How Russian air defenses destroyed 51 Ukrainian drones overnight

The Russian defence ministry claimed that the air defence systems of Russia foiled attempts by Ukraine to target its regions

ukraine-drone Russian law enforcement officers inspect the wreckage of a drone next to a burnt-out car in the courtyard of residential buildings following a drone attack in the village of Sofyino, Moscow regio

 The Russian defense ministry, on Friday, claimed that the Russian air defenses destroyed Ukrainian 51 drones, including 36 over the Krasnodar region in in southern Russia.

Overnight, the Kiev regime’s attempts to carry out terror attacks on targets in Russia using fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles were foiled, the ministry said, adding air defense units on duty intercepted and destroyed 51 Ukrainian drones.

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"In Krymsk, drone fragments fell on grounds adjacent to four houses, causing no casualties but damaging the roof of a house and a car. In the village of Poltavskaya in the Krasnoarmeisky district, drone fragments damaged the roof of a house and smashed windows in another one," Krasnodar region governor Veniamin Kondratyev wrote on Telegram, according to Russian news agency TASS. No casualties were reported from the region.

Two houses were damaged when drone debris fell in residential areas in Krymsk town, Kondratyev said.

Three drones were destroyed over the Republic of Crimea, two over the Belgorod Region, and 10 over the Sea of Azov, the news agency reported.

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