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title: "Night of November 4: Russia launched 310 strike drones at Ukraine, air defense downed 272 targets"
description: "In the night of November 4, Russia launched 310 strike drones at Ukraine. By 08:00, air defense neutralized 272 targets, impacts were recorded in 19 locations, and combat work to intercept remaining devices continues."
date: 2026-11-04T06:30:36.728Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/russia-310-drones-ukraine-air-defense-november-4
tags: [ukraine-war, russia, drones, air-defense, bpla, military]
author: "Alexander Buran"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Night of November 4: Russia launched 310 strike drones at Ukraine, air defense downed 272 targets

![Ukrainian soldier with a heavy machine gun on a pickup truck during combat duty](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/04/russia-310-drones-ukraine-air-defense-november-4/russia-310-drones-ukraine-air-defense-november-4-1.webp)

## Key Points

- In the night of November 4, 2026, Russia launched 310 strike unmanned aerial vehicles of various types at Ukraine.
- Launches were carried out from Oryol, Kursk, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied Donetsk, and Hvardiiske in Crimea.
- According to preliminary data at 08:00, air defense neutralized 272 drones; impacts were recorded in 19 locations and debris fell in 15 places.
- Over 20 strike UAVs remained in the air by morning, and combat work to intercept them continued.
- Following an infrastructure strike, most of Kovel was left without power; Rivne, the Ternopil region, and Dnipro were also struck.

In the night of November 4, 2026, the Armed Forces of Russia launched a massive strike on the territory of Ukraine using 310 strike unmanned aerial vehicles of various types. According to the Air Force, air defense forces neutralized the vast majority of targets; however, the air attack was not completely repelled by morning, and combat work to intercept the remaining drones continued.

### Scale and Directions of the Attack

Drone launches, according to the Air Force, were carried out from several directions: Oryol, Kursk, Shatalovo, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), as well as from temporarily occupied Donetsk and Hvardiiske in Crimea. The use of hundreds of devices in a single night confirms the established practice of massive UAV attacks, which in 2026 became a regular element of the conflict: on the night of October 17, the Air Force recorded 332 drones, and on the night of September 18, according to Moscow authorities, more than 350 devices flew toward the Moscow region.

### Air Defense Operations

Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, were involved in repelling the air attack. According to preliminary data, as of 08:00 on November 4, air defense neutralized 272 enemy drones.

### Ground Consequences

Impacts of air attack weapons were recorded in 19 locations, and debris from downed drones fell in another 15 places. Among the consequences is a large-scale power outage in Kovel, where most of the city was left without electricity after an infrastructure strike. Earlier, it was reported that Rivne, the Ternopil region, and Dnipro came under a new Russian strike the previous night.

### Operation Continues

As of the morning of November 4, more than 20 strike drones, according to the Air Force, were still in airspace, and combat work to intercept them continued. The final results of the attack, including the exact number of downed targets and the full list of consequences, will be updated as the work of the air defense forces concludes.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Летели более 300 дронов: сколько целей уничтожила ПВО во время ночной атаки РФ](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/letili-ponad-300-droniv-skilki-tsiley-znishchila-1793773545.html) - Primary source: 310 UAVs, 272 neutralized by 08:00, 19 impacts, 15 debris falling sites, launch directions, air defense composition. Matches the article basis.
- [22 попадания ракет и дронов: Воздушные силы раскрыли, сколько российских целей сбили](https://www.unian.net/war/nochnaya-ataka-rossiyan-vozdushnye-sily-otvetili-sbili-li-ballisticheskuyu-raketu-13531551.html) - Relates to the attack on October 17, 2026 (332 UAVs, 293 downed, 22 impacts) — different date, used only as context for attack regularity.
- [Атака БПЛА на Москву 18 сентября 2026: более 350 дронов летели к региону](https://life.ru/p/sobyanin-s-vechera-17-sentyabrya-na-podlete-k-moskve-unichtozheny-64-bpla) - Relates to events of September 17–18, 2026 in the Moscow region — different date and conflict party, scale context.
- [Собянин рассказал, сколько дронов ВСУ выпустили в сторону Москвы и области ночью](https://www.gazeta.ru/army/news/2026/09/18/29340541.shtml) - Relates to September 18, 2026 — different date, does not confirm events of November 4.

## FAQ

### How many drones did Russia launch on the night of November 4?

According to the Air Force, the enemy used 310 strike unmanned aerial vehicles of various types.

### How many targets did air defense shoot down by morning?

According to preliminary data at 08:00, air defense neutralized 272 enemy drones, with over 20 devices still in the air at that moment.

### What consequences were recorded on the ground?

Impacts were recorded in 19 locations and debris from downed drones fell in 15 places; most of Kovel was left without power after an infrastructure strike.