Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed on 29 October to have intercepted a record 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight, and Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 613 were launched toward the capital region with 231 destroyed on the approaches to the city. The mayor of Sterlitamak in Bashkortostan acknowledged minor debris damage at an industrial site, which the independent outlet Astra identified as the Bashkir Soda Company, Russia's only producer of a precursor for aramid body-armour fibre. The interception figures are Russian claims that cannot be independently verified, while the scale of the raid and the Sterlitamak damage are consistent across sources.
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AI & Security Observatory（2026-10-29）「ロシア国防省、一夜で1,214機のウクライナ無人機を迎撃と主張 首都方面に613機、バシキール・ソーダ社に被害」『AI & Security Observatory』、第1.0版、最終更新2026-10-30。https://ai-security-observatory.org/ja/brief/brief-20261030-16/
AI & Security Observatory (2026-10-29). Russia's MoD claims a record 1,214 Ukrainian drones intercepted overnight; Moscow's mayor counts 613 aimed at the capital, and the Bashkir Soda plant is hit . AI & Security Observatory, version 1.0. Updated 2026-10-30. https://ai-security-observatory.org/en/brief/brief-20261030-16/
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