"Over the past night, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 113 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles: 50 drones over the Bryansk Region, 35 drones over the Smolensk Region, 12 drones over the Tver Region, 10 drones over the Novgorod Region, four drones over the Leningrad Region, and two drones over the Kaluga 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.