Russia says over 250 Ukrainian drones destroyed overnight

Russia’s Defence Ministry claims its air defences destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones overnight in one of the largest reported aerial attacks of recent months.

According to the Ministry, 40 drones were intercepted over Crimea, 34 over the Kursk region, 30 over Belgorod, and 20 over the Nizhny Novgorod region, Caliber.Az reports.

Seventeen drones were shot down over Voronezh, 11 over the Krasnodar region, and 8 each over Bryansk and Tula. 

Four were destroyed over Ryazan, while two were downed over each of the Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Tambov, and Oryol regions. One drone was reportedly intercepted over the Lipetsk region and another over the Moscow area.

In addition, air defence units destroyed 62 drones over the Black Sea and five more over the Sea of Azov, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has lifted restrictions on arrivals and departures at Kaluga and Tambov airports.

Authorities had previously lifted restrictions at the airports in Sochi, Krasnodar and Gelendzhik.

By Aghakazim Guliyev