Moscow - (Saba):
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday that its air defense systems destroyed 60 Ukrainian drones last night over several areas.
Sputnik quoted the ministry as saying in a statement: "Operating air defense systems destroyed 60 Ukrainian drones last night."
The statement added: "The destroyed aircraft were distributed across several Russian regions. Seven were destroyed over Crimea, 16 over Rostov Oblast, 11 over the Sea of Azov, five over Kursk Oblast, four over Saratov Oblast, three over the Black Sea, two over Belgorod Oblast, and one over each of the Voronezh and Oryol Oblasts."
Ukrainian Armed Forces target the Russian border regions in Crimea and the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, and Voronezh Oblasts almost daily with drones and missiles.
Russian forces, for their part, respond by targeting exclusively Ukrainian military infrastructure, as well as facilities of the military-industrial complex, everything related to the storage, repair, or manufacture of military equipment, and centers for the concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and foreign mercenaries.
The Russian special military operation, which began on February 24, 2022, aims to protect the population of Donbas, according to Moscow.