Russia reports massive UAV attack, claiming to have shot down 88 drones over evening and night

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that Ukrainian troops have been attacking Russia with drones since the evening and that overnight alone, Russian air defence forces allegedly shot down 44 drones.

Source: Russian Ministry of Defence on Telegram

Details: It is reported that 20 UAVs were shot down over Russia’s Novgorod Oblast, five over Kursk Oblast, four over Oryol Oblast, three over Belgorod, Tula and Tver oblasts each, and two over Bryansk, Moscow and Smolensk oblasts each.

The Russian Ministry of Defence as usual keeps silent about any consequences of the strike.

However, Russian Telegram channel Astra, citing local residents, reports that the 13th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in the village of Kotovo, Novgorod Oblast, was attacked at night.

The Baza Telegram channel reports that drones attacked Alekseevka in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, in the evening.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of Belgorod Oblast, reported that "as a result of the fall of drone wreckage on the territory of one of the companies, production facilities were damaged. In addition, damage was reported to an infrastructure facility and a power line. Several streets are temporarily without electricity."

Background: Late in the evening of 19 November, the Russian Ministry of Defence claimed that it had allegedly shot down 42 Ukrainian drones in less than 3 hours. Thirty-two of them allegedly attacked Russia’s Bryansk Oblast.

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