[Regnum] Since the start of the special operation, the Russian Army has destroyed more than 140,000 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Ukrainian Armed Forces). The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on May 2.
"In total, since the start of the special military operation, 671 aircraft, 284 helicopters, and 140,399 unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed," the department clarified.
In addition, during the entire special operation, the Russian army destroyed 658 anti-aircraft missile systems, 29,127 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, as well as 1,712 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, 34,710 field artillery pieces and mortars.
In April 2026, Russian air defense forces destroyed 9,372 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones over the country''s regions. The largest number of targets (693) were destroyed on April 6. On April 30, air defense crews intercepted 571 drones.