The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday morning, June 30, that it had destroyed 36 Ukrainian drones overnight in six regions of western Russia.
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“ The air defense systems in service destroyed fifteen drones in the Kursk region, nine drones in the Lipetsk region, four drones in both the Voronezh and Bryansk regions, and two drones in both the Orel and Belgorod regions. “, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Telegram on June 30, without reporting any damage or injuries.
“Massive” attack
In the Lipetsk region, the attack was “ massive “, according to Governor Igor Artamonov. The nine machines shot down were “ above the industrial zone of Lipetsk “, Mr. Artamonov clarified on Sunday morning on the Telegram network, affirming that there had been ” no casualties “. In the Voronezh region, bordering Ukraine, the attack caused no injuries or damage, according to a message from Governor Alexander Gusev on Telegram.
Energy sites
There Russia and theUkraine have made extensive use of dronesincluding large explosive devices with a range of hundreds of kilometers, since February 2022. kyiv has intensified its attacks on Russian territory this year, targeting both energy sites that it says supply the Russian military , and the towns and villages located just across the border.
On Saturday June 29, the governor of the Kursk region reported that five people, including two children, had died in a Ukrainian drone attack on Gorodishche, a Russian village on the border between Ukraine and Russia.
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