Russian air defense (air defense) destroyed eight drones overnight over the Belgorod region.
About this on Friday, September 20 is reported on the page of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the telegram channel.
“During the last night, an attempt by the Kyiv regime has been suppressed to make a terrorist attack using an aircraft type UAV according to objects in the Russian Federation,” follows the message.
8 unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region were destroyed by the air defense systems, the department noted.
The Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov said in the morning that a rocket danger was declared throughout the region. Later the warning was canceled.
Also, the Governor of the Kursk Region Alexei Smirnov announced the interception of the rocket in the sky above the region.
“This night, the Ukrainian missile was shot down by our air defense fighters in the sky above the Kursk region. I thank our defenders!” The message said.
In the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions of the Russian Federation to ensure the safety of citizens, the regime of the counter -terrorist operation is valid.
It was introduced after the aggravation of the situation in the border regions of the Kursk region amid the start of the operation of the Ukrainian army in the region of August six.
In the border areas, fierce battles continue between Russian and Ukrainian troops, large -scale attacks of drones are recorded in settlements, rocket hazard signals are periodically sounded.
From the Kursk region, more than 130 thousand inhabitants were evacuated due to shelling. As of August 21, the death of 31 and the wound of 143 people were confirmed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the APU actions in the Kursk region “another large -scale provocation.”
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian side claims that in the Kursk region more than 100 settlements were taken under control.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the city of Sudzha transferred to the control of the Ukrainian army.
Suda gas-measuring station is located near the Russian-Ukrainian border and today remains the only route for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe.