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Air defenses shot down 49 Ukrainian drones over Rusian regions in two hours

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The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on April 26, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 49 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. These incidents occurred over several Russian regions, including Belgorod, Vologda, and Yaroslavl, as well as the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea, between 7:00 and 9:00 Moscow time.

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“Air defenses shot down 49 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the Black Sea between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00 and 6:00 a.m. GMT), the Russian Defense Ministry reported.”
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The claim is directly supported by one web search result citing the Russian Defense Ministry's report regarding the interception of 49 drones on April 26. While other web results mention drone interceptions, they refer to different dates or numbers (e.g., 18 and 23 drones on December 29, or 249 drones overnight), meaning no second independent source corroborates the specific details (49 drones, April 26, 7:00-9:00 AM) reported in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Respublikasi Mudofaa vazirligi) exercises administrative and operational leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_(Uzbekista…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. They are organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Ae…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Defense (DOD), also referred to as the Department of War (DOW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_De…
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“"On April 26, between 7:00 and 9:00 Moscow time, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 49 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the Belgorod, Vologda, and Yaroslavl regions, the Republic of Crimea, and the Black Sea," the Defense Ministry said.”
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The claim is directly supported by one web search result citing the TASS agency reporting the interception and destruction of 49 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles on April 26 between 7:00 and 9:00 Moscow time over the specified regions. No other independent sources corroborate this specific set of details (49 drones, April 26, specific regions).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian War include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the war in Donbas, and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrain…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 24 February 2022, when Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine, to 7 April 2022 when fighting focused away from the north and tow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2022_Russian_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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