Russia shoots down dozens of Ukrainian drones overnight

Russian air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 43 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across several regions of the country on the night of September 17 to 18,

A statement by the Russian Defence Ministry read that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used fixed-wing drones during the attacks, per Caliber.Az.

One drone was downed over the Belgorod region, five in the Kursk region, and eleven in the Volgograd region. The largest number, 26 UAVs, were destroyed in the Rostov region.

For the record, Russia’s Defence Ministry reported a similar large-scale attack earlier this week, when 42 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed between the night of September 12 and the morning of September 13. Most of those were shot down over Rostov (15), Belgorod (12) and Volgograd (10) regions, while others were intercepted over Crimea, Kaluga, Kursk and Smolensk regions.

By Khagan Isayev