Moscow and Lipetsk hit in massive UAV wave, Russia claims 100+ drones downed
Unidentified drones struck targets in Moscow Oblast and Lipetsk overnight, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, wrote on April 4.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that its air defenses downed a total of 107 drones overnight across multiple oblasts:
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34 over Kursk Oblast
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30 over Oryol Oblast
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18 over Lipetsk Oblast
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7 over Kaluga Oblast
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4 over Rostov Oblast
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4 over the Sea of Azov
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3 over Tambov Oblast
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3 over the Moscow and its suburbs
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2 over Bryansk Oblast
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1 over Voronezh Oblast
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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.
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