Russian Defence Ministry: 399 Ukrainian drones shot down overnight
Place: Russian regions and the Black SeaRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The number of drones shot down is known only from Russian Defence Ministry reports; the Ukrainian side separately reports hits on specific sites (the data centre in Sasovo, plants in Salavat and Omsk) that the Russian reports do not name.
What Russia reports
automatic summary The Russian Defence Ministry said that from 20.00 Moscow time on 7 October to 8.00 on 8 October air defences intercepted and destroyed 399 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Belgorod, Bryansk, Ryazan, Samara and many other regions, and another 113 during the day. TASS adds that the attack caused a fire at a Yandex data centre in Sasovo.
“дежурными силами ПВО перехвачены и уничтожены 399 украинских беспилотных летательных аппаратов самолетного типа”
“Силы и средства ПВО за день перехватили и уничтожили 113 украинских БПЛА над российскими регионами”
- ⚡️ В течение прошедшей ночи, с 20.00 мск 7 октября до 8.00 мск 8 октября, дежурными силами ПВО перехвачены и… — Russian Defense Ministry (Telegram), 8 October, 07:26
- Над Россией уничтожили 113 украинских беспилотников — RIA Novosti, 8 October, 19:46
- Военные РФ сообщили об уничтожении за ночь 399 беспилотников — Interfax, 8 October, 07:30
- Fire at Yandex data center, 399 UAVs: aftermath of attacks on Russian regions — TASS (tass.com), 8 October, 11:05
- ⚡️ В течение дня в период с 8.00 до 20.00 мск дежурными силами ПВО перехвачены и уничтожены 113 украинских… — Russian Defense Ministry (Telegram), 8 October, 19:46
- Минобороны заявило о нейтрализации за день 113 БПЛА — Interfax, 8 October, 19:59
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine, relaying Russian Defence Ministry data, writes of a new massive attack by Ukraine's Defence Forces that began at 20:00 Moscow time on 7 October and of explosions in dozens of Russian regions and occupied Crimea.
“Минувшей ночью мощные взрывы гремели в десятках российских областей и в оккупированном Крыму”
- Летели сотни дронов: Украина ударила сразу по 20 регионам РФ — RBC-Ukraine, 8 October, 08:18
What independent sources report
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Confirmation
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