During the night, the air defense forces shot down 1,043 drones over areas in Russia. The air defense systems monitored Ukrainian drones from 20:00 on Thursday until 09:00 on Friday. As reported by the Ministry of Defense, the UAV was destroyed over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kursk, Kaluga, Kostroma, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Samara, Saratov, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl and Tatarstan regions. Also, UAVs were intercepted over the Moscow region. According to TASS and RIA Novosti estimates, the attempted UAV attack on the capital and Moscow on Friday night was the largest in October and one of the most massive in 2026.

During the night, the air defense forces shot down 1,043 drones over areas in Russia. The air defense systems monitored Ukrainian drones from 20:00 on Thursday until 09:00 on Friday. As reported by the Ministry of Defense, the UAV was destroyed over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kursk, Kaluga, Kostroma, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Samara, Saratov, Tver, Tula, Yaroslavl and Tatarstan regions. Also, UAVs were intercepted over the Moscow region. According to TASS and RIA Novosti estimates, the attempted UAV attack on the capital and Moscow on Friday night was the largest in October and one of the most massive in 2026.