Russian Defence Ministry: 505 drones overnight; attack on Moscow, airports closed
Moscow and Russian regionsOther regions of Russia
The number of drones shot down is known only from Russian Defence Ministry reports.
Moscow and Russian regionsOther regions of Russia
The number of drones shot down is known only from Russian Defence Ministry reports.
MontenegroOther regions of Russia
All groups rely on Montenegrin media; TASS neutrally calls Zvinchuk a "blogger" and channel administrator, Ukrainian sources call him a propagandist, and The Guardian mentions his alleged ties to the security services.
Belgorod Oblast and occupied territoriesOther regions of Russia
The figures come only from Russian and Russian-installed authorities; Ukrainian and independent sources in the sample do not comment on these cases, including the claim of an attack on an ICRC mission.
Sasovo, Ryazan OblastOther regions of Russia
TASS and Yandex describe the site as a civilian company's data centre; Ukrainian media, citing OSINT, stress that it is located on the grounds of the Sasta plant, which is important for the defence industry.
Salavat, BashkortostanOther regions of Russia
Russian authorities speak of a repelled attack and debris falling in an industrial zone, without naming the plant and stressing that it keeps working; the Ukrainian side and independent media report a hit on a specific…
Russian authorities acknowledge that one drone reached the "northern industrial hub" but do not name the refinery; the Ukrainian side and independent media report a hit on the Omsk refinery, Russia's largest.
Russian regions and the Black SeaOther regions of Russia
The number of drones shot down is known only from Russian Defence Ministry reports; the Ukrainian side separately reports hits on specific sites (the data centre in Sasovo, plants in Salavat and Omsk) that the Russian…
Bryansk OblastOther regions of Russia
Only Russian sources report this, citing the Belarusian Foreign Ministry; the Ukrainian side in the sample does not comment on the incident.
Seshcha airfield, Bryansk OblastOther regions of Russia
Russian sources in the sample do not comment on the strike on Seshcha; the Russian Defence Ministry only reports drones shot down over Bryansk and other regions.
Samara and Astrakhan regions, Perm KraiOther regions of Russia
Russian sources in the sample do not comment on the results of the strikes; RBC-Ukraine mentions that the Samara governor had reported a drone attack.
Russian regions, Crimea, Black and Azov seasOther regions of Russia
Both sides rely on Russian Defence Ministry data; the ministry says nothing about the consequences of the attack on the ground.
DenmarkOther regions of Russia
Both Ukrainian reports retell a single Reuters interview; no specific acts of sabotage are named.
Lithuania–Kaliningrad borderOther regions of Russia
TASS calls the decision a response to "the overall situation in the region" without mentioning either the incident on the Latvian border or the signals of a possible Russian mobilisation cited by Katelynas and reported…
Moscow and Moscow regionOther regions of Russia
All groups rely on the same Russian official figures (650 drones, 105 shot down on approach to Moscow, two killed).
Latvia–Belarus borderOther regions of Russia
Both groups rely on a single statement by Latvia's interior minister and agree.
South Korea — Russian Far EastOther regions of Russia
The Guardian presents data on the shipments; Seoul, responding to a Ukrainian official who cited the article, calls such conclusions unverified and unacceptable.
Belgorod, Shebekino, GraivoronOther regions of Russia
All materials are Russian (the Defense Ministry, the governor, the regional operational HQ), and they are consistent with each other.
Regions of RussiaOther regions of Russia
The only source of the figures in both groups is the Russian Defense Ministry: 559 drones overnight and 280 during the day.
Khanskaya airfieldOther regions of Russia
Ukrainian and independent reports relay the SBU’s statement that two aircraft and an ammunition depot were hit; an earlier OSINT report cited by RBC-Ukraine mentioned a possible fire.
Kursk RegionOther regions of Russia
There are no reports from Ukrainian or independent groups in the roundup.
MoscowOther regions of Russia
Russian publications report that five drones heading toward Moscow were destroyed; Interfax specifies that, with these, the total number shot down on Sunday reached 14.
Russia — North KoreaOther regions of Russia
There is no material from Russian outlets in the roundup.
BobrikOther regions of Russia
The roundup contains no material from Ukrainian or independent groups.
Russian oil refineriesOther regions of Russia
There are no materials from the Russian group in the selection.
Astana, KazakhstanOther regions of Russia
There are no materials from the Russian group in the roundup.
Bryansk OblastOther regions of Russia
Both Ukrainian reports relay Zelenskyy’s statement about strikes on the positions of Russian military personnel operating «Искандер» systems in Bryansk Oblast; one also mentions the Samara region.
NovomoskovskOther regions of Russia
There are no materials from the Russian group in the roundup.
VolgogradOther regions of Russia
TASS (tass.com) reports that one of the drones fell on a residential building and caused a fire.
Leipzig/Halle AirportOther regions of Russia
A Russian group recounts GFCN’s assessment, which questions the evidentiary basis of the investigation and points to a discrepancy in the date as presented: the dates given indicate August 5.
Kabardino-Balkaria, Murtazovo stationOther regions of Russia
TASS (tass.com) and Meduza report that a prisoner attacked an escort on a train, killing one Federal Penitentiary Service employee and injuring three others; both outlets also report that the prisoner was killed by…