Russian air defense equipment (air defense) was shot down by 31 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the regions of the Russian Federation.
About this on Monday, January 20 is reported on the page of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the telegram channel.
“During the last night, 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles are intercepted and destroyed by duty air defense systems – it follows from the text.
The department specified that 14 UAVs were shot down – above the territory of the Bryansk region, six – above the territory of the Kaluga region, three – above the territory of the Belgorod region, three – above the territory of the Kursk region, two – above the territory of the Ryazan region, two – above the territory of the Oryol regions and one – over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan.
In the meantime, the authorities of Tatarstan reported the attack of drones on the industrial enterprise of the region.
This morning an attempt was made to attack enemy drones on the industrial enterprises of the republic. A set of measures to protect. As a result, all UAVs were neutralized, ”the Russian media reported by the press service of the head of Tatarstan. All enterprises operate normally.
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.