"This past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 49 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It said 21 drones were destroyed over the Rostov Region, seven over the Voronezh Region, five over the Belgorod Region, four over Crimea, three over the Bryansk Region, three over the Kaluga Region, two over the Oryol Region, two over the Black Sea, one over the Kursk Region, and one over the Tula Region.