"Over the past night, air defense alert systems intercepted and destroyed 10 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles: three UAVs over the Belgorod Region, three UAVs over the Oryol Region, two UAVs over the Kaluga Region, one UAV over the Kursk Region, and one UAV over the Rostov Region," 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.