Russia destroyed over 3,000 Ukrainian drones last week, RIA says

La Russia ha distrutto oltre 3.000 droni ucraini la scorsa settimana, dice RIA


A damaged apartment building following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Krasnogorsk, in the Moscow region, Russia May 17, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer (Reuters)

May 18 (Reuters) - Russia has intercepted and destroyed at least 3,124 Ukrainian drones over the past week, the RIA state news agency said, citing data from the Defence Ministry.

RIA, after compiling the data, said the most drones were downed on May 13 and May 17 with 572 and 1,054 units destroyed, respectively, mostly over European Russia.

At least four people were killed, including three in the Moscow region, after Ukraine launched its biggest overnight drone attack on the Russian capital in more than a year, local officials said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Jekaterīna Golubkova in Tokyo; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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