Russian Defence Ministry: hundreds of Ukrainian drones shot down over Russia in a day
Place: Russian regions, Crimea, Black and Azov seasRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Both sides rely on Russian Defence Ministry data; the ministry says nothing about the consequences of the attack on the ground. The overnight figure (311) and the daily figure (764) refer to different periods.
What Russia reports
automatic summary The Russian Defence Ministry said air defences destroyed 311 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight over Belgorod, Bryansk, Samara and other regions, Perm Krai, Crimea and the Black and Azov seas, and another 59 during the day, from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time. According to RIA Novosti, a total of 764 drones and four guided aerial bombs were shot down over the day.
“В течение прошедшей ночи дежурными силами ПВО перехвачены и уничтожены 311 украинских беспилотных летательных аппаратов самолетного типа”
“Силы ПВО за сутки уничтожили 764 украинских беспилотника”
- ⚡️ В течение прошедшей ночи дежурными силами ПВО перехвачены и уничтожены 311 украинских беспилотных… — Russian Defense Ministry (Telegram), 7 October, 07:42
- Силы ПВО сбили 764 украинских беспилотника за сутки — RIA Novosti, 7 October, 10:55
- Минобороны РФ заявило о поражении за ночь 311 беспилотников ВСУ — Interfax, 7 October, 07:49
- Минобороны РФ заявило об уничтожении за сутки 764 беспилотников ВСУ — Interfax, 7 October, 11:01
- ⚡️ В течение дня, с 8.00 до 20.00 мск, дежурными силами ПВО перехвачены и уничтожены 59 украинских… — Russian Defense Ministry (Telegram), 7 October, 19:51
- Минобороны сообщило о нейтрализации за день 59 БПЛА — Interfax, 7 October, 20:01
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine, relaying the Russian Defence Ministry's report, writes that overnight Ukraine's Defence Forces used several hundred strike drones against various Russian regions.
“Силы обороны Украины применили несколько сотен ударных дронов во время нового воздушного нападения на разные области России.”
- 17 регионов под ударом: Россия заявила о масштабной атаке ВСУ — RBC-Ukraine, 7 October, 09:26
What independent sources report
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Confirmation
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