Russian air defense forces on September 19 intercepted and destroyed 936 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 7 smart bombs of Ukraine in the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.
Air defense vehicles shot down 7 guided-missile bombs, one projectile belonging to the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 936 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the agency's statement said.
In the night alone, the air defense force on duty intercepted and destroyed 344 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in the airspace of many areas of Russia.
Combat air defense vehicles intercepted and destroyed 344 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones last night over the regions of Leningrad, Novgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Oryol, Kaluga, Tula, Ryazan, Lipetsk, Vladimir, Rostov, Krasnodar, Moscow, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, Republic of Dagestan and over the Black Sea," the statement said.
