Russian air defense systems have destroyed two Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the southwestern part of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"On September 17, at around 20:30 Moscow time [17:30 GMT], an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle on objects on the territory of Russia was prevented. Air defense systems destroyed two drones over the southwestern part of the Crimean peninsula," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry added that Russia’s air defense system destroyed a Ukrainian aircraft-type drone over the Belgorod Region.
"On September 17, at around 20:40 Moscow time [17:40 GMT], an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle on objects on the territory of Russia was prevented. On-duty air defense systems destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod Region," the ministry said in a statement.
Last week, Russian air defense systems also shot down 11 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry added.
Recently, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Yuri Kokov said that more than 70 major terrorist attacks, including on energy facilities, military and civilian aircraft, have been prevented in Russia since the beginning of the country's special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022.
In early June, Ukraine launched its latest counteroffensive. Three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Ukrainian counteroffensive had failed, with Ukraine suffering 71,000 casualties. Several Western officials also admitted that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had not been successful.