Russia's Defense Ministry announced it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight, journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) reports, citing an official Russian statement. The figure would make this the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia since the war began, according to the report. The claim has not been independently verified.
Russia's Defense Ministry announced at 08:44 Jerusalem Friday it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight, according to journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) citing an official statement. The figure would mark the largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia since the war began, the report says, surpassing previous high claims. The claim has not been independently verified.
The latest figure extends a pattern The Zioneer has tracked over the past three weeks. At 08:44 Friday, Russia's claim jumped from 323 (reported at 06:14 Monday, June 22) to 660. Prior to that, Russia reported 555 on June 18, 330 on June 11, and 500 over a full day on June 7. Each claim came from a single Russian official source via N12; independent verification has been unavailable throughout the thread. The earlier Monday attack (also reported at 06:14 June 22) involved at least 60 drones over Moscow, disrupting all airports — a scale that was independently attested by airport shutdowns, but the exact interception numbers remained Russian-provided.
As The Zioneer reported on June 15, Russia simultaneously pounds Ukraine with approximately 74 missiles and 600 drones in a large-scale attack. The current wave of drone operations inside Russia has been accompanied by a Ukrainian drone campaign against Crimea, with The Zioneer reporting on June 13 and June 21 on large attacks targeting fuel, energy infrastructure, and airbases in the peninsula.
No Ukrainian confirmation or comment has been reported. The gap between Russia's daytime claim of 323 on Monday and the latest nighttime claim of 660 — a 100 percent increase in two days — underscores the need for independent verification. The scale of reported interceptions, if accurate, would represent an unprecedented escalation in Ukraine's ability to reach deep into Russian territory.
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