 345 in the Center, up to 205 in the East and up to 35 in the Dnepr sector.

The ministry also published cumulative figures for Ukrainian military equipment it says has been destroyed since the start of the conflict, including 281,946 drones and 31,558 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles. These figures are claims by Russia’s Defense Ministry and have not been independently verified.