Overnight, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 49 Ukrainian drones over seven regions of the Russian Federation, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
25 of them were shot down over the territory of the Rostov region, 8 over the territory of the Volgograd region, 6 over the territory of the Kursk region, 4 over the territory of the Yaroslavl region and 2 over the territories of the Belgorod, Voronezh regions and Krasnodar regions each“, the department said.
Meanwhile, explosions echoed in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, and an air alert was declared in the city. There is no information yet about possible damage and casualties.