Russia shoots down Ukrainian drone in Belgorod region, says Defence Ministry
The Hindu
Russia destroyed Ukrainian drone in Belgorod region. Drone air strikes deep inside Russia have increased in recent months, causing fire and damaging one warplane. Russia thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, causing no casualties or damage. Russian air defences shot down a missile over Crimea overnight.
Russia destroyed a Ukrainian drone in the Belgorod region, Interfax news agency cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on August 19.
The Belgorod region borders Ukraine and is very often targeted by drones and missiles.
Russia thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
The drone was jammed and fell near the settlement of Putilkovo, which is near the Russian capital, causing no casualties or damage, the ministry added
Earlier, a Ukrainian drone targeted a military airfield in Russia’s Novgorod region, causing a fire and damaging one warplane, Russia’s Defence Ministry said.
The ministry said nobody was hurt and the fire was quickly extinguished. The Novgorod region lies northwest of Moscow, hundreds of miles (km) from Russia’s border with Ukraine.
“As a result of the terrorist attack on the territory of the airfield, a fire broke out in the parking lot of aircraft, which was quickly eliminated by fire fighters. One aircraft was damaged,” the ministry said in a statement.
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