# Homes damaged in southern Russia as air defenses down 629 drones overnight

https://mins.news/en/item/63812

- TASS, 2026-09-18 07:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2189407

> Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses shot down 629 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov overnight. Moscow’s mayor reported more than 350 drones heading toward the Moscow Region, while homes, apartment buildings, gas pipelines, cars and other structures were damaged in the Rostov and Krasnodar regions.

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