Russian Air Defense Shoots Down Nine ATACMS Missiles, 61 Drones, Defense Ministry Says
09:14 19.05.2024 (Updated: 09:43 25.05.2024)
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian air defense systems and the Black Sea fleet intercepted 102 Ukrainian drones and destroyed six drone boats overnight.
The Russian air defense shot down nine ATACMS missiles and 61 Ukrainian drones over the past night, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"Over the past night, a number of attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks using American ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation were prevented. Air defense systems destroyed nine ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and one drone over the territory of the Republic of Crimea and three drones over the territory of the Belgorod Region, while 57 drones were destroyed and intercepted over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory," the ministry said.
Ukraine has been sending drones and missiles into the Russian territory almost daily since it launched a counteroffensive last June.
