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Russia claims Ukrainian drones shot down over Black Sea and Kursk region

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Russian air defense allegedly shot down two Ukrainian drones at around 1:00 Moscow time, one over the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula and the second over the Kursk region, Russian-state media reported on Sept. 4.

No casualties or structural damage has been reported.

Earlier this week, governors of Russia's Belgorod and Kursk regions claimed that Ukraine attacked had Russia with multiple rocket launchers, mortars, and drones, killing one and injuring three residents on Sept. 2.

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Rachel Amran

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Rachel Amran is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked on the Europe and Central Asia team of Human Rights Watch investigating war crimes in Ukraine. Rachel holds a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Regional Studies from Columbia University.

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At NATO's Aurora 2026 military exercises in Sweden, a group of Ukrainian drone pilots was tasked with playing the role of attackers. The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell spoke with drone pilots from Ukraine's 20th National Guard "Lubart" Brigade, part of the 1st Azov Corps, shortly after they returned from Sweden.

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