Air defense forces destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones overnight over 4 Russian regions - Defense Ministry

The Russian air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones last night. This is reported by the Russian military Department.

“During the past night on duty air defense means intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian drones: 12 UAVs - over the territory of the Orel region, three UAVs - over the territory of the Kursk region, three UAVs - over the territory of the Belgorod region and one UAV - over the territory of the Republic of Crimea”, - stated in the message.

We shall remind you that Ukrainian troops regularly shell and attack in various ways, including by means of UAVs, the border areas of the Russian Federation, in particular, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Voronezh regions.

Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. President Vladimir Putin called its goal “to protect people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.” For this purpose, he said, it is planned to carry out “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine” and to bring to trial all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass. In response, Western countries imposed large-scale sanctions against Russia.

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