Ukraine–Russia

TASS relays a Russian Defense Ministry claim that air defences intercepted and destroyed 399 Ukrainian drones overnight

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Russian regions and the Black Sea
Actors
Ukraine · Russia
Importance
Notable

The TASS English account reported at 09:21 UTC on 8 October 2026 that Russia's Defense Ministry said air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed 399 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the Black Sea overnight. The post carries no breakdown by region, no count of targets that were not intercepted, and no clock time for the overnight period.

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Verification: unverified

Evidence: Russian Defense Ministry says air defences destroyed 399 Ukrainian drones overnight

The source is the X account of TASS English, a Russian state news agency, reporting a Russian Defense Ministry claim. The figure is attributed to that ministry and was not independently verified. No Ukrainian statement and no tracking account was read for this record, and nothing is claimed about the targets that were not intercepted.