"In the period from 23:30 Moscow time on June 27 [20:30 GMT] to 06:45 Moscow time on June 28 [03:45 GMT], air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 31 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It said nine drones were shot down over Crimea, six over the Bryansk Region, five over the Smolensk Region, five over the Black Sea, two over the Sea of Azov, one over the Oryol, Belgorod, Kaluga regions and the Krasnodar Territory each.