The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defense forces had intercepted and destroyed 21 Ukrainian drones over southern and southwestern Russia overnight, Reuters reported.
"Last night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 21 Ukrainian unmanned aircraft of the aircraft type: 11 - over the territory of the Volgograd region, 8 - over the Rostov region and 1 each over the Belgorod and Bryansk regions", the ministry said on the "Telegram" platform, quoted by TASS.