"During the past night, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using aircraft-type UAV [unmanned aerial vehicles] against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted. Air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 17 Ukrainian UAVs: eight UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk Region, four over the territory of the Belgorod Region, three over the territory of the Kursk Region and two over the territory of the Oryol Region," the ministry said in a statement.
No information has been provided on damage or casualties.
Russian officials have repeatedly slammed Ukraine drone attacks, stressing that the deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure has exposed Kiev regime as terrorist state.