Russia downs 59 Ukrainian drones overnight: Ministry
The Hindu
Russian Defence Ministry reports downing 59 Ukrainian drones near border regions, thwarting terrorist attacks, causing minimal damage.
Russia downed 59 Ukranian drones overnight, the majority across border regions, the Defence Ministry said on Monday (November 18, 2024).
"During the past night, attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist UAV attacks against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation were thwarted," the Ministry said in a statement.
"Fifty-nine Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by air defence systems," it added.
The Ministry said the majority of drones were downed across three regions bordering Ukraine: 45 in Bryansk, six in Kursk and three in Belgorod.
Three drones were intercepted in the region of Tula, south of the capital, while two others were downed over the Moscow region.
Sergei Sobyanin, mayor of Moscow, said one was destroyed over the Ramenskoye district without causing casualties or damage.
The second was located in Pavlovo-Possad district, he said on Telegram.
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