"In the course of the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 71 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs]," the ministry said in a statement, specifying that "16 [drones were downed] - over the territory of the Moscow Region, including 13 flying toward Moscow."
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a total of 87 Ukrainian drones were shot down over various Russian regions on Friday evening, including five drones downed over Moscow Region.