Russian air defense equipment (air defense) over the past night intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a number of regions. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, April 9.
“For the period from 20.00 Moscow time on April 8 to 06.00 Moscow time on April 9, 158 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of aircraft type were intercepted and destroyed on April 9, 67 UAVs – above the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, 29 UAVs above the territory of the Rostov Region, 15 BPPs – above the territory of the Republic of North Ossetia, 11 UPEs – above the territory of Voronezhskaya regions, 10 UAVs – above the territory of the Kursk region, five UAVs – above the territory of the Belgorod region, three UAVs – above the territory of the Republic of Crimea, two UAVs above the territory of the Penza region, one UAV – above the territory of the Saratov region, one UAV – above the territory of the Oryol region, one UAV – over the territory of the Stavropol Territory, seven UAVs – over the waters of the Sea of Azov and six BPAs – six. Above the Black Sea waters, ” – follows from the message.
Later, the Russian department noted that from 6.30 to 7.05 Moscow time, four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the Airpan of the Airpill type above the territory of the Orenburg region were intercepted and destroyed. In addition, two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of aircraft type are intercepted and destroyed above the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Acting Governor of the Orenburg Region, Evgeny Solntsev, said that today the air defense forces of the Russian Federation reflected the attack of an aircraft type UPS on a military airfield in the region. “There are no victims and destruction,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
Meanwhile, the acting governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar, said that “in Aksai in an apartment building on Platov St., 74 on linen ropes, a fallen aircraft type UAV was found.”
“there are no people who suffered among people and the destruction of the structures. However, due to the threat of possible detonation, the evacuation of the tenants has been carried out. At the moment, all the houses living in 48 apartments were evacuated,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
Slyusar noted that from the evening UAVs were destroyed in Novoshakhtinsk, Donetsk, Zernograd, Taganrog, Kamensky, Neklinovsky, Chertkovsky, Tarasovsky and Millerovsky districts.
The head of the Republic of North Ossetia, Sergei Chanipolo, announced the destruction of 15 drones.
“In the Mozdok region, an attack of unmanned aerial vehicles is reflected. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there are 15 drones and there are no victims and destruction,” he wrote in the Telegram channel.
The temporary restrictions that were introduced at the airports of Vladikavkaz, Volgograd, Grozny, Saratov and Ulyanovsk are currently removed.