Russians reported a large-scale drone attack on the night of Tuesday, December 31. The Russian air defense allegedly shot down 68 drones.
This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.
According to the Russian agency, during the past night, air defense forces destroyed 68 unmanned aerial vehicles.
25 drones were shot down over the Bryansk region, 11 over the Krasnodar region, 10 over the Smolensk region, two over the Tver region, and one over the territories of Rostov, Kursk, and Kaluga regions.
Additionally, another 17 drones were reportedly shot down over the territory of occupied Crimea.
Earlier, we reported that explosions were heard in the Oryol region of Russia on the night of December 22. At that time, the regional governor complained about a drone attack. According to him, a fire broke out at the "Stary Kon" oil depot.
And last night in the city of Yartsevo, Smolensk region, a drone attack occurred. As a result, the local oil depot was hit, and a fire broke out at the site.