Russian air defense equipment (air defense) overnight intercepted and destroyed 90 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the Neptune-MD rocket controlled over the territory of the Russian Federation. On Monday, on February 17, it was reported in the telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In particular, 38 UAVs are intercepted over the water area of the Sea of Azov, 24 UAVs – above the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, 15 – BPPs above the territory of the annexed Crimea, 7 – UAVs above the Black Sea water area, 2 UAVs – above the territories of the Kursk and Rostov regions and by the Rostov regions and along One UAV over the territories of the Bryansk and Belgorod region was specified in the department.
The controlled Neptune-MD missile was also destroyed over the water area of the Sea of Azov, follows from the text of the publication.
As a result of a massive attack of drones in the Krasnodar Territory, a woman suffered
The Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratyev announced a massive attack of drones in the region, as a result of which 12 houses were damaged, there is a victim.
“As a result of the fall of debris in the village of Ilsky of the Seversky district, 12 houses were damaged according to preliminary information – the windows were mainly knocked out,” the head of the region wrote in his telegram channel on Monday night. In addition, a woman suffered, helped her, added Kondratyev.
The attacks of drones on the Russian regions began in 2022 against the backdrop of the “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine.
Kyiv did not officially confirm its involvement, but in August 2023, an adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president Mikhail Podolyak said that the number of UAVs of UAVs in Russia “will increase.”
In early March 2023, President Vladimir Zelensky said that the whole world sees the results of Ukraine’s use of drones of its own production in strategic objects in Russia. “I think everyone sees that our drones work. And they work long -range. Our range is a real approach of security for everyone,” the head of the Ukrainian state of video showing after a massive attack of drones in the regions of the Russian Federation, including the Moscow region.
Zelensky emphasized that “Ukraine will apply the Russian state with return losses is quite fair.”
In May last year, the drone exploded over the Senate Palace in the Kremlin, repeatedly UAVs entered the buildings of the Moscow City business center. The targets are also often become border Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk regions and annexed Crimea.