According to the statement, the drones were fixed-wing UAVs targeting multiple areas across southern and western Russia.
36 drones were downed over the Rostov Region, 10 over Bryansk, nine over Kursk, and eight over Volgograd, the ministry specified.
Additionally, five drones were intercepted over both the Belgorod Region and Crimea, three over Saratov, and one each over the Voronezh, Smolensk, and Oryol regions.