"This past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 116 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It said 29 drones were shot down over the Ryazan Region, 27 over the Voronezh Region, 23 over the Bryansk Region, 21 over the Belgorod Region, six drones over the Tver Region, three over the Kursk Region, three over the Lipetsk Region, two over the Tambov Region, one over the Tula Region and one over the Oryol Region.