{
  "id": 208555,
  "title": "Russia downed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight, defence ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/russia-downed-605-ukrainian-drones-overnight-defence-ministry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T06:42:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/06/russia-downed-605-ukrainian-drones-overnight-defence-ministry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MOSCOW - Russia's defence ministry announced on Thursday that they had downed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight, targeting the nation's airspace and the annexed Crimean Peninsula. According to the ministry, the air defence systems intercepted and destroyed the drones in the early hours of the morning. The ministry confirmed the attacks occurred in the Tver region, approximately 180 kilometres northwest of Moscow, where the local authorities reported damage to a logistics centre belonging to the e-commerce giant Wildberries. Vitaly Korolyov, the regional governor, confirmed on Telegram that the debris from one of the drones resulted in minor damage to the Wildberries logistics centre's facade, and no casualties were reported. Ukraine has been repeatedly striking Wildberries sites across the country since mid-July, a popular online commerce platform often likened to Russia's Amazon. In Yaroslavl region, roughly 250 kilometres north of Moscow, Mikhail Yevrayev, the governor, reported the \"most massive attack\" against his region, stating that 92 drones were shot down. The debris caused fires in houses and damaged cars, he added on Telegram. Despite the ongoing four-year large-scale offensive by Russia against Ukraine, diplomacy remains at a stalemate, and both countries are escalating long-range strikes, resulting in a rising number of civilian casualties.",
  "summary": "Russia's defence ministry reported attacks in the Tver region, about 180km northwest of Moscow, where local authorities said a Wildberries logistics centre was damaged.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Drones hit Wildberries logistics hub in Russia's Tver Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/drones-hit-wildberries-logistics-hub-in-russias-tver-oblast",
        "published": "2026-08-06T07:16:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}