"Over the past night, air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 59 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles: 17 over the Rostov Region, 12 over the Volgograd Region, 11 over the Belgorod Region, nine over the Voronezh Region, four over the Republic of Crimea, one drones each over the Bryansk, Kursk, and Oryol Regions, and three drones over the Black Sea," the ministry said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously noted that Ukrainian forces are sending hundreds of drones to strike Russian territory. He emphasized 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.