"This night, on November 25, air defense systems on duty destroyed 249 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It said 116 drones were destroyed over the Black Sea, 76 over the Krasnodar Region, 23 over Crimea.
It also stated that 16 drones were shot down over the Rostov Region, 7 over the Bryansk Region, 4 over the Kursk Region, 2 over the Belgorod Region and 1 over the Lipetsk Region.