
The number of Ukrainian drones shot down on the night of October 6 was the highest in October.
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Air defense systems regularly intercept drones during armed conflict.
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On the night of October 6, Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 868 Ukrainian drones, which was the maximum number of UAVs shot down in October.
The absolute record for the number of drones shot down overnight was set on September 20, when air defense forces neutralized 1,110 drones.
MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. The number of Ukrainian drones shot down by Russian air defense forces on the night of October 6 was the highest in October, RIA Novosti calculated based on data from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
In the morning, the Russian military department reported that 868 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted and destroyed over the past night.
The absolute record for UAVs shot down overnight was set on September 20, when air defense forces neutralized 1,110 units. At the same time, from September 18 to 20, elections of deputies to the State Duma of the ninth convocation and other elections combined with them were held in Russia.

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