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Russian Air Defences shot down 87 Ukrainian drones overnight: Defence Ministry

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Moscow: This night, Russian air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 87 Ukrainian drones over eight regions, the Defense Ministry said.

“This past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 87 Ukrainian aircraft type unmanned aerial vehicles: 45 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, ten UAVs were shot down over the Belgorod and Kursk regions each, eight over the Voronezh Region, four were destroyed over the Bryansk, Lipetsk and Nizhny Novgorod regions each, and two over the Moscow Region,” the ministry said.

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