Russia downs 49 Ukranian drones

Russia’s air defense systems on duty shot down 49 Ukrainian attack drones that targeted nine regions across the nation, the Russian Defense Ministry informed in this capital on Saturday.

The military institution announced on its official Telegram channel that 16 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over the Voronezh region, 14 over the Belgorod region, six UAVs over Kursk and Samara region each, three were intercepted over the Republic of Mordovia, and one over the territories of the Bryansk, Lipetsk, Oryol, and Penza regions.

The Ministry added that Russia’s Mordovia and Samara authorities reported drone attacks on facilities of enterprises in those regions.

Mordovia Governor Artyom Zdunov said no casualties resulted from the attack.

Later, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, Governor of Samara Oblast, informed that “Ukrainian Armed Forces drones hit an industrial enterprise” in Chapayevsk, and “no casualties were reported.”

The Russian provinces bordering Ukraine, such as Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Voronezh, and the Republic of Crimea, regularly report shelling, drone strikes, and other attacks from across the border, forcing the population to seek shelter elsewhere.