Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 31 Ukrainian drones over its western regions of Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported Wednesday.
(Bloomberg) — Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 31 Ukrainian drones over its western regions of Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported Wednesday.
The air force also helped thwart an attempted Ukrainian landing in Crimea involving a high-speed military boat and three jet skis, according to the Defense Ministry’s statement on Telegram. Russia occupied and annexed Crimea in 2014.
No casualties were reported in the overnight drone assault that was one of the largest in recent months on Russian regions bordering Ukraine. The government in Kyiv generally doesn’t comment on the retaliatory strikes in response to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine that’s now in its 20th month and has involved regular large-scale Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities. Â
Drone attacks on Moscow appear mostly to have stopped in the last few weeks after the capital was frequently targeted over the summer, prompting the city’s airports to interrupt operations.
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