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Posted on March 8, 2026
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Russia’s Defence Ministry reported that its air defences intercepted 170 Ukrainian drones over central and southern Russia within a four‑hour window on March 8, including two targeting Moscow, with no reported damage or casualties.
March 8 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its air defence units had intercepted 234 drones over various parts of central and southern Russia over a nine-hour period, including six drones headed for Moscow.
The ministry reported no damage or casualties over the period extending from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. The governor of the Bryansk region on the Ukrainian border said one farm worker was injured.
The Russia-installed governor of those parts of the eastern Donetsk region under Moscow's control said an attack by the Ukrainian military killed a family of four in the town of Hirnyak near Pokrovsk, a Ukrainian logistics centre long under pressure from Russian forces.
A representative of Russia's Investigative Committee, now working in Russian-held areas of Ukraine, said Ukrainian shelling had damaged a children's clinic in Donetsk, the region's main town.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Mark Porter)
Russian air defence units intercepted 170 Ukrainian drones within a four-hour period.
No damage or casualties were reported following the drone interceptions.
The Bryansk region, bordering Ukraine, recorded the highest number with 73 drones intercepted.
Two drones headed for Moscow were intercepted by Russian air defence units.
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