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On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate and defend the inhabitants of the Donbass region, where people have been suffering from a blockade and regular attacks by the Kiev regime's forces since 2014.

Russian Air Defense Downs Ukrainian Drone Over Bryansk Region

© Sputnik . Yevgeny Biyatov / Go to the mediabankA Russian serviceman is seen using a drone in the special operation zone in Ukraine. File photo
A Russian serviceman is seen using a drone in the special operation zone in Ukraine. File photo - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 19.09.2023
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On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian air defense systems have destroyed two Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the southwestern part of Crimea.
Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian aircraft-type UAV over the Bryansk region on Tuesday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"This morning, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of Russia was stopped. The Ukrainian UAV was destroyed over the Bryansk region by the on-duty air defense means," the ministry said.
In addition, the Ukrainian military on Monday attacked the Belgorod region at least 10 times with drones, explosive devices were dropped from a quadcopter, attacks using kamikaze drones were recorded, Governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
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Last week, according to the ministry, 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs over Crimea overnight were neutralized by the Russian air defense systems.
Since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, over 70 major terrorist attacks, including on energy facilities, military and civilian aircraft, have been thwarted in Russia, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Yuri Kokov stressed.
In February 2022, Russia launched the special military operation in Ukraine, which aims to "protect people subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years," as the country's leader Vladimir Putin stated.
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