According to a morning update from the Russian Ministry of Defense, air defense forces "intercepted and destroyed" 709 Ukrainian drones overnight on November 4. The drones were downed over 14 Russian regions—including the Rostov and Krasnodar regions and the Republic of Adygea—as well as over occupied Crimea and the waters of two seas. As is customary, the ministry did not disclose the total number of drones deployed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the attack.

On the morning of November 3, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that, over the course of the previous night, "on-duty air defense forces destroyed 856 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles." The Rostov Region and occupied Crimea were among the areas where drones were shot down.

On the morning of November 2, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the interception and destruction of 212 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian territory, occupied Crimea, and the waters of the Black and Azov Seas. Among the Russian regions targeted were the Rostov Oblast and the Krasnodar Krai.

The Rostov Region was the only southern Russian territory mentioned in the Ministry of Defense’s report on attacks that took place overnight into November 1. According to the ministry, a total of 235 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over Russian territory during the preceding 12 hours.