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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems have downed a Ukrainian drone over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
"At about 07:30 Moscow time [04:30 GMT] on May 15, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV on objects on the territory of Russia was stopped. A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed by on-duty air defense systems over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan,” the ministry said in a statement.
All services in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan are on high alert in the event of any threats, the office of the regional head told Sputnik.
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