Russian skies lit up as 121 UAVs attacked at night

The Russian sky lit up on the night of October 24 as 121 Ukrainian UAVs rushed in from four directions, opening a fierce confrontation between technology and human will.

On the night of October 24 to the morning of October 25, hundreds of anti-aircraft shells lit up the Russian sky. Radars were constantly on alert as 121 Ukrainian UAVs simultaneously approached, opening the most intense confrontation in weeks.

According to the official announcement of the Russian Ministry of Defense , the air defense forces intercepted and destroyed all of these UAVs in the airspace of many territories. From Rostov to Leningrad, from Bryansk to Moscow, defense systems were activated in a red alert situation.

In the Rostov region alone, where the Russian military’s main command post is located, 20 drones were shot down. Explosions echoed in the southern sky, where anti-aircraft shells exploded like fireworks in the cold night.

In the southwest, the Volgograd region suffered 19 drone attacks, while Bryansk, a forested region bordering Ukraine, reported 17 downed. These are once-peaceful lands that have become the front lines of an “invisible war,” where radar and artificial intelligence act as silent soldiers.

The Russian Defense Ministry added that 12 UAVs were destroyed in Kaluga airspace, 11 in Smolensk, and 9 in Belgorod, where civilians had been evacuated several times due to artillery and UAVs. The other 9 UAVs, 7 of which were flying straight towards Moscow, were destroyed before reaching the capital.

In Voronezh and Leningrad, two regions of strategic importance in Russia's industrial and energy system, eight UAVs were shot down each. In addition, Novgorod, Ryazan, Tambov, Tver and Tula were all included in the list of areas where air defenses were active last night. The intensity of attacks stretched for thousands of kilometers - unprecedented.

Observers in Moscow said the attack was Ukraine’s biggest drone attack in weeks. While it did not cause serious damage, it showed Kiev was continuing to expand its “drone storm” tactics to test the response of Russia’s increasingly sophisticated and tightly layered air defense network.

The Ukrainian UAVs, mostly homemade fixed-wings, are equipped with low explosives and satellite guidance systems, and have a range of hundreds of kilometers. They are programmed to fly low, skirting the terrain to avoid radar, and then dive at high speed into their targets.

In contrast, Russia is operating a multi-layered air defense “spider web”: from the long-range S-400, S-300, to the medium-range Buk-M3 and short-range Pantsir-S1. During the night attack, this system coordinates rhythmically like a metal orchestra, where each missile is a note of firepower and precision.

“We are ready for any situation,” a Russian military source told TASS. “It is not just a reaction, it is an adaptation – each attack makes us faster and more precise.” The words echoed from the radar stations in the grasslands, where soldiers kept watch in silence.

In Kiev, officials have not commented on Russia’s statement. However, many Western analysts believe Ukraine is testing its ability to launch simultaneous attacks to overcome Russian air defenses. Although the success rate is still low, the UAV campaign shows that the conflict is shifting strongly toward the “technological front”.

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