Russian air defense forces shot down 103 Ukrainian drones over various regions of Russia, as well as the Black and Azov Seas, overnight. This was announced by the Russian Defense Ministry, quoted by TASS, reports BTA.
“This night, from 23:00 Moscow time on October 12 to 07:00 on October 13, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 103 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles: (…) 26 - over the territory of the Astrakhan region, 19 - over the Black Sea, 14 - over the territory of the Rostov region, 2 - over the Sea of Azov, one - over the Belgorod region and one - over the territory of the Republic of Kalmykia“, the ministry said in a statement.
The same statement specifies that another 40 drones were shot down over the territory of the Ukrainian Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.