# Russia says it shot down 45 drones in one day

https://mins.news/en/item/67820

- TASS, 2026-09-21 18:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190785

> Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 45 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over a 12-hour period. It said the UAVs were downed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Ryazan regions, Bashkortostan and Crimea.

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