Russian air defense destroys and intercepts 39 Ukrainian drones

Russian air defense systems shot down 39 Ukrainian drones in Russian territory overnight, Russia’s Ministry of Defense reports.

“The latest attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks on facilities located in the territory of the Russian Federation using fixed-wing drones were thwarted. Air defense forces detected and destroyed 39 Ukrainian drones: 24 in the Rostov region, five in Bryansk, three in Belgorod, three in Kursk, one in Oryol, another one in Voronezh, and two in Crimea,” the ministry stated.