# IN BRIEF: Tanker truck driver injured, 199 drones downed over Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/86003

- TASS, 2026-10-05 07:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2197521

> Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted and destroyed 199 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions, Crimea and the Black Sea overnight from October 4 to 5. A fuel truck driver was injured in a drone attack in Rostov Region, suffering multiple burns and being hospitalized in serious condition.

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