# Russian air defenses say 35 Ukrainian drones downed during the day

https://mins.news/en/item/71154

- TASS, 2026-09-23 18:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2191865

> Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 35 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones during the day. It said the UAVs were over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol and Krasnodar regions, Bashkortostan and Crimea, as well as the Black Sea.

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