Ukraine/Russia · Public broadcaster
Ukraine fires nearly 900 drones at Russia, says Moscow
Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. If the figures accurate, it would make it one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia since the start of the war, says France 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.
- Source published
- 6 Oct 2026, 18:01 CEST
Publication time from the source RSS/feed - Captured by GC
- 6 Oct 2026, 18:35 CEST
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- France 24 - English
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Source quality
- good
public broadcaster or established media source from a direct trail - Actors
- Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany
Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. If the figures accurate, it would make it one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia since the start of the war, says France 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.
What is reported
Russian air defenses intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, as well as the occupied Crimean Peninsula and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Tuesday. If the figures accurate, it would make it one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia since the start of the war, says France 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.
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- Source published (RSS): 6 Oct 2026, 18:01 CEST. Publication time from the source RSS/feed
- The report is assigned to the Ukraine/Russia dossier.
- The visible source is France 24 - English.
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