Russia claims destroying 605 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Thursday that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight across approximately twenty of its regions and the annexed Crimean peninsula. The ministry stated that the drones were downed "over the past night."

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Over the past night... air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 605 Ukrainian aerial drones.

Attacks notably struck the Tver region, where a logistics center belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries was "slightly damaged," according to local authorities. The regional governor, Vitali Korolyov, reported on Telegram that air defense systems repelled an enemy drone attack, and debris from a drone caused minor damage to the Wildberries center's facade, with no injuries reported.

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As a result of the fall of drone debris, the facade of the Wildberries logistics center was slightly damaged.

Since mid-July, Ukraine has reportedly attacked about twenty Wildberries sites, a popular online platform often called the "Russian Amazon," across Russia and in annexed Crimea. In the Yaroslavl region, northeast of Moscow, Governor Mikhail Evraev reported the "most massive attack" on the region, with 92 drones shot down. Debris from these drones reportedly caused fires in several houses and damaged cars.

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Today, air defense systems repelled an attack by enemy drones over our region.

The report comes as diplomatic efforts remain stalled over four years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Both countries are escalating long-range strikes, leading to a growing number of civilian casualties.

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