Russia's air defense systems shot down 88 Ukrainian drones overnight over regions of the Russian Federation, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
“In the period from 20:00 Moscow time on March 8 to 07:00 Moscow time on March 9, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 88 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: 52 over the territory of Belgorod region, over the territory of Lipetsk region, nine over the territory of Rostov region, eight over the territory of Voronezh region, three over the territory of Astrakhan region and one each over the territories of Krasnodar region, Ryazan and Kursk regions“, the statement said.