Russian officials claim their forces shot down more than 3,100 Ukrainian drones during the previous seven days, according to state media reports citing military data.
The RIA news agency compiled figures showing the highest number of drone interceptions occurred on two specific dates – May 13 and May 17 – when Russian forces allegedly destroyed 572 and 1,054 aircraft respectively. Most of the reported shootdowns took place over areas within European Russia, according to the compiled information.
The claims follow Ukraine’s most significant nighttime drone assault on Moscow in more than 12 months, which resulted in the deaths of at least four individuals, local authorities reported Sunday. Three of those fatalities occurred in the Moscow region during the large-scale attack.
