Russian air defense equipment (air defense) over the past night destroyed and intercepted 43 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over four regions. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Friday, March 21.
“During the last night, the air defense systems were destroyed and intercepted: 34 UAVs – above the territory of the Volgograd region, four UAVs – above the territory of the Rostov region, four UAVs – above the territory of the Kursk region and one UAV – above the territory of the Belgorod region,” the statement said.
The Governor of the Volgograd Region Andrei Bocharov said that tonight, March 21, Kiev was an attempt by a massive attack with unmanned aerial vehicles in the Kalachevsky district of the Volgograd region.
“The Air Defense of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation intercepted and neutralized the BPLA. There were no victims. There were minor damage to the fragments of the UAVs of the business facilities of one private household,” the regional administration said in the message to the regional governor.
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On the eve of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 132 UAVs.
The Governor of the Saratov Region Roman Busargin said that Saratov and Engels were subjected to the most massive attack of BPL for all the time.
According to the latest data from the Government of the Saratov Region, 10 people were injured in total in the region. In addition, the fire occurred on the territory of the airfield in Engels. The emergency regime of the municipal level was introduced in the Engels district.