Russia says 32 drones shot down across five regions overnight

On the night of March 3, Russian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed a total of 32 unmanned aerial vehicles across five regions of the country, according to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

The ministry stated that the interceptions occurred between 23:00 on March 3 and 07:00 on March 4. During that period, 21 UAVs were shot down over the Volgograd Oblast.

An additional four drones were destroyed over Rostov Oblast and four over Belgorod Oblast. Two UAVs were intercepted over Astrakhan Oblast, while one was shot down over Kursk Oblast.

No further details were provided regarding damage or casualties.

By Tamilla Hasanova