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May 4, 2026
Air defense shot down 2622 Ukrainian UAVs over Russia in a week
Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed at least 2622 Ukrainian UAVs over the country's territory in a week, RIA Novosti calculated by studying data from the Russian Ministry of Defense. RIA Novosti, 04.05.2026
TL;DR
- Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed at least 2,622 Ukrainian UAVs in one week.
- The highest number of interceptions occurred on April 30th (571 drones) and May 3rd (740 drones).
- Most drone attacks were targeted at European Russia.
- In the preceding week (April 20-26), Russian air defense intercepted at least 2,745 Ukrainian drones.
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