Moscow and Lipetsk hit in massive UAV wave, Russia claims 100+ drones downed

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that its air defenses downed a total of 107 drones overnight across multiple oblasts:

• 34 over Kursk Oblast

• 30 over Oryol Oblast

• 18 over Lipetsk Oblast

• 7 over Kaluga Oblast

• 4 over Rostov Oblast

• 4 over the Sea of Azov

• 3 over Tambov Oblast

• 3 over the Moscow and its suburbs

• 2 over Bryansk Oblast

• 1 over Voronezh Oblast

• 1 over Tula Oblast.

According to the Russian Telegram channel Shot, residents in Lipetsk reported around 20 explosions, with a local airfield and metallurgical plant likely among the intended targets.

Pro-Kremlin Telegram channels traditionally accused Ukrainian forces of launching the attack, suggesting it may have been carried out using Liutyi and PD-2 kamikaze drones.

Russia’s aviation agency Rosaviatsiya reported temporary disruptions at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports.