# Russia comes under one of this year’s largest Ukrainian drone attacks last night

https://mins.news/en/item/24793

- TASS, 2026-08-18 06:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174447

> Russia faced one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks of 2026 last night, according to TASS calculations based on Russian Defense Ministry data. Russia said 791 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over 16 regions, Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

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