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Russian Air Defense Downs 12 Ukrainian Drones Overnight

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Russian Air Defense Troops monitor airspace over Moscow region. File photo. - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.01.2025
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones over the Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions and Crimea on Monday night, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Over the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 12 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: seven UAVs over the Kursk region, two UAVs each over the Belgorod and Bryansk regions, and one UAV over the territory of the Republic of Crimea," the statement says.
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