Russia announced on Sunday that it shot down 125 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 67 in the western Volgograd region alone, a few hundred kilometers from Ukraine.
“During the night […]The Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram that 125 Ukrainian drones were destroyed and intercepted by air defenses.
In detail, 67 planes were shot down over the Volgograd region, 18 over the Rostov region, 17 over the Belgorod region, the same number over the Voronezh region, one over the Bryansk region, one also over the Kursk region, and another in Russia. Territorial division of Krasnodar and finally three over the Sea of Azov.
All regions in question, except Volgograd and Krasnodar, lie on the border with Ukraine.
Volgograd is located a few hundred kilometers from the border and the city of Krasnodar, adjacent to the Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed by Russia.
Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov announced on Telegram that there were no casualties or damage, as did his counterpart in Rostov, Vasily Golubev.
Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev also said there were no casualties in his region, but he reported two fires in residential buildings.
Russia announces almost daily that it destroyed Ukrainian drones launched against its territory.
Kiev says it is carrying out these strikes in response to the Russian bombing that Ukraine has been witnessing for more than two years, targeting military and industrial targets as a priority.
