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Omaha Steve

(103,185 posts) Sun Sep 1, 2024, 08:01 PM Sep 1

Russia says it downed over 150 drones in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks of the war

Source: AP

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 1:39 PM CDT, September 1, 2024

Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over Moscow and nine over the surrounding region, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.

Forty-six of the drones were over the Kursk region, where Ukraine has sent its forces in recent weeks in the largest incursion on Russian soil since World War II. A further 34 were shot over the Bryansk region, 28 over the Voronezh region, and 14 over the Belgorod region — all of which border Ukraine.

Drones were also shot down deeper into Russia, including one each in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow, and the Ivanovo region, northeast of the Russian capital. Russia’s Defense Ministry said drones were intercepted over 15 regions, while one other governor said a drone was shot down over his region, too.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that falling debris from one of the two drones shot down over the city caused a fire at an oil refinery.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attacks-1f2730eb13cdf5985f76baf171a68027

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Russia says it downed over 150 drones in one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks of the war (Original Post) Omaha Steve Sep 1 OP

So the ruzzians caused the fire at the oil refinery? niyad Sep 1 #1

UKR drones often hit their targets after being shot down, DJ Synikus Makisimus Sep 1 #3

It is indeed strange. Damn clever, those Ukrainian drone designers! niyad Sep 1 #4

Putin has to pull his air defense from the front lines to Moscow area Irish_Dem Sep 1 #2

The area of russia that Ukraine invaded is where most of their air defense protections are. Highly doubt russia PortTack Sep 1 #5

HAHAHAHAHA!! Ukraine doesn't launch mass drone attacks because they don't have the drones Warpy Sep 2 #6

niyad

(119,311 posts)

1. So the ruzzians caused the fire at the oil refinery?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 08:06 PM

Sep 1

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(645 posts)

3. UKR drones often hit their targets after being shot down,

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 08:16 PM

Sep 1

according to the Russian Defense Ministry and the state-controlled press. Strange how that happens, eh?

niyad

(119,311 posts)

4. It is indeed strange. Damn clever, those Ukrainian drone designers!

Reply to DJ Synikus Makisimus (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 09:35 PM

Sep 1

Irish_Dem

(55,825 posts)

2. Putin has to pull his air defense from the front lines to Moscow area

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 08:10 PM

Sep 1

This may leave him a bit bare.

And the psychology of Ukraine bombing Moscow is stunning.

I wonder what Putin and the Russian people think about all of this?

PortTack

(34,395 posts)

5. The area of russia that Ukraine invaded is where most of their air defense protections are. Highly doubt russia

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 10:29 PM

Sep 1

Warpy

(113,093 posts)

6. HAHAHAHAHA!! Ukraine doesn't launch mass drone attacks because they don't have the drones

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2024, 01:40 AM

Sep 2

Russia also downed hundreds of F-16 planes long before they were delivered. Russia destroyed dozens of Abrams tanks before they were delivered, along with eliminating all Patriot missile systems.

I'm a little surprised the AP posted this fairy tale.

Russia's only means to shoot down Ukrainian drones is small arms fire, which is mostly ineffective although they get lucky once in a blue moon. Mostly, they shoot down Ukrainian drones by putting oil refineries and storage facilities in front of them.

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