Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine

More Than 100 Ukrainian Drones Shot Down Over Russian Regions Overnight, Defense Ministry Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces continue to make progress in the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, hitting the enemy's key infrastructure and preventing its counterattacks on Russian territory.
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Russian air defenses shot down 101 Ukrainian drones overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"This night, during an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, 101 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs were destroyed and intercepted by air defense systems on duty," the ministry said.

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It noted that 53 of them were intercepted and destroyed over the Bryansk Region, another 18 over the Krasnodar Territory, five over the Kaluga Region, three drones over the Tver and Belgorod regions each, one drone over the Smolensk, Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea each.
In addition, 16 drones were shot down over the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov.
Moreover, six Ukrainian missiles and one aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were destroyed in the skies over Russia's Kursk Region, acting Governor Alexei Smirnov said on Saturday.

“Six Ukrainian missiles and one aircraft-type UAV were destroyed by air defense forces in the skies of the Kursk region. I thank our defenders!” Smirnov wrote on Telegram.