Russian Defence Ministry reports overnight drone shootdowns

Air defence systems of the Russian Armed Forces intercepted and destroyed seven Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight, the country’s Defence Ministry announced on September 8.

According to the statement, the incident occurred between 23:05 on 7 September and 03:00 on 8 September. All the intercepted drones were of the fixed-wing type.

The ministry specified that three drones were shot down over the Tula region, two over the Smolensk region, and one each over the Bryansk and Ryazan regions.

By Vugar Khalilov