According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, during the past night, air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 164 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of aircraft type.
The attack was characterized by its massiveness and dispersal. The main directions for the enemy drones were the southern regions and the Central Federal District.
Over the Black Sea, 39 UAVs were destroyed, 32 over Krasnodar Krai, and 26 over the Republic of Crimea. Another 3 drones were shot down over the Azov Sea. Air defense was actively engaged in Rostov (9), Voronezh (5), Belgorod (2), and Kursk (2) regions.
Air targets were also intercepted over Bryansk (20), Oryol (9), Lipetsk (6), and Tula (2) regions. Over Volgograd region, 9 UAVs were destroyed.