Russia destroys dozens of Ukrainian drones overnight

On the night of January 14 to 15, Russian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 34 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

The largest number of drones — 19 — were shot down over Russia’s Rostov Region, Caliber.Az reports via the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Six drones were destroyed over the Bryansk Region, five over the Volgograd Region, and one each over the Belgorod, Kursk, and Voronezh regions, as well as over the waters of the Sea of Azov.

The interceptions follow an earlier wave of drone activity on January 14. The Russian Ministry of Defence announced that between 09:00 and 13:00 local time on January 14, air defence forces intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Of these, 28 drones were shot down over the Sea of Azov, three over Crimea, and two over the Krasnodar region.

By Khagan Isayev