Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday it had downed 193 Ukrainian drones overnight, with local authorities reporting one person killed in the attacks,
Kyiv Post reports.
“During the past night, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 193 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry wrote on Telegram.
According to the ministry, 40 drones were shot down over the Moscow region, including 34 heading directly toward the capital. Another 47 were intercepted over the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, as well as 42 over Kaluga and 32 over Tula.
Bryansk Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said a minibus was struck in the village of Pogar, killing the driver and injuring five passengers.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defenses destroyed 36 drones approaching the capital between the evening of Oct. 26 and early Oct. 27. He said emergency workers were dispatched to the sites where debris fell, but there were no reports of damage or injuries in the city itself.
