ALWAGHT- The Russian Defense Ministry reported that a large-scale attack on the nation's civilian infrastructure was repelled overnight, with 96 Ukrainian drones destroyed and intercepted over various regions of the country.
According to a report from TASS on Monday, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, most of the Ukrainian drones were intercepted over the Moscow Region.
The Ministry detailed that during the night, 23 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted and destroyed: 17 over the Bryansk Region, three over the Rostov Region, two over the Belgorod Region, and one over the Kursk Region.
Additionally, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (4:00-7:00 a.m. GMT), air defenses intercepted and destroyed 70 more drones, including 34 over the Moscow Region, 14 over the Bryansk Region, seven each over the Oryol and Kaluga Regions, six over the Kursk Region, and two over the Tula Region, the Ministry added.
Later, between 9:25 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. (6:25-8:00 p.m. GMT), two Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Belgorod Region, and one over the Kursk Region, the report further noted.
Russian officials have consistently condemned Ukrainian drone attacks as acts of terrorism. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, for instance, remarked that targeted attacks on civilians have become a defining tactic of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
