Russian anti-aircraft defense systems repelled the missiles in the early hours of Saturday A massive Ukrainian attack with 101 drones against eight Russian regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
“During the kyiv regime’s attempt to carry out a terrorist attack using drones against targets on Russian territory last night, air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 101 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones,” the Russian military command said on Telegram.
Defense pointed out that 53 drones were intercepted and destroyed over the Bryansk region, 18 in the Krasnodar region, 5 in Kaluga, 3 in Tver, the same number in Belgorod, while one drone was shot down in Smolensk, Kursk and the annexed Crimea each.
Besides, 16 drones were shot down over the Sea of Azovwhich Russia claims as an internal sea following the annexation of the Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Lugansk and Donetsk in September 2022.
In the Tikhoretsk district of Krasnodar region, fragments of two downed drones caused a fire with the subsequent detonation of “explosive objects” that forced the evacuation of the civilian population, local governor Veniamin Kondratiev reported on Telegram.
“The Tikhoretsk district was the target of a terrorist attack tonight. Two drones were destroyed by air defense and electronic warfare forces. Falling debris caused a fire that spread to explosive objects. Detonation began,” it said, without giving further details.
Kondratiev said that a reception center for evacuees has been set up and stated that as a result of the incident There are no victims.
The governors of Kurskwhere Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian incursion, and Tver also reported downing drones over their respective territories.
Since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has been attacking Russian border regions on a daily basis. has launched drone attacks on more distant regionshitting targets in the Republic of Tatarstan and even in the Leningrad region and the Russian capital.
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