'500+ Kills In 1 Night': Russia Goes Ballistic; Shoots Down Dozens Of Ukraine Aircraft As Kyiv Burns

By Times Of India

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Russia’s air defense network has faced its biggest test yet. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that its forces intercepted and destroyed a record-breaking 519 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in a single overnight wave. The highly coordinated barrage saturated the skies over 20 separate Russian regions, occupied Crimea, and the Sea of Azov. While Moscow claims its layered shield successfully handled the bulk of the swarm, drone strikes and falling debris still ignited a fire at an industrial site in Kaluga, damaged a refinery in Yaroslavl, and caused infrastructure disruptions at Russia's vital Baltic Sea oil exporting ports of Ust-Luga and Vysotsk. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #DroneAttack #Crimea #BreakingNews #WorldNews #AirDefense #Military #Geopolitics Times Of India (TOI) Is The Largest Selling English Daily In The World. Times Of India Videos Bring You Global News, Views And Sharp Analysis. We Track India's Global Rise, Her Increasing Engagement With The World, The Changing

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