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  "title": "Russian ministry claims 1,256 drones intercepted over a day",
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  "url": "https://droneincidents.com/incident/russia-daily-drone-interception-claim-2026-10-18/",
  "citation": "DroneLedger, “Russian ministry claims 1,256 drones intercepted over a day”, dossier russia-daily-drone-interception-claim-2026-10-18, revision 1, updated 2026-10-19. https://droneincidents.com/incident/russia-daily-drone-interception-claim-2026-10-18/",
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