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Russian Air Defenses Down 170 Ukrainian UAVs, 8 Storm Shadow Missiles

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Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 170 Ukrainian drones, eight Storm Shadow cruise missiles and three Neptune-MD guided missiles overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
“During the past night from 22.00 [19:00 GMT] to 05.00 on-duty air defense means destroyed and intercepted 170 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of airplane type," the ministry said in a statement.
Up to 96 drones were downed over Crimea, while 47 UAVs were destroyed over the Krasnodar Territory, the ministry said, adding that another 9 drones were downed over the Rostov Region, eight each over the Bryansk and Kursk Regions, and two more over the Belgorod Region.
“On-duty air defense means destroyed eight Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles and three Ukrainian Neptune-MD guided missiles over the Black Sea waters,” the ministry added.
At the same time, the Black Sea Fleet's firepower destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea waters between 23:00 and 02:00 GMT, the statement added.
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