Russia says it shot down 38 Ukrainian drones over the day

Russian troops have destroyed 38 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the combat zone overnight.

The Russian Defence Ministry told Gazeta.Ru that the drones were eliminated in the areas of Novovodyanoye, Zolotarevka in Ukraine's Luhansk region, Berestovoye, Aleksandrovka, Evgenovka in the Donetsk region, Novomikhailovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Kairi in the Kherson region.

Also, the Defence Ministry reported that on the morning of September 19, Russian troops foiled an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to launch an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle of the aircraft type on facilities on the territory of Russia's Bryansk Region.