The leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that over 64,000 fighters from the republic are fighting in the special military operation in Ukraine.
Over 23,000 of them are volunteers, he specified.
Overnight, Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 117 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and the Black Sea.
27 drones were destroyed over Bryansk region, 16 over Volgograd region, 15 each over Kursk region and Crimea, 11 over Rostov region, 10 over Voronezh region, eight over Belgorod region, six over Leningrad region, four over Kaluga region, two each over Novgorod region and the Black Sea and one over Smolensk region“, The ministry reported.
In September, 20 civilians were killed in attacks by Ukrainian armed forces in the Belgorod region. 185 residents were injured, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel.
Gladkov expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. He noted that regional authorities would provide assistance to their families. “I would like to wish a speedy recovery to all our wounded, especially children, women and the elderly, and a return to their loved ones,“ the governor wrote.