Russian Air Defence Systems Down 452 UAVs Over Country Overnight: MoD
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Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 452 Ukrainian drones over the country's regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"During the night from 20:00 [17:00 GMT] on July 6 to 8:00 on July 7, 452 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of an airplane type were intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Volgograd, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula regions, and the Moscow Region, the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously noted that Ukrainian forces are sending hundreds of drones to strike Russian territory. He emphasised that the Kiev regime is deliberately targeting civilians in the regions, attacking civilian infrastructure and transport, including ambulances and agricultural machinery.
The head of state described the methods used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Kiev's foreign mercenaries as terrorist.
