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Air Defenses Destroy 7 Olha Missiles, 4 Drones Over Russia's Belgorod Region

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems destroyed seven Ukrainian Olha missiles and four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Belgorod Region overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said earlier in the day that seven Ukrainian drones were shot down over the region and the city of Belgorod, adding that the preliminary information showed that there were no casualties. The rocket danger was declared in Belgorod earlier on Wednesday, the Belgorod city mayor's office said, urging residents to stay at home and stay away from windows.
"On January 17, around 2.40 a.m. Moscow time [23:40 GMT on Tuesday], an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in the territory of the Russian Federation using the Vilkha multiple launch rocket systems and UAVs was foiled. Russian air defense systems on duty destroyed seven rockets and four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the Belgorod Region," the ministry said in a statement.
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