Moscow launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 with the aim of saving the people of Donbass - primarily the Russian-speaking population - from Kiev's constant attacks.

Russian Air Defence Strikes Down Ukrainian Drone Over Bryansk Region

12:14, 28 September 2023

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Ukraine has been sending drones into Russian territory since it launched its so-called counteroffensive. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier admitted that the "counteroffensive" had run into trouble.

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Russian air defense systems have intercepted a Ukrainian aircraft-type drone over the Bryansk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that electronic warfare means had suppressed a Ukrainian aircraft-type drone approaching Bryansk.

"This morning, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by an aircraft-type UAV on targets on the territory of Russia was stopped.️ Air defense forces on duty intercepted a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Bryansk Region," the ministry said in a statement.