Ukrainian forces have destroyed over 400,000 Russian drones since start of 2026, Defence Ministry reports
Ukrainian forces have destroyed 408,000 Russian drones, including nearly 248,000 fixed-wing drones, since the start of 2026.
Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Defence
Details: The ministry said the downed drones also include nearly 125,000 multirotors and more than 35,000 Shahed-type drones.
For comparison, on 11 August, the ministry reported that more than 260,000 Russian UAVs had been downed since the start of the year, and on 22 September, the figure had risen to more than 350,000. This means the total increased by approximately 58,000 drones over the past month.
"Every hit is recorded on video in the Delta battlefield situational awareness system and verified by the Brave1 defence innovation cluster," the ministry said.
Background: In August, Ukrainian forces destroyed the largest number of Russian multirotor drones since the launch of the e-points E-points are earned by Ukrainian units for confirmed strikes on Russian soldiers and equipment programme.
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