"Over the past night, air defense alert systems destroyed and intercepted 52 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles: 18 over the Bryansk Region, 15 over the Krasnodar Territory, nine over the Rostov Region, four over the Oryol Region, and three over each of the Belgorod and Astrakhan regions," the statement says.
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.